R.N.C. Still Pressuring Obama After Johnson's Resignation

The New York Observer ^ | June 11, 2008 | Jason Horowitz

[2ndDivisionVet]

The R.N.C. just responded to the resignation of James Johnson from Obama's vice presidential search committee, and they are not satisfied. The Republicans obviously feel they have a mini-victory here, but also that they can get more mileage out of the Johnson flap. From R.N.C. spokesperson Alex Conant:

“If Barack Obama is concerned his campaign’s ties to special interests are distracting from his VP search and message, why is Eric Holder still on his search committee? Why is registered federal lobbyist Steve Farber leading the convention for Obama’s supposedly ‘lobbyist-free’ campaign? Obama’s hypocritical attacks show he can’t stand up to his own standard – and that he just isn’t ready to make change.”

[2ndDivisionVet]

Haha!

[Ratblaster]

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

[kbennkc]

This lobbiest bogeyman hypocrisy has got to end . Farm Bureau and the National Rifle Association lobby for me everyday and will continue to do so until the First Amendment is torn up .

[parisa]

Another Obamanite under the bus!!!

Soon there’ll be no one left but Michelle!

[Norman Bates]

I think it's more tongue in cheek. They are going after Obama because of his holier than thou attitude towards lobbyists, which incidentally appears to be hypocritical.

[csmusaret]

I think I finally figured it out. He can’t throw Michelle under the bus because she is driving it.

[chickadee]

Barack Obama was quoted as saying, “This isn’t the James Johnson I knew.” [/sarcasm]

[Oldexpat]

The RNC should tell OB that he doesn’t need to vet his staff.
We will.

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

My suggestion for a B. Hussein theme song:

"Another One Bites The Dust."

Pass it on if you agree

[MeanGreen2008]

Republicans should shrug this off... There is nothing wrong with lobbyists. There’s a lobbyist for almost any interest.

[Norman Bates]

No way. This is not about lobbyists. It is Obama’s hypicrisy on the issue which should be went after.

[parisa]

He can’t throw Michelle under the bus because she is driving it.

BINGO! But what if its the world's first 2 steering wheeler driven by the Obamas?

Pretty scary.

Crazed double steering bus hoisting the hapless merrymakers straight for the abyss.

[Ann Archy]

Dear RNC....put out an ad where you show all the Democrats saying that gas prices were TOO LOW!!! They said this last year or two years ago that we weren’t paying enough for gas!!