The Good Guys

The Donkey Rising has a very useful list for us to use during this shopping season. May I suggest e-mailing it to your Democratic friends?

With the holidays upon us, some of us might wish to be mindful of who we patronize relative to their Election Cycle political donations, as reported by the Center for Responsive Politics.

WITH US:

* Price Club/Costco donated $225K, of which 99% went to democrats;

* Rite Aid, $517K, 60% to democrats;

* Magla Products (Stanley tools, Mr. Clean), $22K, 100% to democrats;

* Warnaco (undergarments), $55K, 73% to democrats;

* Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, $153K, 99% to democrats;

* Estee Lauder, $448K, 95% to democrats;

* Guess ? Inc., $145K, 98% to democrats;

* Calvin Klein, $78K, 100% to democrats;

* Liz Claiborne, Inc., $34K, 97% to democrats;

* Levi Straus, $26K, 97% to democrats;

* Olan Mills, $175K, 99% to democrats.

* Gallo Winery, $337K, 95% to democrats;

* Southern Wine & Spirits, $213K, 73% to democrats;

* Joseph E. Seagrams & Sons (includes beverage business, plus considerable media interests), $2M+, 67% democrats.

* Sonic Corporation, $83K, 98% democrat;

* Triarc Companies (Arby’s, T.J. Cinnamon’s, Pasta Connections), $112K, 96% Democrats;

* Hyatt Corporation, $187K, 80% to democrats;

AGAINST US:

WalMart, $467K, 97% to republicans;

K-Mart, $524K, 86% to republicans;

Home Depot, $298K, 89% to republicans;

Target, $226K, 70% to republicans;

Circuit City Stores, $261K, 95% to republicans;

3M Co., $281K, 87% to republicans;

Hallmark Cards, $319K, 92% to republicans;

Amway, $391K, 100% republican;

Kohler Co. (plumbing fixtures), $283K, 100% republicans;

B.F. Goodrich (tires), $215K, 97% to republicans;

Proctor & Gamble, $243K, 79% to republicans;

Coors, $174K, 92% to republicans; (also Budweiser – sd)

Brown-Forman Corp. (Southern Comfort, Jack Daniels, Bushmills, Korbel wines – as well as Lennox China, Dansk, Gorham Silver), $644, 80% to republicans;

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (chicken), $366K, 100% republican;

Outback Steakhouse, $641K, 95% republican;

Tricon Global Restaurants (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell), $133K, 87% republican;

Brinker International (Maggiano’s, Brinker Cafe, Chili’s, On the

Border, Macaroni Grill, Crazymel’s, Corner Baker, EatZis), $242K, 83% republican;

Waffle House, $279K, 100% republican;

McDonald’s Corp., $197K, 86% republican;

Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Smokey Bones, Bahama Breeze), $121K, 89% republican;

Mariott International, $323K, 81% to republicans;

Holiday Inns, $38K, 71% to republicans

(Does anybody know what the restaurant chains are so anxious about? GM foods? Minimum wage hikes? Why are they all giving big bucks to the Republicans? It kind of freaks me out.)

Let’s be sure to spread some Holiday cheer to the good guys — and stick it to the others. This is America, after all.