Beware of the bronze fellow. He'll be Speaker of the House today, when the 112th Congress comes to order. Mr. Boehner, always flawlessly tanned, is a faithful lackey to some toxic sugar daddies: embezzling bankers, polluting energy executives, and uncaring health care executives. Make no mistake, he works for these folks, not his little-guy, wage-earning, tax-paying constituents. And he means to step through the revolving back door of Congress one day, and into a corner office in a gold-plated lobbying firm. Here's a top 5 rundown of his campaign contributors, from
opensecrets.org:
| Contributor | Total | Indivs | PACs |
|---|
| AT&T Inc | $40,250 | $30,250 | $10,000 |
| American Financial Group | $38,900 | $38,900 | $0 |
| Boehner for Speaker Cmte | $36,000 | $36,000 | $0 |
| American Electric Power | $28,450 | $18,450 | $10,000 |
| Altria Group | $26,400 | $16,400 | $10,000 |
| Industry | Total | Indivs | PACs |
|---|
| Insurance | $243,590 | $75,650 | $167,940 |
| Securities & Investment | $207,650 | $74,400 | $133,250 |
| Retired | $199,582 | $199,582 | $0 |
| Health Professionals | $175,450 | $21,450 | $154,000 |
| Electric Utilities | $168,050 | $27,050 | $141,000 |
Everything's on sale! Everything must go! No offer refused...
Total PAC Money for 2010: $2,471,740
Number of Contributions: 995
Sectors, 2009-2010
| Agribusiness | $181,500 |
| Communications/Electronics | $190,500 |
| Construction | $93,500 |
| Defense | $61,000 |
| Energy & Natural Resources | $250,500 |
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | $609,090 |
| Health | $439,250 |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $69,150 |
| Transportation | $102,500 |
| Misc Business | $355,750 |
| Labor | $44,500 |
| Ideological/Single-Issue | $56,100 |
| Other | $14,000 |
| Unknown | $4,400 |
Based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Monday, December 13, 2010. 
 | Business | $2,352,740 | (96%) |
 | Labor | $44,500 | (2%) |
 | Ideological/Single Issue | $56,100 | (2%) |
Based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Monday, December 13, 2010.
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