Giuliani Firm Fights for Washington Money He Vows to Eliminate

Source: Bloomberg

By Jonathan D. Salant

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- On the campaign trail, Rudy Giuliani rails against congressional spending set aside for lawmakers' pet projects. In Washington, his law firm fights to obtain them.

Giuliani, the Republican presidential front-runner, last month pledged to ``get rid of'' so-called earmarks, which cost taxpayers about $13 billion this year, saying his party should promote ``fiscal discipline.'' Just weeks later, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP won $3 million worth of projects for its clients in defense-spending legislation.

``It's a bit hypocritical,'' said Republican consultant Eddie Mahe, who isn't aligned with any presidential candidate. ``He profits from it. I don't think Joe Sixpack is going to buy into that.''

While the firm's earmarks account for only a small fraction of the defense bill's $7.9 billion in such projects, they show that Giuliani's business interests continue to collide with his campaign rhetoric.

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While DUers trash themselves and the others' candidates, the repugnants are slipping by with the same old business as usual. How about this: after the primaries, or when one candidate or the other has ebough delegates to win nominatin, instead of donating money directly to the party form up little local or regional groups to by ad space in the kazillion little weeklies out there, and present some of this stuff directly to Floyd & Zelda. They DO read these things!

"``It's a bit hypocritical,'' said Republican consultant Eddie Mahe, who isn't aligned with any presidential candidate. ``He profits from it. I don't think Joe Sixpack is going to buy into that.''

oh eddie, eddie, eddie. joe sixpack will never know.

And if it's not on Fox, it's not going to penetrate the national discourse. Certainly not like important stories, like how much this candidate claps or how much that candidate spent on his hair.

If he can get all the money then the subject will disappear.