Michael,
That's a reasonably good analogy but things are a little worse.
Acting as a broker in the guise of a deal maker, they get what they
want out of a deal and then bring in smaller groups, including low-
income representatives. These latter think they are part of making
the deal but actually the deal has been cut, provided they can be
brought along.
On Feb 28, 2007, at 8:36 AM, Michael Perelman wrote:
Don't the environmental groups serve the same purpose as Lee
Hamilton does in foreign
policy. Charles Schultze used to work that way for economic issues.
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
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