Again, you miss the point
Yes, it's bussiness as usual, but Barry's claim to fame is that he's a new politician
HE makes a big point of not having lobbyists on his staff. The reality is that he's an empty ( designer ) suit whos operates the same as all the other pigs
Are you actually arguing that those payments had no effect on his vote?
That would be incredibly naive. Those companies don't have lobbyists and dole out millions w/o it having a specific purpose
Just because it's on the " up and up " doesn't make it any less sleazy. " They all do it " and the " CEO's made millions more " don't make it any less sleazy and it sure as hell isn't a " change " from politics as usual
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