]> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/11/01/throwing-good-money-after-bad Comments for "Throwing Good Money After Bad" en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/11/01/throwing-good-money-after-bad Erik Prince, chairman of Blackwater, played (and paid) the Washington game to win millions in government contracts and <a href="/blog/2007/09/27/money-drows-in-blackwater">keep oversight on the lax side</a>. He&#39;ll play the game again to keep them in the face of allegations over Blackwater&#39;s conduct in Iraq. Hiring a stable of lobbyists, including one with ties to Jack Abramoff, to play Appropriations hardball, Prince isn&#39;t letting a little thing like a congressional hearing <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/washington/01blackwater-sub.html?_r=1&amp;hp&amp;oref=slogin">get in the way of business</a>. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:04:33 -0500