Friday, April 21, 2006

Bob Casey Junior - For Sale By Owner

At the debate this week among Chuck Pennacchio, Sandals, and Bob Casey, Jr., Casey called out Rick Santorum on Santorum's ties to lobbyists and the big money guys behind him.

Now, say what you will about Casey Junior's lack of passion and flat delivery, that attack on Santorum took some courage. I can hear you saying it -- "Courage?!", this Slob is trying to say it took guts to challenge Santorum on the influence of money and lobbyists in Washington? "Whaaaaaat?"

Well, the reason it took courage is that Casey Junior was calling Santorum out for doing exactly what Casey Junior does -- rake in the bucks from lobbyists and corporate/pharmaceutical/military-industrial PACs. In fact, HUNDREDS of the same PACs that give to Santorum give to Casey.

At the debate, Chuck Pennacchio had the facts and called Casey on them. While Chuck was speaking, and Casey was off-camera, Casey vigorously shook his head "no".

But, when it was his turn to speak, Casey didn't deny Chuck's charge. He knew THAT would be fatal because, last year Chuck's team did the research and issued their
report on their blog.

What did they find? Well, in summary:

Seven PACs give directly to Casey and Santorum.
Eight PACs give directly to Casey and indirectly to Santorum.
One Hundred Fifty-One PACs give indirectly to Casey and directly to Santorum.
Seventy-Three PACs give indirectly to Casey and indirectly to Santorum.
All told,
TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE PACS give to Casey and Santorum.
Who are all of these PACs. Well, I hope that you have some time. Thanks to Comments from Left Field for disclosing so many of them:

There are 7 committees who gave directly to both Casey and Santorum:

COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

DELAWARE VALLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART NICHOLSON GRAHAM LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PH&S FEDERAL PAC
REED SMITH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
TERCENTENARY FUND


There are 8 committees who gave directly to Casey and indirectly to Santorum:
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION-COPE
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ATLA PAC) INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS, IN SP BLDRS, BKMTHS, FRGRS & HLPRS-LEG ED..FUND
MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION (UTU) TRANSPORTATION POLITICAL EDUCATION LEAGUE

There are 151 committees who gave indirectly to Casey and directly to Santorum:
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
ACCENTURE PAC
ACE INA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AEGON USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AETNA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
AFLAC INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AFLACPAC
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC. POLITICAL ALLIANCE
AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
ALTRIA GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AMERICA'S COMMUNITY BANKERS COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS PAC (AHIP PAC)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC)
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION PAC
AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC PODIATRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
ARENT FOX PLLC PAC (AFPAC)
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAIL PAC)
ASSURANT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AT&T INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T FEDERAL PAC)
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BEV PAC)
BIOGEN IDEC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
BOEING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ("BSC PAC")
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT "BIPC PAC"
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CORPORATION RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)
C J PAC CEISLER JUBELIRER LLC
CALPINE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
CAREER COLLEGE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
CHUBB CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-CHUBBPAC, THE
CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC EMPLOYEE PAC
CITIGROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-FEDERAL (CITIGROUP PAC-FEDERAL)
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
COMCAST CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
COMERICA INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP INC. FEDERAL PAC
COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION GOV'T ACTION FUND
CREDIT UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTION COUNCIL OF CUNA
CROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
DEALERS ELECTION ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS ASSOCIATION
DELOITTE & TOUCHE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO MORIN & OSHINSKY LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ("DSMO PAC")
DISTRICT NO 1-PCD MEBA POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF)
DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC
ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE "ENPAC"
ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXELONPAC)
FEDERAL EXPRESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION POLTICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA FANNIE MAE PAC
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC (FEDPAC); (FKA AMERICAN HEALTH SYSTEMS PAC)
FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE PAC
FMR CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L L P FEDERAL COMMITTEE
GENERAL DYNAMICS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION PLAN (GDVPCP)
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP PAC
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE
HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC ADVOCATES FUND FKA (HARTFORD ADVOCATES FUND)
HSBC NORTH AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (H-PAC)
HUMANE USA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)
J. P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. PAC
JACOBS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND
JOHNSON & JOHNSON EMPLOYEES' GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND
KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND
KING & SPALDING NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT
KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS & EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
MBNA CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE
MEDTRONIC INC. MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY FUND
METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A
MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
MILLER BREWING COMPANY PAC
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS TELEVISION AND RADIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
NATIONAL MULTI HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
NEWS AMERICA HOLDINGS INC-FOX POL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA NEWS AMERICA-FOX POL ACTION CMTE
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
O'MELVENY & MYERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
ORACLE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
OWENS CORNING BETTER GOVERNMENT FUND
PAUL HASTINGS JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PFIZER INC. PAC
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
PHARMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA PPAC
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PCIPAC)
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL PAC)
PURDUE PHARMA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PURDUE PAC)
R.J. REYNOLDS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.
RAYTHEON COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE REALPAC FKA NATIONAL REALTY PAC
ROCHE INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND
SALLIE MAE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SALLIE MAE PAC)
SAP AMERICA INC PAO
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION-SEAFARERS INTERNAT'L UNION OF NA-AGLIWD DIST (SPAD)
SECURITIES INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GLAXOSMITHKLINE PAC)
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SONNENSCHEIN PAC)
SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
ST. PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STA PAC), THE
THE BOND MARKET ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
TIME WARNER POLITICAL ACTION CMTE
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.
UBS AMERICAS FUND FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT
UNISYS CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TELECOMPAC)
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITED FOR HEALTH)
UST INC. EXECUTIVES ADMINISTRATORS AND MANAGERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
VENTUREPAC
VERIZON WIRELESS/VERIZON COMM INC PAC
WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS EMPLOYEES PAC (DISNEY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)
WASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
WASTE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES BETTER GOVERNMENT FUND
WELLPOINT INC. WELLPAC
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
YAHOO! INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

