On the same day that bitter rivals Boeing and Lockheed Martin became as tight as blood brothers, “joining hands to produce rockets for the US military” — David Sirota makes this tidy list of the incestuous Bush corporate clansmen:
“Ridge, Ashcroft and Giuliani are particularly shameless,” Sirota writes on his blog. “They went from using their platforms to raise fears of terrorism, to then going into industries that are making a millions off those fears”:
JOHN ASHCROFT: Goes from Attorney General to K street lobbyist/consultant for corporations on security issues.
RUDY GIULIANI: Goes from Mayor of New York to high-paid consultant for the pharmaceutical industry. He also does security consulting work. … more below:
More from Sirota’s list:
TOM SCULLY: Goes from head of Medicare, to health care lobbyist immediately after using his government office to help pass the health care industry-written Medicare reform bill through Congress.
BILLY TAUZIN: Goes from chairman of the committee that oversees the drug industry, to the head of the drug industry’s lobbying association.
ARI FLEISCHER: Goes from top White House spokesman to opening “Ari Fleischer Communications” – a firm the New York Times reported on 7/14/03 “that will advise corporate executives.”
CHRIS WRAY: Goes from Bush’s top corporate cop to top corporate criminal defense lawyer.
Of Note: David Sirota, a fellow at the Center for American Progress, made his debut today as the official blogger for Working for Change.