Posted on 08/03/2009 1:16:22 PM PDT by Steelfish
Ambassadors: Do patronage picks matter? Obama continues tradition — so far, more than half are political nominees
By Domenico Montanaro Political Researcher NBC News
WASHINGTON - American presidents rewarding top campaign fundraisers with plum ambassadorships has long been common practice for both Democrats and Republicans alike.
But President Obama, who has vowed to “change the ways of Washington,” has not only continued this tradition of his predecessors, he has outpaced them.
So far, 57% of Obama’s picks for ambassador positions — 34 of 60 — have been political appointees, or people not considered career Foreign Service, according to the American Foreign Service Association.
Fourteen of those, or 23 percent, are bundlers. Bundlers are individuals who raise large amounts of money for a candidate by "bundling" together smaller contributions from others. For 2008, anyone who a raised more than $50,000 for candidate Obama are considered bundlers.
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What a surprise!
appears to me that he doesn’t care if they are white or not as long as they pony up the millions to get him where he is... so he appoints them to show he has appointed white people.
he can be bought, its just a matter of how much.
More Thugery politics.....Chicago style- and Deep Dish to boot....
Ann Derse got picked for Lithuania.
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