The race to replace Ted Kennedy's senate seat is closer than many have expected, so in response the Health Care loby has come to the rescue of the Democratic canidate Martha Coakley. If Coakly were to lose it would put health care reform in seroius jepordy as the Democrats would lose their 60 seat majority.

In response, an army of lobbyists for drug companies, health insurance companies, and hospitals has teamed up to throw a high-dollar Capitol Hill fundraiser for Coakley next Tuesday night.

The people that stand to gain from this "reform" are fighting to make sure it happens.

All the leading drug companies have lobbyists on Coakley's host committee: Pfizer, Merck, Amgen, Sanofi-Aventis, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Astra-Zeneca, and more. On the insurance side of things, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, HealthSouth, and United Health all are represented on the host committee.

Those HMOs (like Aetna) or drug companies who don't have lobbyists in Coakley's top tier of fundraisers? They're covered, because the host committee includes four lobbyists representing the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), two representing America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), and one representing the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)

So think of these top donors to health-care reform's 60th vote next time President Obama claims that he's battling the special interests in this battle. The army listed below is on Obama's side, and these clients will all benefit from "reform."

If this is still a suprise to you, than you really haven't been paying attention to what has been happening in this battle. The people who are left out are the American people who are getting shit on by this crappy expensive piece of legislation.