Tuesday, March 15, 2011

An invitation to join a "welcoming party" for Wisconsin Republican legislators who are attending a lobbyist fundraiser

A Common Cause CommonBlog article, which offers reader commenting:
"Looking for some fun at midweek? Join us and our friends from Public Campaign, Public Citizen, the Sierra Club and other groups this Wednesday evening to welcome a special group of out-of-towners to our nation’s capital.Our visitors are Republican state legislators from Wisconsin. You’ve probably read lately about the number they and Gov. Scott Walker have done on the Badger State’s public employees, stripping away collective bargaining rights that have helped thousands of  teachers, nurses, construction workers and other public servants gain a slice of the American dream. Now these “worthies” are headed to Washington to be rewarded by their corporate sponsors . We thought it would be nice to spoil their fun, or at least embarrass them a little.
The BGR lobbying firm, one of Washington’s most influential, is hosting a $1,000 per person reception to benefit Wisconsin’s Republican officeholders and candidates. The featured guests, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, will be GOP state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, Rep. Scott Suder, Sen. Glenn Grothman, Sen. Alberta Darling, and Rep. Robin Vos.
We and our activist friends were somehow left off the guest list for this 5:30 p.m. event at BGR’s offices in the Homer Bldg., 601 13th St., NW. So some of us will gather on the sidewalk outside, starting around 5, to provide our own welcome. We won’t have any of the Chardonnay and stale canapes that no doubt will be served inside but we’ll offer up some fresh observations about the buying and selling of political influence in Washington, Madison and capital cities all across the country.
Hope you can join us."
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