Either Obama had not thought out the consequences of over promising in the campaign or Obama thought no one would object if he broke a promise or an article, or Obama had no clue... Perhaps a mixture of all three... In any case, now he has to pay up or declare bankrupcy as a true wholesome reformer... \
the article http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19961.html >>> In most Democratic administrations, it would be a no-brainer to hire an >>> environmental specialist to work for the Environmental Protection Agency. But at least one green advocate in Washington has been shut out. This person’s problem, as well as those of many other Democrats in the capital: They sport the Scarlet L, “Lobbyist.” Having campaigned on a promise that lobbyists won’t run his White House, President Barack Obama is discovering that what may make for a good sound bite on the campaign trail can complicate governing. As he strives to build an administration beyond his top Cabinet officers, Obama is finding that he has limited his pool of potential appointees because of a ban on individuals from agencies that they have lobbied within the past two years. Some of the very people who would best serve in politically sensitive posts – interest group veterans, former campaign operatives or ex-Hill staffers – earn a living through lobbying. The policy has spurred frustration among some Democratic lobbyists, especially those who got behind Obama early in his hard-fought primary. They believe the president is depriving himself of an entire group of capable aides – at a time when Obama already is having trouble staffing up his Treasury Department and other key agencies. On Mar 13, 1:32 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > is it is hard to hire good help (the best help were involved in > Lobbying)... But this is the political price for the coin of trashing > Lobbyists for political gold and gain during the campaign... So > either Obama becomes the hypocrite for pragmatism sake or Obama hires > inferior help... > > Now the problem is is all those who demanded the hype of "clean > government demands no lobbyists" that Obama used to pander to > voters... Obama, being dishonest, has painted himself into a > corner... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
