GOP Rep. Baker (R-La.) Resigning To Head Up Hedge Fund Lobbying Group

[babylonsister]

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2008/01/report_gop_rep_baker_resigning_to_head_up_hedge_fund_lobbying_group.php

Report: GOP Rep. Baker Resigning To Head Up Hedge Fund Lobbying Group
By Eric Kleefeld - January 15, 2008, 9:46AM

Yet another House Republican is apparently heading for the exit. Eleven-term Congressman Richard Baker (R-LA) will reportedly announce soon that he is resigning from Congress to head up the Managed Funds Association, the top lobbying group for the hedge fund industry. "It's expected to be official and announced this week," a source told Roll Call.

The district is strongly Republican, giving 59% of its vote to President Bush in 2004, but Democrats think they may have a shot at it with the right candidate. The Dems have already united behind state Rep. Don Cazayoux.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Well someone has to lobby to keep those hedge fund mangers only paying 15% in income tax!

[zbdent]

3. um ... that's not the job ... the job is to

eliminate billionaires paying any taxes at all ...

[KittyWampus]

2. that sounds lucrative.

[DontTreadOnMe]

4. Qualifications?

What do you need on your resume to get THAT job?