In related news... Obama got $126,000 from Fannie and Freddie in the last 10 years and he's only been in DC 4 years (minus his time traveling to campaign). Only Senator Dodd took more money than Obama from the two troubled financial giants (gatewaypundit.com)
from http://www.opensecrets.org/:
All Recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Campaign Contributions, 1989-2008
Name
Office
State
Party
Grand Total
Total from PACs
Total fromIndividuals
1) Dodd, Christopher J S CT D $165,400 $48,500 $116,900
2) Obama, Barack Sen IL D $126,349 $6000 $120,349
3) Kerry, John S MA D $111,000 $2,000 $109,000
Now, waaaayyyyyyy down on the list:
McCain, John S AZ R $22,550 $0 $22,550
So, Obama is the NUMBER 2 for taking the most money from FANNIE and FREDDIE
