With Trump's election, a bonanza for Washington lobbyists

[Jacque67 7,328]

WASHINGTON Trent Lott, the former Republican senator from Mississippi, had gleefully flown back from Florida, where he had been working for the campaign of Donald J. Trump. Now a powerful lobbyist, his phone had been buzzing nonstop and he was busy helping to organize a briefing Thursday morning for dozens of corporate clients.

He was not alone. The stunning surprise of the election, and the political chaos it created, is a boon for Washingtons lobbying corridor known as K Street.

Corporate America is both excited and anxious about the prospect of Mr. Trumps presidency, seeing great opportunity to shape the agenda after an extended period of frustration over gridlock in Congress.

With Republicans poised to control both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, Mr. Lott said he had not seen such a chance to help clients since he left the Senate in 2007 whether by making changes to the federal tax code for Amazon or increasing military spending on new ships for Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Trump has pledged to change things in Washington about draining the swamp, said Mr. Lott, who now works at Squire Patton Boggs, a law and lobbying firm. He is going to need some people to help guide him through the swamp how do you get in and how you get out? We are prepared to help do that.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/us/politics/lobbyists-trump.html

[jg121783 3,921]

Is this from the same NY Times that had this presidential prediction graph?

The blue line also represents where their credibility is now.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Is this from the same NY Times that had this presidential prediction graph?

The blue line also represents where their credibility is now.

Wow. How many times are you planning to post that same graph? I think there's still the Leonard Cohen thread if you're looking for somewhere you haven't posted it yet.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Yeah, Trent Lott isn't a lobbyist (eye roll)

[smilesammich 10,727]

Wow. How many times are you planning to post that same graph? I think there's still the Leonard Cohen thread if you're looking for somewhere you haven't posted it yet.

i know he was ready to go and all but damn, i love that man.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Wow. How many times are you planning to post that same graph? I think there's still the Leonard Cohen thread if you're looking for somewhere you haven't posted it yet.

He's new here and still feeling his way around.

Edited November 11, 2016 by Teddy B

[Dakine10 5,452]

i know he was ready to go and all but damn, i love that man.

I won tickets to one of his performances here in Denver several years ago and I couldn't get off work. Something I'll always regret. My wife took my daughter instead. My wife had never heard of him but she came home saying she knew every song and many of them were among her favorites. I think every musical group out there covers at least one of his songs, so whenever anyone tells me they don't know who Leonard Cohen is, I always say, yes you do, and you like him.

He's new here and still feeling his way around.

I know he's new, but the material is getting old.

[smilesammich 10,727]

I won tickets to one of his performances here in Denver several years ago and I couldn't get off work. Something I'll always regret. My wife took my daughter instead. My wife had never heard of him but she came home saying she knew every song and many of them were among her favorites. I think every musical group out there covers at least one of his songs, so whenever anyone tells me they don't know who Leonard Cohen is, I always say, yes you do, and you like him.

a true brilliant mind.