Google is announcing that it is creating a political action
committee named Google NetPAC. Google’s political activities have
been an embarrassment to the company in the past year as almost all
donations from the corporation’s executives flow to Democrats or
extreme-left wing causes, and money Google has used to fund
Internet industry activities have gone almost exclusively to groups
like MoveOn.org.
To blunt this criticism, Google hired a former Bush
Administration official for its Washington office, and created the
impression that she would be directing Washington policy.
Apparently that was simply a ruse, because well-known Democrat,
Alan Davidson, Google’s Washington policy counsel, has created the
impression in the media that he will oversee the PAC. So much for
Google’s outreach to Republicans.