The Chairman's 'Ethics' Allow Big Money Lobbyists

When Barack Obama was selected as 'the chosen One' by many of the citizens, he determined to bring in Washington outsider ethics reform measures that would exclude lobbyists from the transition process.

Uh, make that all lobbyists except for the big money variety.

The Chairman during the campaign did quite a bit of jaw-boning about Washington ethics or the lack thereof, often citing lobbyists as one of the main problems in politics.

Thus, with great fanfare Obama announced that no lobbyists would be allowed on his transition team that will pave the way for his moving into the Presidency in mid-January.

But according to news reports by several watchdog agencies, Obama will most certainly allow big money contributors to his campaign to become part of his transition team.

Apparently, the Chairman's ethics embrace lobbyists provided they contributed to his campaign, and provided they contributed somewhere in the neighborhood of $4,600--the maximum individual contribution allowed by law--or they helped raise at least $50,000.

5 out of the 12 members of Obama's transition team raised $50,000 a piece for the Chairman, and 8 made the maximum individual contribution allowed by law.

And just wait till you see what the so-called 'bundlers' raised for Obama--some to the tune of 500,000 bucks...and lobbyists all.

In short, Obama has loaded up his staff with those evil, corrupt influence-peddlers he spoke in such condescending terms about during the campaign.

My, what a difference an election makes.