McCain, John (R) $427,228
4 Baucus, Max (D-MT) $231,150
5 McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) $150,350
6 Collins, Susan M (R-ME) $119,950
7 Salazar, Ken (D-CO) $100,150
8 Rockefeller, Jay (D-WV) $97,750
9 Landrieu, Mary L (D-LA) $94,450
10 Smith, Gordon H (R-OR) $81,200
11 Roberts, Pat (R-KS) $76,950
12 Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) $66,950
13 Dodd, Chris (D-CT) $64,600
14 Cornyn, John (R-TX) $55,100
15 Reid, Harry (D-NV) $54,450
16 Biden, Joseph R Jr (D-DE) $48,830
17 Specter, Arlen (R-PA) $48,700
18 Sununu, John E (R-NH) $48,450
19 Lincoln, Blanche (D-AR) $47,399
20 Coleman, Norm (R-MN) $47,150
1 Max Baucus (D-MT) $117,750
2 Charles B Rangel (D-NY) $102,600
3 Dave Camp (R-MI) $94,600
4 Mitch McConnell (R-KY) $73,550
5 Susan Collins (R-ME) $70,000
6 Pat Roberts (R-KS) $64,250
7 Ken Salazar (D-CO) $61,000
8 Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) $54,000
9 Mark Warner (D-VA) $53,000
10 Gordon H Smith (R-OR) $52,750
11 Xavier Becerra (D-CA) $48,866
12 Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) $47,750
13 Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) $46,500
14 Frank Pallone Jr (D-NJ) $46,050
15 John Boehner (R-OH) $46,000
16 Eric Cantor (R-VA) $43,500
17 Mary L Landrieu (D-LA) $41,700
18 Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) $41,000
19 Pete Stark (D-CA) $38,900
20 Chuck Grassley (R-IA) $38,000
21 John Tanner (D-TN) $36,000
22 Anna Eshoo (D-CA) $34,000
23 John D Dingell (D-MI) $33,250
24 Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) $33,000
25 Jon Porter (R-NV) $32,500
The above numbers are the amount of money given by the health insurance industry to the candidates for office in 2008. This isn't about faux right wingers showing up with guns, this isn't about Glen Beck, Hannity, Rush or any of the other right wing blowhards. This isn't about death panels.
This is about money. My congressman John Olver, who I have known for 8 years or so, said, "Jon, look at what they spend on lobbying and campaign contributions."
I have no call to action. We have done our calling. I have no donate button, because I can't afford to donate so I am not going to ask anyone else to, I have no bright idea. It is what is. Our system needs fixing.
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