Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004 — The late U.S. House Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill (D-Mass.) is famous for insisting, "All politics is local." Apparently, O'Neill wasn't counting the money. When it comes to money in Washington, the biggest players are those with national, not local, profiles and agendas and large national insurance companies and insurance PACs are among the leaders every year.