Have you ever checked out this guy:

Alan Collinge? He runs an organization called Student Loan Justice. The short story is that Collinge had an unpleasant encounter with Sallie Mae and now appears to have dedicated his life to being a pain in the ass to Sallie Mae. Check out his web site and you'll get the full flavor of his story and his over the top efforts. It's sort of like a messy version of Michael Moore's "Roger & Me", except with more vengence.

We've never met Collinge, but take all this with a grain of salt, we think there's another version to the injustice.

The point is: Wow. He does have some influence. All the kookyness aside, Collinge doesn't get dissed or stood up by senators and congressmen. People are forced to listen to him as a result of his self-promotion.

We're wondering if the student lending industry has an anti-Collinge that will stand up and take on the issues. I'm sure the industry is taking applications for the anti-Collinge. And look what Student Loan Justice has done: they've created a PAC. That means that Collinge doesn't have to work anymore. He pays himself a salary to drive his bus around the country to crusade for student loan justice. Doesn't sound like a bad gig if you ask us.