Whats with all these lobbyists working for Obama after he said he would never have them in his cabinet ?
Posted by admin on Jun 18, 2011
◦Eric Holder, attorney general nominee, was registered to lobby until 2004 on behalf of clients including Global Crossing, a bankrupt telecommunications firm [now confirmed].
◦Tom Vilsack, secretary of agriculture nominee, was registered to lobby as recently as last year on behalf of the National Education Association.
◦William Lynn, deputy defense secretary nominee, was registered to lobby as recently as last year for defense contractor Raytheon, where he was a top executive.
◦William Corr, deputy health and human services secretary nominee, was registered to lobby until last year for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a non-profit that pushes to limit tobacco use.
◦David Hayes, deputy interior secretary nominee, was registered to lobby until 2006 for clients, including the regional utility San Diego Gas & Electric.
◦Mark Patterson, chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, was registered to lobby as recently as last year for financial giant Goldman Sachs.
◦Ron Klain, chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, was registered to lobby until 2005 for clients, including the Coalition for Asbestos Resolution, U.S. Airways, Airborne Express and drug-maker ImClone.
◦Mona Sutphen, deputy White House chief of staff, was registered to lobby for clients, including Angliss International in 2003.
◦Melody Barnes, domestic policy council director, lobbied in 2003 and 2004 for liberal advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the American Constitution Society and the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Well…
How about 19 of his high dollar campaign fund raisers getting top positions in the government with big buck salaries plus contracts and give aways.
OBAM IS A LIAR.
Um…perhaps because they were not lobbyists when they entered the administration? Just a guess.
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None of those are remotely the same as putting a big oil lobbyist in charge of Environmental Protection.
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It’s just flat-out lies by Obama.
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Like Wiener, he lied. Like the Nazis did in Europe, the progressives call that progress.
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Can you believe anyone is dumb enough to believe what Obama says? He is a product of Chicago politics which usually indicates someone has bought the office for the nominee not that it has been earned.
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Well…
How about 19 of his high dollar campaign fund raisers getting top positions in the government with big buck salaries plus contracts and give aways.
OBAM IS A LIAR.
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