THE BLACK KETTLE

Proverbs 21:30

Obama patronage worse than thought

by Ed Morrissey, HOT AIR:


Presidents routinely reward big contributors with political-patronage jobs, especially in the diplomatic corps. The only reason this makes news in the Obama administration was because of Barack Obama’s oft-repeated conceit that he would bring a new kind of politics to Washington that would reject the kind of nepotism and patronage of the past.  Yesterday, the Washington Times took a look at Obama’s start and sees a lot of Same Old, Same Old where Obama promised Hope and Change:
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July 8, 2009 - Posted by Tim | Uncategorized | | No Comments Yet