To the editor,

From column by David Brooks of NY times, Barack Obama claims that his campaign is 90 percent funded by small donors, but in reality only 45 percent of his money comes from donations of $200 or less. This and all other numbers to follow can be seen at OpenSecrets.org sponsored by the Federal Elections Commission.

Lawyers represent the largest number of dollars given to the Democratic party. At this point in time lawyera have donated about $18 million to Obama and $5 million to John McCain. Another such extreme is professors and other educators who have given Obama $7 million compared to $700,000 to McCain a ratio of 10 to 1.

Obama claims that "BIG OIL" and pharmaceutical companies own and control the Republican party. Donations to Republicans from "BIG OIL" amount to only 71% of their total donations and drug companies give 51% to Republicans and 49% to Democrats. This is not even close to the Democrats with 91% from labor unions and 88% from environmentalists. I Report,U Decide.