GOP’s K Street Project Comes Back To Life As Lobbyists Hire Republicans

2:30 pm EST September 9th, 2010 | Politics | 7 Comments

Tom DeLay

The culture of corruption created by the GOP during the Bush era is rising up, like the undead.

Lobbyists, political consultants and headhunters all say that the going rate for Republicans — particularly current and former House staff members — has risen significantly in just the last few weeks, with salaries beginning at $300,000 and rising to as high as $1 million for private-sector positions.

‘We’re seeing a premium for Republicans,’ said Ivan H. Adler, a lobbyist for the McCormick Group in Washington, which specializes in executive searches. ‘They’re the new ‘It’ girl.’

Raytheon, the military contractor, just hired as its top Washington lobbyist a former senior Republican aide in Congress, and Wal-Mart and Target are said to be looking for Republicans to beef up their Washington offices, according to consultants with knowledge of the talks.

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7 Responses to “GOP’s K Street Project Comes Back To Life As Lobbyists Hire Republicans”

  1. timmy says:
    September 9, 2010 at 3:33 pm

    “Culture of corruption”? Wasn’t that the title of a famous “I know you are but what am I!” children’s book?

    It’s okay if we do it because they do it and we gotta do it better and quieter so at the end of the day, we’re the party of family values. Our children is learnin’!

  2. SaveFarris says:
    September 9, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    Surest sign yet that November will be a bloodbath for Democratics.

  3. Sean D. Martin says:
    September 9, 2010 at 5:13 pm

    Define “bloodbath”.

    C’mon, let’s hear what numbers you think we’ll end up with.

    Or are you too much of a coward to take a stand because you know we’re going to remind you of your stupidity when you’re wrong.

  4. SaveFarris says:
    September 9, 2010 at 5:29 pm

    Speaking of stupidly wrong…

  5. Jaim says:
    September 10, 2010 at 1:02 am

    I agree that November isn’t going to be pretty for Democrats and America.

    But we’ll see. The Teabaggers have already saved Harry Reid’s bacon, at least. And it will happen in other places as well (like Deleware, I hope).

  6. Sean D. Martin says:
    September 10, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    Speaking of stupidly wrong…

    Honest to God, Farris. The only answer you can ever give to as direct question is a cowardly “Hey, look at what this guy is doing over here.”

    Oliver was wrong. So? What’s your point? What does that have to do at all with YOUR prediction of a “bloodbath”?

    Again: What do YOU mean by “bloodbath”. What are YOU predicting will be the numbers after the election?

  7. Sean D. Martin says:
    September 13, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    Yeah, Farris. Thought so.