Obama’s Pay for Play

Posted by Mark Noonan in Barack Hussein Obama on October 30th, 2009 at 04:30am with 5 responses.
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Ah, the Chicago way:

More than 40% of President Obama’s top-level fundraisers have secured posts in his administration, from key executive branch jobs to diplomatic postings in countries such as France, Spain and the Bahamas, a USA TODAY analysis finds.

Twenty of the 47 fundraisers that Obama’s campaign identified as collecting more than $500,000 have been named to government positions, the analysis found.

Overall, about 600 individuals and couples raised money from their friends, family members and business associates to help fund Obama’s presidential campaign. USA TODAY’s analysis found that 54 have been named to government positions, ranging from Cabinet and White House posts to advisory roles, such as serving on the economic recovery board charged with helping guide the country out of recession.

When the history gets written, I think this Administration will be found to be the most corrupt, ever. And even if we want to excuse Obama (who may, indeed, be clueless about this), the fact is that a bunch of horribly corrupt Chicago pols are at the levers of power…and the only thing they know is corruption.

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Mark Noonan is co-author (with Matt Margolis) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at Nevada News and Views. Follow Mark on Twitter.

5 Responses to “Obama’s Pay for Play”

  1. frenchstudent says:
    October 30, 2009 at 4:47 am

    And what, pray tell, would the figure be for the last ten administrations?
    Once again, you throw a single number, then say “the mostt” without giving any basis for comparison.

  2. retiredspook says:
    October 30, 2009 at 8:26 am

    and the only thing they know is corruption.

    Au contraire, Mark. They seem to be doing an excellent job of destroying the country.

  3. William Teach says:
    October 30, 2009 at 11:14 am

    Frenchie, it isn’t about previous admins, it is about a guy who promised that things were going to run differently when he was president.

  4. Amazona says:
    October 30, 2009 at 11:30 am

    “..and what about slavery in the old South?…”

  5. Amazona says:
    October 30, 2009 at 6:13 pm

    Reminds me of the Clinton days of Motel 1600……