Most powerful lobby in the US?

ATLA -- trial lawyers association. They reach out and touch anything they want.

 

dont forget blackmail, murder, and character assassination.

 

Not all lobbying dollars speak equally loudly...

Tiny Israel’s Giant U.S. Lobby Goes Unmentioned in Campaign Finance Hearings
Pro-Israel Lobby Has Strong Voice
Harvard Takes On the Israel Lobby
The Israel Lobby and the Left: Uneasy Questions
RightWeb - American Israeli Public Affairs Committee
US Takes a Back Seat to Israel
AIPAC Congratulates Itself on the Slaughter in Lebanon
Bush breaks rank to boost independent’s bid
The Nation - AIPAC's Hold
ChicagoTribune(AP) - Head of pro-Israel quits after boasting of his influence

 

Interestingly enough the dairy industry is missing from the list there. The dairy lobbyists are rather a potent bunch too!

 

They sure are!! Hubert Humphrey was to milk what GWB is to oil!

 

telecom (specifically the local bells like SBC (now the new "AT&T"), bellsouth, verzion, etc.

 

walt's paper is definitely worth a read:
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1162903&highlight=walt#post1162903

my vote goes to petro-military-arms dealers as a group though...