Misc. Mondays: Obama Appointing Lobbyists to His Administration

Posted on February 2, 2009 by ohiolaborlawyers

 President Obama promised during his campaign that lobbyists “won’t find a job in my White House.”  But, according to Politico, “at least a dozen former lobbyists have found top jobs in Obama’s administration.”  Most troubling for us is the White House political affairs director, Patrick Gaspard, who was a lobbyist for the SEIU.

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