Big Oil Pays 44 Senators $22.3 Million to Push Thru Keystone XL Pipeline Bill

wespeakfortheearth:

Forty-four Senators who introduced legislation today backing the controversial Keystone XL pipeline received $22.3 million in campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry since 1989, according to analysis by 350.org and Public Campaign Action Fund

It also has a list of who got what amount. Guess who’s #1?
John McCain, at nearly 3 million.

#4 is another favorite of mine: James Inhofe. (See my posts about him here and here.)  

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I think it’s fair to say that the political spectrum it’s recognized that money is corrupting politics and democracy. 

The will to change that, though… that’s less common. That requires action. It requires YOU.

LETS SMASH THIS CORRUPTED STATE! I AM SICK OF THE GREEDY!

(Source: guerrillatech, via psychedelicmandala)