(Lobbies - like Baseball and Character Assassination, an American institution)
Lobbies have been part of our political landscape forever it seems. The cartoon above is from 1892, to give you an idea.
In 1949 it became the topic of much discussion and hand wringing. But as history proved in a Shakespearean way, it was Sound and Fury, signifying nothing.
The radio series American Forum of The Air ran a panel discussion on the problem. And on November 27, 1949 invited Herbert Q. Nelson from the National Real Estate Board, Joseph D.Keenan from the AF of L (pre-CIO) and Col. Robert S. Allen, a beltway columnist to discuss the situation and what could, if anything, be done about it.
Clearly, if they had any great ideas, nobody listened - or if they did they've been long forgotten.
