We have more than good arguments

Peter Suber writes:

Elsevier’s first quarter lobbying budget

22:55 04/06/2008, Peter Suber,

Reed Elsevier 1Q lobbying reached $790,000, Associated Press, June 4, 2008.  Excerpt:

The U.S. unit of Reed Elsevier Group PLC spent $790,000 in the first quarter to lobby…the U.S. federal government on…[many issues including] public access to the National Institutes of Health and more….
In the January-to-March period, the company lobbied Congress, NIH and the Health and Human Services Department, according to the report filed April 17 with the House clerk’s office.

Comment.  All we have are good arguments.

PMR: Peter modestly understates our strength. We have a lot more than good arguments. We have people – like Peter – who create those arguments (arguments require a great deal of work). We have research to support those arguments (arguments without facts are usually very weak). We have a community and a sense of shared purpose. We have people like Stevan who are indefatigable and never sleep and never waver. We have many organisations who give support, hold meetings, coordinate and innovate.
And, when our spirits are low, we have Alma’s calligraphic calendar.