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The Planned Parenthood Federation of America is a client of King & Spalding, the firm that hired former Indiana senator and current Republican senatorial candidate Dan Coats to co-chair its Government Relations group, TAS has learned. This financial disclosure form has been making the rounds in the run-up to Tuesday’s primary.
It is important to note that this doesn’t mean Coats — who has been endorsed by James Dobson and shares the Indiana Right to Life endorsement with four of the five Republican candidates — personally lobbied or did any work for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. D.C. lobbying efforts tend to be bipartisan affairs. Coats’ name is not listed on any of the lobbying disclosure forms pertaining to Planned Parenthood.
But there’s a reason the revolving door from electoral politics to lobbying usually spins just one way: it’s a business that puts you in close proximity to interests that are very different from the ones you’d represent as an elected official. (Staffers are obviously a different story.) Coats has already been criticized for opposing bailouts after his firm lobbied for TARP funds for Chrysler’s parent company, work he had some personal involvement in. Coats compiled a pro-life voting record in the U.S. Senate.
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Pingback| 4.30.10 @ 11:29PM
Twitter Trackbacks for The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Firm That Hired Dan Coa links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
Margie| 5.1.10 @ 4:15PM
I'd love to see a hit piece done on how Rand Paul aligns himself with Adam Kokesh.
Eisenhower| 5.2.10 @ 3:25PM
"Adam Charles Kokesh (born February 1, 1982) was a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and is a veteran of the Iraq War. Kokesh is now running a grassroots campaign for the United States Congress in New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District; he is running against primary opponent Tom Mullins and Democratic incumbent Ben R. Luján. A national Tea Party leader, Adam is a life-long Republican with pro-gun, pro-life, and pro small-business positions. He is opposed to the U.S. military intervention in Iraq and has received media attention related to anti-war protest activities."
Um.....who cares?
Margie| 5.2.10 @ 4:06PM
Um....because it matters-
Read this: "Adam Kokesh: An anti-war smear merchant in “Republican” clothing"
http://michellemalkin.com/2010.....-clothing/
Margie| 5.2.10 @ 4:10PM
And this:
Rand Paul & Adam Kokesh Perfect together:
http://www.riehlworldview.com/.....ement.html
Margie| 5.2.10 @ 4:21PM
And this~
"Paul and Kokesh are Republican poseurs. They may be sincere about their fiscal conservatism, but they have no problem paling around with radical anti-war activists like Code Pink. Drop the talk of the deficit and Paul and Kokesh fit in fine on the far-left fringe of the Democratic party."
http://elephantsinthebluegrass.....mpany.html
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Where Can I Find Parts For A 1989 Honda CBR600F1 Hurricane Besides … | Honda Automoti links to this page. Here’s an excerpt: