Cosmic Iguana - Voice of the Evil Doers

Or starting a "charm offensive" in their words. Or buying the election in other words. INDEPENDENT:

The oil industry is to channel millions of dollars to US Congressional election campaigns this year as part of a desperate plan to squash calls for a windfall tax on their record profits....

...The costs of political donations and other lobbying efforts by the biggest oil companies this year are forecast to far outstrip last year's $30m....

... [Exxon's spokesperson] was unapologetic about his company's $8bn profit for the first quarter - more than $1,000 per second... [*]

And that is just ONE company.