# Let's Sabotage Candidates Who Take Oil Money :mad: **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 10, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-sabotage-candidates-who-take-oil-money-mad/546188 "2010-07-10T04:25:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-sabotage-candidates-who-take-oil-money-mad/546188/101 "2010-08-01T06:46:14Z")
The biggest lobbyists and influencers in Washington are the financial industry and labor unions. if you are worried about corrupting influences in Washington, you should start there. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-sabotage-candidates-who-take-oil-money-mad/546188/102 "2010-08-01T17:44:06Z")
I can certainly see how the finance industry has made its needs known, and seen those needs responded to by our Congressional swine herd. Having a bit of trouble seeing the iron fist of Big Labor bending Congress to its will. Perhaps you will point out these massive victories? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-sabotage-candidates-who-take-oil-money-mad/546188/103 "2010-08-01T19:57:49Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > The biggest lobbyists and influencers in Washington are the financial industry and labor unions. if you are worried about corrupting influences in Washington, you should start there. The biggest lobbyists and influencers in Washington are _industry_, period. The US Chamber of Commerce outspends the next three largest lobbying groups combined, none of which is a union. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-sabotage-candidates-who-take-oil-money-mad/546188/104 "2010-08-02T04:42:57Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > . > > > [@](#): > > > > And the other issues you mention, most of them owe something to the oil bonanza of the last 100 years, no? > > What the heck are you talking about? The Oil Bonanza of the Last 100 Years. 1910-2010. Oil was forever obtainable in increasing supplies. Suddenly, the increase was cut off. Oil was available only in constant supplies. Then, later, as predicted, oil will be available only in decreasing supplies. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-sabotage-candidates-who-take-oil-money-mad/546188/105 "2010-08-03T03:04:59Z")
My point is that oil has little to nothing to do with abortion, civil rights, the current employment problem, and most other big issues out there. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-sabotage-candidates-who-take-oil-money-mad/546188/106 "2010-08-03T04:11:33Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > My point is that oil has little to nothing to do with abortion, civil rights, the current employment problem, and most other big issues out there. Yah sure… except for the continuation of civilization as we know it. :rolleyes: Other than that, no prob. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-sabotage-candidates-who-take-oil-money-mad/546188.md?page=5)