Ashcroft goes for the big bucks with his new calling - former Attorney General for hire

gee, in the previous post, noam chomsky says "There's basically two principles that define the Bush administration policies: stuff the pockets of your rich friends with dollars, and increase your control over the world..." i return from making my rare second cup of coffee (hey, it's the weekend, ok!) to read this...

Less than three months after registering as a lobbyist, former Attorney General John Ashcroft has banked at least $269,000 from just four clients and appears to be developing a practice centered on firms that want to capitalize on a government demand for homeland security technology that boomed under sometimes controversial policies he promoted while in office.

so, not only is he now into the big-time megabucks, he's also breaking new ground...

While Ashcroft’s lobbying is within government rules for former officials, it is nonetheless a departure from the practice of attorneys general for at least the last 30 years. While others have counseled corporate clients or perhaps even lobbied in a specific case as part of law firm business, Ashcroft is the first in recent memory to open a lobbying firm.

(thanks to kos...)

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