Thursday, February 24, 2011

Obama and lobbyists (unions, abortion industry)

The Obama Administration has touted that they are full of transparency, and they are the enemies of lobbyists. Remember all of the campaign rhetoric in 2008, railing against lobbyists? Well, as Politico is reporting, instead of inviting lobbyists to the White House, Obama is meeting with them at Jackson Place (near the White House); therefore these meetings don't have to be disclosed.
Business as usual......

Also, if anyone didn't know the Democrats (Obama included) weren't in the back pockets of big unions and the abortion industry... Union chiefs Andy Stern and Richard Trumka have made combined over 100 visits to the White House in 2 years. In addition, Trumka said he visits with White House officials 2-3 times per week. How can Obama be objective with both sides when...
  • He only gets visits from unions and not the "other side" (eg-Chamber of Commerce)
  • Big unions are the biggest financial givers to Democrats in elections.
  • Obama rails against Governors at a state level, who are trying to rein in big unions.
  • He invites abortion providers for meetings; but not pro-life groups.