They all make policy based on the needs of industry, and to make sure there
are favors waiting for them if they leave politics. Did you ever read the
drug war article I posted for you on 12/10? There were no responses to the
message, so I suspect it got lost. It's an excellent article that takes
shots at both political parties.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17438347/how_america_lost_the_war_on_drugs

Example:

No one is sure what convinced President Clinton to approve such an ambitious
escalation in the War on Drugs. But some observers at the time speculated
that the critical factor was a conversation with Sen. Christopher Dodd, the
Connecticut Democrat, whose state is home to the helicopter manufacturer
Sikorsky Aircraft. In early 2000, Clinton unveiled Plan Colombia - and
Sikorksy promptly received an order for eighteen of its Blackhawk
helicopters at a cost of $15 million each. "Much has been made of the notion
that this was Dodd looking to sell Blackhawks to Colombia," Beers tells me.
He pauses before adding, "I am not in a position to tell you it didn't
happen."