Top political donations organization is ----

The Center for Responsive Politics just released a new report and database on the top political campaign donors.

Heading the list is ---- The National Education Association, the parent of the Kentucky Education Association – the teachers union.

The NEA gave a total of $56,349,269 to federal and state campaigns in 2007-08. Of that, the lion’s share, $53,672,972, went to state level contests and to support or defeat ballot initiatives.

It’s no secret that the Kentucky Education Association is a major political player in Frankfort.

To put this in perspective, one analyst says of this data, “America's two teachers' unions outspent AT&T, Goldman Sachs, Wal-Mart, Microsoft, General Electric, Chevron, Pfizer, Morgan Stanley, Lockheed Martin, FedEx, Boeing, Merrill Lynch, Exxon Mobil, Lehman Brothers, and the Walt Disney Corporation, combined.”

Somehow, this just doesn’t look right. Should one, single group in our society have so much influence?