Posted on 02/21/2009 9:10:53 AM PST by PotatoHeadMick
Barack Obama has been embroiled in a cronyism row after reports that he intends to make Louis Susman, one of his biggest fundraisers, the new US ambassador in London.
The selection of Louis Susman, a lawyer and banker from the president's hometown of Chicago, rather than an experienced diplomat, raises new questions about Mr Obama's commitment to the special relationship with Britain.
American commentators denounced the selection of a rich friend to the plumb post, regarded as one of the most prestigious in the president's gift, as worthy of a "banana republic".
They said it was proof that Mr Obama has turned his back on his campaign pledge to end politics as usual.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
The Obama administration is the New Animaniacs (small apoligy to Steven)
Why? Well,
Everyone has a pay for play contract
They are, for the most part, lunatics or loons
You will laugh, but wonder why you are laughing.
Life as a cartoon is here today.
This is what ambassadorships are for....a payoff to rich fundraisers. Both parties have done it for years.
Lobbyists, tax cheats and cronies are all the Agent of Change has given us. His supporters are still blind. Probably always will be.
Wow, yet another one. It’s like we’re getting a corrupt appointment per day now.
Lets not forget that Obama had a bronze bust of Winston Churchill returned to the British Embassy, according to Rush.
The bust was given, as a gift, to W. after 9-11.
No the change is to socialism. It’s business as usual with the cronyism.
"During May of 1938, Kennedy engaged in extensive discussions with the new German Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Herbert von Dirksen. In the midst of these conversations (held without approval from the U.S. State Department), Kennedy advised von Dirksen that President Roosevelt was the victim of "Jewish influence" and was poorly informed as to the philosophy, ambitions and ideals of Hitler's regime. (The Nazi ambassador subsequently told his bosses that Kennedy was "Germany's best friend" in London.)"
Mr Obama has turned his back on his campaign pledge, obama voters blink abd scratch a$$.
What a shame. To think we could have gotten rid of Oprah for a couple years.
Point well made.
I think Oprah should be sent to Monaco. She’d fit in perfectly with the Grimaldi family.
I can’t muster any outrage. Republicans do this too. The career diplomats go to Haiti, Burkina Faso and Uzbekistan. The big shot cronies go to London, Paris, Bermuda and Switzerland.
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