The President made his weekly address about the Supreme Court decision on campaign spending and vowed to fight the special interests:
I can’t think of anything more devastating to the public interest. The last thing we need to do is hand more influence to the lobbyists in Washington, or more power to the special interests to tip the outcome of elections.Strong language from the President.
(Note to White House staff: Many of us consider Pharma, the drug industry's lobbying arm, a pretty darn big special interest. That $80 billion sweetheart deal in the health care bill for Pharma, which resulted in the White House lobbying against Senator Dorgan's amendment on drug imports, undermines the messaging here.)
