More and more corruption.
This country is going to get a national case of whiplash with this case of buyer's remorse. The moment he goes from a figure of possibilities to someone who actually has to make decisions that affect people's lives, he's going to drop like a rock in the polls EXCEPT for the fevered lib followers of him, who will respond to his unpopularity by loving him even more, and making more and more excuses for his actions. A large chunk of the electorate will grow an enormous chip on their collective shoulder, and you'll REALLY hear the "racist!" charges with any criticism of Obama like you haven't heard before.
Does Barky have ANY friends and associates who are NORMAL?
Welcome to FR.
Also, the former Clinton EPA Carol Browner forgot to disclose she WAS a lobbyist for Dubai, then recommended her fiancee and his firm, not disclosing their relationship, so both of them worked on the ports deal and after Dubai found out... continued to.
BTW, she worked for the Albright group.
It also adds:
Downey represents a number of different clients that will create conflict problems for Browner, many of them in the energy business. Browner, though, won’t have to answer any difficult questions, due to the fact that her White House job is not Senate-confirmable. (Joy)
http://www.theamericanprowler.com/archives/2008/12/17/merry-christmas-carol
On to Vilsack for Ag
Snip:
President-elect Obama has pledged to cut farm subsidies and embrace renewable fuels – two initiatives that hit close to the wallet of his newly unveiled pick for agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack.
From 2000 to 2006, Vilsack, the former governor of Iowa, and his wife collected $42,782 in subsidies from the department he was tapped Wednesday to oversee.
Also, Vilsack is a partner at a lobbying law firm that trumpeted his advice to clients on agribusiness development and renewable energy – a job that appears to bump up against Obama’s promise to bar appointees from working on issues related to their employment for two years.
Vilsack told Politico he “will do whatever is appropriate in the face of the conflict” between his job as agriculture secretary and his work at the law firm, Dorsey & Whitney. And he said that “if the law requires that I forgo (the farm subsidy) income, then that is what I will do.”
Note: But the column insists there will be no conflict.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16697.html