Lobbyist Explosion Under Bush

While the economy lately has been shrinking nationwide there is one little industry that has done nothing but grow and prosper under the current occupant of the White House and that is the national infection known as the lobbyist. In the last 8 years the number of them that have decended on Washington has grown to proportions never before seen in this nations history. The amount of them vastly out number the Senators and Congressmen who reside on the hill. There are a total of 535 members of both the House and the Senate in Washington right now. You have 100 total Senators and 435 members of the House. There are currently 35,000 registered lobbyists in our nations capitol right now doing all they can to influence policy and have legislation taylored to favor their powerful clients and have it turned into law. This number represents a 100% increase from the year 2000. The total number of lobbyists under George Bush has doubled in only 7 years.