No lobbyists for Obama… except this one guy
In this new era of Hope ‘n Change, Obama quickly asserted that no lobbyists would be allowed to serve in his administration. 24 hours later, that rule was bent for William J. Lynn III, a Raytheon lobbyist. How so, you may wonder? Well, it’s simple. There are no lobbyists allowed in the Obama administration… except the ones that Obama has sign a waiver.
So what exactly did Lynn do for Raytheon?
According to the company’s disclosure forms, Lynn was part of a team that lobbied on a wide range of defense issues, including acquisitions policy, force protection, space and intelligence, command and control, simulation and training, missile defense, sensors and radars, and munitions and artillery. The breadth of the work reflects the reach of Raytheon throughout the Defense Department.
Interesting. See, this is why Lynn needs a special waiver from Obama — because if he was excused from all of the above, there’d be no job left for him to do. Therefore, ta-da! He gets a super-special waiver.
Now, I’m not arguing that Lynn wouldn’t be a good man for the job. On the contrary, he seems like he’d be the only person in the Obama administration with experience relatable to the job he’ll actually be doing. What is notable here is how quickly the new Hope ‘n Change policies are proving to be superficial and shallow once they’re tested by reality.
Hat Tip: Ace of Spades
Cross-posted from Cassy’s blog. Stop by for more commentary or follow her on Twitter!
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Posted by Cassy Fiano on January 22, 2009 5:32 pm
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Aricle on Fox about this:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/22/obamas-pentagon-nomination-stalls-senate-ethics-concerns/
This is typical of what we’ll be dealing with when liberals get in power in Washington. Sen. Clare McCaskill’s comment says it all. There are no absolute laws or rules and they can be manipulated to suit any purpose, at any time, for any reason or none at all. But if the GOP tries the same thing…they’d better watch out!
of course–the republicans would NEVER think of doing such a thing…….
my, oh my, memories are SO short when it comes to conservative republicans