Coziness between lobbyists and lawmakers a longstanding practice

By Alan Judd and Nancy Badertscher


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
10:34 a.m. Monday, January 11, 2010

At home they are car dealers and lawyers, merchants and dentists, farmers and salesmen.

In the state Capitol, they are rock stars.

If members of the Georgia General Assembly get hungry, a lobbyist will feed them.

If they are thirsty, a lobbyist will buy drinks.

If they’re bored, a lobbyist will score tickets to a concert, a football game, or maybe a NASCAR race.

And if they need a friend — or a friend with benefits — a lobbyist might take care of that, too

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more at http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/coziness-between-lobbyists-and-272130.html

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A great read although not much surprise here.

:dem:

-Laelth