Money makes the (congressional) world go 'round

While we (well, I) usually associate congressional truckling to monied interests with the GOP, there's no question money-through-campaign-contributions makes for popular bedfellows with a lot of Dems, as well. Big Media, in particular, seem to have a great fondness for the Democratic party, and vice-versa, which is why crap like SOPA and other such things tend to get so much traction.

And then there's research publishing companies … #ddtb

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Elsevier-funded NY Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Wants to Deny Americans Access to Taxpayer Funded Research