The merger of Senator Max Baucus and Leo Giacometto:

http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_159.shtml

The merger of Senator Max Baucus and Leo Giacometto: Washington’s pay to play politics hits the speedway



It doesn’t get much more devious than this. Last month, on the 30 of October, Democratic Senator Max Baucus of Montana held a little “NASCAR Fundraiser” in Atlanta, Georgia. The cause and locale were far from Big Sky Country. Attendees of the benefit forked over $2,500 a piece to eat breakfast at the lavish Ritz-Carlton Hotel and spend an afternoon at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

The brains behind the peddle-to-the-metal fundraiser belonged to Leo Giacometto, a Republican operative who served as Montana Republican Senator Conrad Burns’ chief of staff during the latter part of the 1990s. Giacometto was one of the key architects of the 1996 Telecommunications Act and has since enjoyed the turnstile environment of Washington politics and now heads up Gage LLC, a corporate lobbying firm based in DC.

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According to Barrett Kaiser, a spokesperson for Senator Max Baucus, Giacometto is working for free for the senator’s reelection campaign, which is coming up in 2008. "Max has enjoyed widespread support from both Democrats and Republicans over his many years serving Montanans," Kaiser told the Billings Gazette, "He's proud of that support."

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Soon, we are likely to see Giacometto raise bundles for his former employer, Senator Burns’ reelection campaign, which comes up next year. Business in Washington isn’t about party loyalty or ideology or constituents; it’s about greed, corruption and campaign donations. That’s why Giacometto has no qualms with working for both the Republicans and Democrats. It’s pays off and pays well.
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puke

once upon a time Max was a real Democrat. He has not been one for a long time - he has totally forgotton what brought him into office. He has been a real disappointment as of late.