Stunning Statistics of the Week:

* Amount financial industry has spent on lobbying this year: $251 million
* Amount Citigroup spent on lobbying during the first half of 2010: $3 million
* Amount Goldman Sachs spent on lobbying in the first half of 2010: $2.7 million
* Amount Bank of America spent on lobbying in the first half of 2010: $2.1 million