There are 73 committees who gave indirectly to both Casey and Santorum:
AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALLIEDCAPPAC)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY INC PAC
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)
AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE (GASPAC)
AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC), THE
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AMERICAN PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARDA-PAC)
AMERICAN ROAD AND TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PAC
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BCBSM PAC)
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS
CHEVY CHASE BANK F S B POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
CINERGY CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
CNF INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT OF TEMPLE-INLAND INC. (FKA CMTE FOR GOOD GOV OF TE..)
COMMITTEE FOR/ADV OF SE COTTON (CASC) SOUTHERN COTTONGROWERS INC/SE COTTON GINNERS ASSN
COMPTEL/ALTS PAC
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC (DELTAPAC)
DIRECT VOICE THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION
DRIVE - DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION - PAC FOR INT'L BROTHERHOOD OF T
DYKEMA GOSSETT FEDERAL PAC
E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION PAC
EBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE
FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC
FMC CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT PROGRAM
FMR CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL
FPL PAC FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
GENENTECH INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENENPAC)
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMM
LASALLE BANK CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC, THE
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY-PAC
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION PAC (MFA PAC) FKA MANAGED FUTURES ASSOC PAC (MFA PAC)
MCGUIREWOODS LLP
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
MGM MIRAGE PAC
MICHIGAN CREDIT UNION LEAGUE LEGISLATIVE ACTION FUND
MORTGAGE INSURANCE COMPANIES OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
MWH AMERICAS INC. EMPLOYEE PAC
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA NATCA PAC)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES PAC
NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OF THE U S INC POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (NFDA-PAC)
NCR CORPORATION CITIZENSHIP FUND
NELSON, MULLINS, RILEY & SCARBOROUGH FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
OLDCASTLE MATERIALS INC. PAC
OVERNITE CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (AKA OVERNITE EMPLOYEE PAC)
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA OOIDA-PAC)
PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC
PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PLANNING SYSTEMS INCORPORATED PAC
PMI MORTGAGE INSURANCE CO FEDERAL PAC
PROVIDIAN BANCORP SERVICES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (QPAC)
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
SHAW GROUP INC/STONE & WEBSTER INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
SUN PAC
SWISHER INTERNATIONAL INC PAC FUND
VANGUARD COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT
VERIZON COMMUNICATION INC GOOD GOVT CLUB
WAL-MART STORES INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON MUTUAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WMPAC)
So, see why it took some for Casey Junior to call out Santorum for his ties to the PACs on this list? Casey is the ONLY Democratic candidate for the US Senate who refused to take the pledge not to take money from Lobbyists. To the contrary, at the debate he seemed proud of the fact that so many lobbyists and so many corporate PACs are funnelling money his way.

By selecting Casey as the nominee, Pennsylvania Democrats are surrendering the ability to challenge Santorum on one of his most vulnerable issues -- his lobbyist and PAC ties.

We can do better, a whole lot better, than this.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Amen, brother -- though you're 'preaching to the choir' with me...

"We have one party -- we have the party of essentially corporate America. It has two right wings, one called Democratic, one called Republican." --Gore Vidal

A Big Fat Slob said...

Hi, Next. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Of course, PACs are legal. So is cheating on your partner. But being legal doesn't make it right.

The problem with special interest money is that it comes with strings. That is where the harm lay. By making the legislator dependent on the PAC contributions, the PACs make them also sensitive to the interests and desires of those PACs. The recipient, then, in making legislative decisions is naturally looking over his shoulder at his benefactors.