Filed under: Management, Newspapers, Columns, PoliticsThe Republican party has been embroiled in several high-profile scandals involving its corporate donors in recent years. First the Bush Administration came under fire for its close ties with former Enron executives, and then questions have been raised about Vice President Dick Cheney's relationship with his former employer, Halliburton (NYSE: HAL).With the Democrats in charge of the Congress, corporate America is shifting its energy and dollars over there. According to the Wall Street Journal, "Big companies that have shifted their funding in Democrats' favor so far this year include General Dynamics Corp., whose PAC gave 62% of its $210,500 in contributions to Democrats in early 2007, compared with 64% to Republicans in the previous election cycle. PACs for Honeywell International Inc., Home Depot ...
Filed under: Management, Newspapers, Columns, PoliticsThe Republican party has been embroiled in several high-profile scandals involving its corporate donors in recent years. First the Bush Administration came under fire for its close ties with former Enron executives, and then questions have been raised about Vice President Dick Cheney's relationship with his former employer, Halliburton (NYSE: HAL).With the Democrats in charge of the Congress, corporate America is shifting its energy and dollars over there. According to the Wall Street Journal, "Big companies that have shifted their funding in Democrats' favor so far this year include General Dynamics Corp., whose PAC gave 62% of its $210,500 in contributions to Democrats in early 2007, compared with 64% to Republicans in the previous election cycle. PACs for Honeywell International Inc., Home Depot ...
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