If you were a large donator to Mr. Hope and Change’s presidential campaign, there’s some more good news for you. You’ve just bought yourself a position as an advisor for the incoming Obama administration. Bet you didn’t see that one coming, huh?
President-elect Barack Obama is barring lobbyists from participating in the transition that will help install his administration. He will still leave room on his team for the rich and powerful.
Top fundraisers and other well-connected supporters will serve in an advisory capacity before the Democrat takes office on Jan. 20.
Five of the 12 members of Obama’s transition advisory board raised at least $50,000 for his presidential campaign, and eight contributed the maximum individual donation of $4,600. Other transition team members include a partner in a lobbying firm and two executives of financial companies whose employees were among his biggest donors.
“If an Obama administration is going to sell influence, these are the ones who have bought it,” said Craig Holman of Public Citizen, a Washington-based advocacy group that favors stronger campaign-finance and lobbying laws.
Well, these bundlers helped Obama buy his way into the White House by outspending John McCain by six to one. You gotta do something for them so they’ll be willing to put out again in 2012. Hope and change baby, hope and change!
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