Whose Side are they on? Special Interests and the Democrats they control

Larry Lessig, founder of Creative Commons, and public-interest property rights and patent attorney extraordinaire, let us know about a new web site, maplight.org that tracks campaign contributions for Federal and California candidates, and overlays them with votes on bills that are supported and opposed by special interest groups.

It's an ambitious project, one that still appears to be in pre-alpha form. Nevertheless, the site has some very interesting breakdowns on special interest financing of political candidates.

Go below the flip to see which Democrats are taking the most money from big-time special interests...

Attorneys and Law Firms

Hillary Clinton	$3,725,880	#1
 Robert Casey	$3,020,352 	#2
Joseph Biden	$2,445,072	#3

Retirement Organizations

Hillary Clinton	$2,349,752	#1
Joseph Lieberman	$1,667,142	#2
Maria Cantwell	$1,332,674	#5

Security Brokers and Investment Companies

Joseph Lieberman	$1,365,700	#1
Hillary Clinton	$1,232,077	#2
Charles Schumer	$790,651	#3

Lobbyists and PR Firms

Hillary Clinton	$236,776	#6
Maria Cantwell	$210,026	#8
Bill Nelson	$206,611	#9

Commercial Banks and Bank Holding Companies

Hillary Clinton	$417,026	#1
Charles Schumer	$277,350	#2
Christopher Dodd	$252,650	#4

Physicians

Hillary Clinton	$354,755	#1
Joseph Lieberman	$326,540	#3
Bill Nelson	$160,589	#13

Insurance Companies

Ben Nelson	$292,382	#2	
Joseph Lieberman	$288,950	#3
Christopher Dodd	$252,408	#4

Real Estate Companies

Joseph Lieberman	$966,665	#1	
Hillary Clinton	$632,830	#2
Bill Nelson	$227,330	#7

General Commerce

Claire McCaskill	$540,656	#1
Joseph Lieberman	$460,861	#3	
Hillary Clinton	$372,006	#4

Real Estate Developers

Joseph Lieberman	$649,852	#1	
Hillary Clinton	$405,092	#2
Bill Nelson	$222,702	#4

Real Estate Agents

Hillary Clinton	$530,058	#1	
Joseph Lieberman	$356,660	#2
Charles Schumer	$193,812	#4

Pharmaceutical Companies

Joseph Lieberman	$233,840	#2
B. Evan Bayh	$134,050	#14	
Ben Nelson	$121,133	#17

Investors

Joseph Lieberman	$446,856	#1
Hillary Clinton	$414,196	#2
Ken Salazar	$181,736	#8

Accountants

Hillary Clinton	$210,396	#1
Joseph Lieberman	$203,287	#2
Charles Schumer	$185,524	#3

Hospitals

Hillary Clinton	$279,206	#1
John Murtha	$144,300	#5
Debbie Ann Stabenow	$128,861	$7

Business Services

Hillary Clinton	$497,691	#1
Joseph Lieberman	$285,684	#2
Barack Obama	$209,061	#3

Investment Banks

Hillary Clinton	$530,360	#1
Charles Schumer	$415,440	#2
Joseph Lieberman	$345,850	#3