Democrats' Victory Is Felt On K Street

Democrats' Victory Is Felt On K Street

By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, November 23, 2006

The Democrats' takeover of Congress this month has turned official Washington upside down.

Labor and environmental representatives, once also-rans in congressional influence, are meeting frequently with Capitol Hill's incoming Democratic leaders. Corporations that once boasted about their Republican ties are busily hiring Democratic lobbyists. And industries worried about reprisals from the new Democrats-in-charge, especially the pharmaceutical industry, are sending out woe-is-me memos and hoping their GOP connections will protect them in the crunch.      More From WaPo

 

   Since both parties have always had lobbyist chasing after them, we can only hope that the Democrats will have the common sense to not kiss up to the big oil and pharmaceutical companies as the GOP has been doing.

      Oh boy. Let us pray!