Quote Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
I don't think that the GOP will have ANY problems following Obama's example.
Let's hope they don't have a problem with it. We'll see.

The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families.
In the case of Obama, I do not think this includes any PAC money because his pledge all along has been to not accept PAC money.

Here is the same top donor info for McCain:

Merrill Lynch $230,310
Citigroup Inc $219,551
Blank Rome LLP $189,226
Greenberg Traurig LLP $157,487
AT&T Inc $153,005
Goldman Sachs $139,520
Morgan Stanley $136,651
JPMorgan Chase & Co $129,400
Credit Suisse Group $110,725
Lehman Brothers $96,050
UBS AG $93,815
US Government $91,551
Bank of New York Mellon $87,500
IDT Corp $83,150
Blackstone Group $82,600
Bear Stearns $79,900
Wachovia Corp $76,725
MGM Mirage $76,050
Univision Communications $75,700
PricewaterhouseCoopers $71,050

It's always funny to see the same donor for both candidates. When organizations used to give directly and without limits, it used to mean more. Now they just "bundle" donations from members, employees, etc. But it's still funny to see Goldman Sachs give $139,520 to McCain and $571,330 to Obama, even if it is really only individuals donating through their organization.

I'm thinking the University of Chicago donations probably have more to do with faculty and staff supporting Obama than with earmarks. Looks like he is popular with a lot of universities --- University of CA, Harvard, University of Chicago, Stanford.