Google is all grown up
 

Article is a bit long but I thought it was interesting. Google's changing emphasis on lobbying and playing politics. Not going to get any easier for small players on the Internet anytime soon
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...wpmk=MK0000205

Accepting campaign donations in return for political favors should be illegal. In fact, it should be a constitutional amendment.

Thanks for posting, that is an interesting article. Google has their hands in so many lucrative and very influential/powerful areas, it's kind of frightening when you sit down and list everything out. We're reaching a point where dominant corporations that deal primarily in "Information" are going to rival the clout of those who deal in the established power-brokering fields like energy (Big Oil), food (Monsanto, etc), and medicine. It's going to be a society-changing dynamic, already started to a point...

The Supreme Court JUST ruled on this and only take a super narrow specific definition for money corrupting politics. It's ridiculous.