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Ten Commandments of Lobbying (Author Unknown)

The ironies of this being on the Bright consulting web page are too rich to be ignored.:

1. Thou shalt speak only the truth, and speak it clearly and succinctly; on two pages and in ten-second sound bites.



7. Study arithmetic, that thou mayst count noses. If thou canst count 51, rejoice. Thou shalt win in the Senate.


10. Be humble in victory, for thy bill may yet be vetoed.

What can you learn from Illinois politics?

Government & politics pays.

No, its not about selfless public service. It is about power and the money that flows from that power.

Its true in Wisconsin too. Citicorp just got a bond deal for one of its affiliates. The rumor is: John Walsh a relative of David Walsh (Doyle advisor) is at Smith Barney. A little elbow grease and voila! Big deal done!

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"The bonds listed below are municipal issues that include negotiated offerings in which we will serve as a senior or co-manager"
Wisconsin $850 million.
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Ironically, Michael Bright, who had little (nothing) to do with getting the deal, has possibly (apparently?) pulled in a new-house level payout from the public finance arm for 'getting this done'.

Of course this is all just a laughably humorous rumor on an anonymous blog so there is nothing to it. Go on about your business.

You can learn a lot about politics from reading today's Chicago Tribune. The day is dedicated to frmr. Governor George Ryan's indictment on corruption charges.

(Sorry you have to register for the Trib. but it is free.)