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Tax Lobbyists Start Facebook Group

By Paul Blumenthal

While President Obama's call for disclosure of lobbying contacts in the State of the Union was met by Congress with a mix of sarcasm, dis-ingenuousness, and some open minds, his targeting of lobbyists who work on the tax code was met by those lobbyists with a chuckle and a some social media fun.

According to Roll Call:

It seems that every lobbying interest in the country had a response to the State of the Union address, but none quite as creative as John Kelly?s.

Kelly, a tax lobbyist with Cornerstone Government Affairs, found himself inspired when President Barack Obama said, ?Over the years, a parade of lobbyists has rigged the tax code to benefit particular companies and industries.?

He decided Wednesday to start a closed Facebook group called, what else, Parade of Tax Lobbyists.

?You know who you are! Let?s have a parade! Or a beer!? the Facebook page states. ?No purpose to this group other than to have a little fun.?

The group currently boasts 40 members including lobbyists from some of the top lobbying firms in Washington. You can see them all here.

Full post as published by Sunlight Foundation on January 27, 2011 (boomark / email).