From Politico:
During his time in the Senate and while running for president, Obama received a total of $77,051 from the oil giant and is the top recipient of BP PAC and individual money over the past 20 years, according to financial disclosure records.
About Tom White
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
Wouldn’t it be great if we managed to eliminate the legalized bribery that currently sells our Congress and it’s law making powers to the highest bidder?
What would it mean for all of us if we leveled the playing field and publicly financed our elections and made it illegal (with appropriate consequences i.e. fines and mandatory prison sentences) for anyone caught bribing a public official and for any public official who takes a bribe.
Then maybe we would end up with a Congress that represented the people who elected them instead of Congressmen who go to D.C. to get rich and sell out to the highest bidders.
I’m surprised that our country has not demanded serious campaign finance reform before now.
What’s it going to take for Americans to demand that the sell out of our country stop once and for all?