No need to wonder why Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole voted for the Wall Street bailout.

“People understand the business,” said Representative Tom Cole, Republican of Oklahoma. “You take the king’s shilling, you become the king’s man.”

Top industries contributing to Congressman Tom Cole’s 2008 Campaign Committee and Leadership PAC:

1. Casinos/Gambling
2. Oil & Gas
3. Insurance
4. Lobbyists
5. Lawyers/Law Firms
6. Commercial Banks
7. Retired
8. Real Estate
9. Misc Finance
10. Business Services

- Center for Responsive Politics

And since Rep. Cole is already well known for his support of taxpayer subsidies to the oil & gas industry and casinos, I’m assumming his next push will be rewarding lawyers and lobbyists.

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