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OT: It's amazing what a little research will uncover. Please recall that I recently asked for help collecting unemployment data for an upcoming one-on-one meeting with my local U.S. House of Representatives member. My wife and I are still very upset that, despite repeated personal requests, he voted for the bank bailout and all subsequent give-aways.

Well, my research revealed that he ranks number two among the top 20 House recipients of campaign donations from the finance/credit industries (he got a lot more money than even Barney Frank). Among his benefactors were Morgan Stanley (which, by the way, just gave its executives more in bonuses than its profits), the American Financial Services Assn. (which represents the big banks), and a bunch of pay-day loan sharks such as Cash America, Advance America Cash, Atlas Credit, etc. Also giving him big money was GE (which owns CNBS) and American Express.

So...this bastard is supported by the very companies that have put the average American into enormous debt. Companies that he made sure got $billions in bailout money. Unfortunately, he's not alone among his peers. Two