Seems that Governor Romney is a bit challenged with his truthfulness in addition to his flip flopping on policy positions and statements. The governor has been casting himself as a Washington outsider these days while portraying John McCain as the ‘Washington insider’. An AP reporter asked Romney during his Nevada primary campaign if he was tied to special interests and beholden to lobbyists. His response according to this fine piece in Mother Jones said:
"My campaign is not based on Washington lobbyists, I haven't been in Washington. I don't have lobbyists at my elbow that are arguing for one industry or another industry and I do not have favors I have to repay to people who have been in Washington for years."
According to MoJo News, “The truth is that Romney is tied closely with many lobbyists. The AP reporter Romney exchanged sharp words with later reported that several Romney aides and advisors are lobbyists. Additionally, as the Nation first reported, Romney has accepted the second most money from lobbyists of any Republican presidential candidate, and has received the most endorsements from lobbyists.”
The article continues that lobbyists who are supporting Romney have represented, in 2007 alone, nearly every part of the health care and financial services industries, the NRA, members of the tobacco industry, and gambling interests. Yes, Romney takes money from the tobacco and gaming people. He did well in Nevada didn’t he?
A vote for Romney is a vote for the status quo in Washington contrary to his self styled image as the outsider. Romney's advisors have also lobbied for the Carlyle Group, Microsoft, American Airlines, the Venetian Casino Resort, the Poker Players Alliance, and TOP Tobacco among others. Bush Senior is an important player in the Carlyle Group along with, James Baker and the House of Saud. It was this Carlyle Group to which Osama bin Ladin’s family invested before 9-11.
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