Is it that Thomas Jefferson's Rothman Institute REALLY doesn't like Obamacare? 3/4 of a million dollars for R.Money's campaign!
What about the Hippocratic oath?
October 18, 2012
WASHINGTON —
This week, Mitt Romney disclosed the identities of people who have
donated to him over the past three months, and while many of his biggest
contributors work at top financial firms such as Goldman Sachs and
Morgan Stanley, those companies are not his largest source.
That is a much more surprising — and modest — company: the Rothman
Institute, a Philadelphia-based orthopedic clinic. Sixty-five doctors at
the chain, which comprises more than 15 offices, donated to Romney on
Sept. 17, including 20 who each gave $25,000, according to the report
filed with the Federal Election Commission. The money went to Romney
Victory, a joint effort of Romney's campaign and the Republican Party,
which will spend on his behalf. An executive with the company did not
return a call requesting comment.
The contributions from Rothman doctors add up to $751,000, which is
over 50 percent more than the next highest total, $480,000, donated by
employees of the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. The
companies themselves cannot donate, but employees and top executives
make the contributions with their own money, often with their business
interests in mind.