Lobbyists Give Millions to Dems As Obama Smears ‘Special Interests’

By Warner Todd Huston,Gateway Pundit

Let’s go back to those hopey-changie days of the Obama campaign for president when he railed constantly against all those “special interests” and eeeevil lobbyists that he claimed were ruining the political process. Let us recall that once elected he claimed he’d have [...]

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Rep. Charlie Rangel is charged with Ethics Violations

 

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) will stand trial on ethics charges after a House panel accused him Thursday of multiple violations.

The veteran lawmaker will challenge the findings in an open hearing.

The news of Rangel’s trial comes at a bad time for Democrats,who are hoping to [...]

Why Do Ethics Cost More in the Obama White House?

By William Tate,American Thinker

Sure,it sounds like a trick question. Or the setup line for a joke:

Why do ethics cost more in the Obama White House?

- Because they’re so hard to find.

But the question is one of many [...]

Obama sidesteps Pledge on Donations

By JEFF ZELENY,New York Times

Obama bans lobbyists…but still accepts their money

When President Obama arrived at the Mandarin Oriental hotel for a fund-raising reception on Thursday night,the new White House rules of political purity were in order:no lobbyists allowed.

But at the same downtown hotel [...]

Obama’s Pick for No. 2 Pentagon Job fails ethics policy

 

August Cole,Wall Street Journal

William Lynn,Ratheon lobbyist was given waiver

The nominee for the Defense Department’s No. 2 job got a pass on President Barack Obama’s tough new ethics rules.

After a long stint as a senior Washington operations executive at Raytheon Co.,William J. Lynn [...]