[mkull]

According to this list the top donor was University of Calif at 1.6MM - http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&...

$994,795 seems like a pitifully small number on the scale of Goldman Sachs & government donations - but I would think this is a drop in the bucket. I don't buy that ~1MM buys the administration. Wouldn't it be more likely this amount was donated simply by Goldman employees acting independently? If the amount was $100MM then yeah, I think you have a case for the conspiracy theory.

It is also tough for me to believe that $80,000 buys the chief of staff.

Am I off-base?

[maxxxxx]

That's the thing about lobbying. The ROI is very high.

[lotusleaf1987]

Then the University of California is doing something wrong...

[chailatte]

My mistake. Correcting post to say 'second highest donor'.