Apparently we were wrong when we reported in our October 2009 Out Loud newsletter that over 3,500 lobbyists – six for each member of Congress – spent over $500 million in 2009 lobbying for health care issues. According to a recent report, it turns out there were over 4,500 lobbyists – eight for each member of Congress – who spent $1.2 billion on health care lobbying.

Wow. No wonder some people think ‘free speech’ is an oxymoron.