Shorebaby brought up the point that Obama got more from British Petroleum than anyone else. Which confused me until I realized...BP knew he'd win the election just like the rest of the world did and didn't want to bet on a lame horse. (Ahem, McCain!)
Okay, excuse my poor analogy.
Anyways, I found this page to be interesting, maybe you will also.
Oil & Gas | OpenSecrets
Maybe not. I like that kinda thing though.
[EDIT: Wrong Chart! Sorry!]
Breaks down who got what from Big Oil and how much when where etc.
Lots of nifty charts, from
The Center for Responsive Politics a non-partisan research group that tracks money in politics.
As you can see, both parties are 'guilty' (assuming you think campaign finance lobbying is a bad thing!) and frankly it's all the more reason we should be pressuring the Obama Administration to get into those campaign finance reforms he and McCain talked about, right?
I know, talk about biting the hand that feeds you! Maybe he should wait until the end of his second term when he has nothing to lose?
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