In 2009, more than 13,700 registered lobbyists spent a record $3.5 BILLION swaying government policy the special interest's way, double the amount lobbyists spent as recently as 2002. My questions are: will the amount double again in the next 7 years? Doesn't this seem like a correctable issue most everyone could get behind? Unless, of course you are a recipient of this largesse, namely The Demican National Corporation, the Republicrat National Corporation, the Teabagger National Corporation, etc.