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Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
... " (Manu Raju, The Hill ) - Senate leaders return to Washington next week amid growing pressure across the political spectrum to reprimand two senior members of the usually collegial upper chamber. " Obama softens ban on hiring lobbyists " (Michael Kranish, Boston Globe ) - President-elect Barack Obama, who vowed during his campaign that lobbyists "won't find a job in my White House," said through a spokesman yesterday that he would allow lobbyists on his transition team as long as they work on issues unrelated to their earlier jobs.
No Lobbyists Allowed…Kind of.
The Sundries Shack —
... But is this a change you can believe in? Forgive the mocking of campaign rhetoric, but get used to it, because John Podesta’s explanation yesterday of how 44 will and won’t go about putting lobbyists on the team was an instructive first example of how Obama will reconcile his promises with reality, and how the press will cover it. Just looking at the headlines, maybe the new policy “ Restricts Lobbyists’ Role ,” and “ Keep Its Distance From Lobbyists .” Or perhaps “ Obama Softens Ban on Hiring Lobbyists ,” and is thus “ Looking More Like a Realist .” I’m ...
Free-Trader Top Candidate for Trade Rep?
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Kirk's name has also been mentioned as a possible transportation secretary, but Kirk as the U.S. trade rep would be about as good a choice as a free-trader could imagine coming from Obama. Kirk, a lawyer who has lobbied for Southwest Airlines and TXU Energy, must be hoping Obama continues to ignore his own earlier statement that lobbyists "won't find a job in my White House." ...
Obama Administration Announces 'New Openness' to Closed Pool of Reporters
Weekly Standard Blog —
... He's been steadily backing away from his campaign promises that lobbyists "won't find a job in my White House" and amending his early 2008 promise to ...
Lobbyists "Won't Find A Job in My White House"...Really?
Open Left - Front Page —
... In terms of the Obama administration's selection of the Goldman Sachs lobbyist, I'd say coming from Tim Geithner - a committed free market fundamentalist ideologue - it's not surprising, even knowing how hypocritical the appointment is in juxtaposition to Obama's declaration that lobbyists "won't find a job in my White House"* and his subsequent declaration on Day One of his presidency that lobbyists aren't welcome to work on the issues in his administration that they lobbied on for corporations. ...
Obama's House of Mirrors
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... election he vowed to cut the budget, now he's spending a generation of wealth at a time. He said he would shut down Gitmo and end the war, he changed some words, pushed out dates a year, and expanded the war by 30,000 troops. Before the election he was pro-gun, now he's anti-gun. He said he was for stopping domestic spying before he was against it. He even swore he wouldn't allow lobbiests in his administration -- we all know how that turned out.
Obama is at it again. This time Fox News is ...
Greg Hengler: Obama Weasels Out Of His 'Lobbyists Won't Find A Job In My White House' Promise
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
[image] Remember when Presient Obama promised “lobbyists won't find a job in my White House "? Later he softened his stance in order to allow lobbyists to work on his transition team. With each week, Obama's campaign promises are softening -- his "promises" have r eached Jello consistency : “ The Senate is expected soon to approve anti-tobacco lobbyist William Corr for the second-highest post at the Department of Health and Human Services. He is the former executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids ...
