Heads I Lobby, Tails You Are Lobbied

Mike Antonucci:

The New Jersey Education Association blamed its record $11.3 million in lobbying expenditures on its evil Republican governor:

"It's been 2½ years that the governor's been in office, essentially beating the daylights out of us. Our members rose up and said we cannot be his punching bag, and we agree. They agreed to appropriate money for this ad campaign."

OK, I'll buy that. But over on this coast, the California Teachers Association blames its nearly $6.6 million in lobbying expenditures on "the economy and a new Democratic governor after seven years of a business-friendly Republican":

"[Our members] are really demanding we speak out against cuts."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 15, 2012 2:32 AM
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