Merck Gave $50,000 To Fundraiser Governor Chaired
Vince Leibowitz | Mar 01, 2007 | Comments 1
The relationship between Merck and Texas Governor Rick Perry is starting to look more and more cozy.
Although the original campaign donation that was the subject of serious controversy was a mere drop in the bucket compared to other money Perry has received, now it has been discovered that Merck gave $50,000 to a GOP fund-raiser chaired by the Governor:
The maker of an anti-cancer vaccine that Gov. Rick Perry mandated for Texas schoolgirls contributed $50,000 to a GOP fundraiser chaired by the governor, but a spokesman for the organization said Tuesday that the donation had nothing to do with Perry’s controversial order.
Merck & Co. has contributed $50,000 a year for at least the past six years, said Nick Ayers, executive director of the Republican Governors Association.
“It’s just a part of what they do annually,” he said.
“What they do annually,” means, of course, “the manner in which they grease the wheels.”
The donation was to a Republican Governor’s Association fund-raiser, which Perry chaired.
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Yes…but,
How is this any different from the money unions give Democrats as U.S. House Democrats discuss legislation making it easier to join a union?
While I support making joining unions easier, I also think the money unions give Democrats has an impact. The concern you seem to have is the system as a whole. I’m very open to that concern.
However, until the campaign finance laws are changed or until voters get more mad over the role of money of campaigns, I don’t see how Merck or Governor Perry or the Republican governors are doing anything any different from what Democrats do as well.