Posted on 03/21/2008 1:32:23 PM PDT by xzins
Barack Obama has not finished even one term in the US Senate. He hasn't even finished one half of a term.
This isn't enough time to learn hardly anything about foreign policy. That's why Obama says foolish thinks about wanting to invade Pakistan.
This isn't enough time to learn anything about the military....which is why Obama talks of immediately pulling out of Iraq.
But, apparently, one-half of one term is enough to learn how to play the corruption game.
Under pressure to release his list of pork barrel earmarks, Obama's crew unwittingly released this:
"One million dollars for a hospital where his wife served as vice president of community and external affairs."
The media will say nothing, but the American people should be calling for an investigation.
Where can I read more about this, please? Thank you in advance.
And, is the hospital in question Christ hospital where it was revealed that babies were being aborted alive and left to die on shelves? The same one linked to Rev Wright & their ‘church’ Trinity United Church of Christ/TUCC?
http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/03/obama_wright_an.html
He’s still got his training wings on. He’s a piker compared to others ... like Hillary, for one.
Was this a paid position for her? That makes a big difference legally.
I believe she makes 300K/year, and got a raise to 300K from much less around the time Barak became senator
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No, not for a position for her specifically, but the funds are allocated for the hospital where she works.
Hospital officials say Obama's wife deserved big raiseThe circumstances provide an appearance of impropriety, with her having her salary raised by $200K followed by a million dollar earmark to her employerOfficials at the University of Chicago Hospitals say a promotion and large pay increase given to Sen. Barack Obama's wife shortly after the Democrat was elected to Congress were well-deserved boosts for an executive who is "worth her weight in gold." The Chicago Tribune has the story.
"She's terrific," added Michael Riordan, who was president of the hospital in March 2005, when Michelle Obama was promoted to vice president for external affairs and had her annual salary increased from $121,910 to $316,962.
Position means a lot thus his wife was promoted. Legit maybe but the timing was atrocious. However this particular earmark failed to pass congress but the intent was there.
To be fair, he’s a light weight. He only pulled a $1,000,000 earmark for wifey’s workplace.
Shoot, Sen. Byrd in Virginia gets that when he sneezes for just administration supplies to keep up all the projects in his name down in W. Virginia.
If you want to hit him with an Obamination, focus on the money trail of the purchase of his house to Rezko and the shady Iraqi arms dealer who had ties to Saddam.
That’s where the bodies are buried and I expect the Clinton Mob Machine will be pointing it out to their synchophants in the media in due course. Expect a shrill whine from Eleanor Clift and the usual suspects.
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