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The New York Times takes a good look at the feeding frenzy of Washington lobbyists trying to get a piece of the bailout. This is gross:
Then there is the National Marine Manufacturers Association, which is asking whether boat financing companies might be eligible for aid to ensure that dealers have access to credit to stock their showrooms with boats — costs have gone up as the credit markets have calcified. Using much the same rationale, the National Automobile Dealers Association is pleading that car dealers get consideration, too…
Mr. Mason, 32, a lanky Texan in black cowboy boots who once worked in the White House for Karl Rove, shook his head over the dozens of phone calls and e-mail messages he gets every week. “I was telling a friend, ‘this must have been how the Politburo felt,’ ” he said.
I like the angle the Times takes. Hanging the story off of the obscure guy at Treasury who gets hit up for handouts was a good idea.
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