This is the change you on the left sought?
Daschle Serves As A “Consultant” For A Major Lobbying Firm:
Former Sen. Tom Daschle, A “Consultant” For Alston & Bird. “Obama kept $2,300 donated by Alston’s Tom Daschle, the former Senate Democratic leader. Daschle, located in Washington , is neither a lawyer nor a lobbyist. He is a consultant.” (Dan Morain, “An Asterisk To Obama’s Policy On Donations,” Los Angeles Times, 4/22/07)
* Alston & Bird’s Lobbying Division In Washington , D.C. Billed Nearly $3.9 Million From Its Clients In 2006. “Alston & Bird has a large lobbying division in Washington . It billed its clients nearly $3.9 million in 2006, ranking 35th among Washington lobbyists. Alston boasts on its website that it offers clients ‘unique experience with how policy is made’ and knows ‘the people who make it: government and agency officials; members of Congress and their staff.’” (Dan Morain, “An Asterisk To Obama’s Policy On Donations,” Los Angeles Times, 4/22/07)
Daschle “Advises ‘Clients On Issues Related To All Aspects Of Public Policy.” “According to Alston’s website, Daschle advises ‘clients on issues related to all aspects of public policy with a particular emphasis on issues related to financial services, health care, energy, telecommunications and taxes.’ (Dan Morain, “An Asterisk To Obama’s Policy On Donations,” Los Angeles Times, 4/22/07)
This is quite a crew Obama is putting together – worn out Ghosts of Democrats Past. Obama doesn’t need to do this…given the nature of things (especially a completely lapdog MSM), Obama will have pretty much unquestioned authority for the first 6 to 9 months of his Administration (questions will be raised by we GOPers, but they’ll be resolutely ignored). He can, in a very real sense, do whatever he pleases…he really can bring in entirely new blood and new ideas and try bold experimentation in the search for solutions to the many problems besetting the United States.
And, so what does he do? Fill his team with the worst sort of political hacks who wouldn’t know a new idea if it bit them and who wouldn’t take a bold stand if their life depended upon it. There never was much chance that I would be other than a critic of Obama – he’s a liberal and I’m a conservative. But I could at least admire a worthy opponent who is clearly trying to do the right thing…but I’m not getting that out of Obama. All I’ve seen is a person desperately afraid of making decisions which might cause political trouble coupled with an entirely unimaginative approach to governing.
A train wreck is on the way, boys and girls, and the only question is whether it will happen sooner or later.
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