Obama returns contributor’s money
A good friend of mine put me on to a story in The Daily Kos about a nonprofit lobbyist who tried to give money to the Obama campaign (as a personal contribution) but had his check returned. It seems Obama really is serious about not accepting money from lobbyists. This is the kind of thing that has led me to support Obama, despite disagreeing with him on more than a few policy issues. (Ok, virtually all of them.) But honesty is an important policy, too, no matter which party is in office. I figure the folks I ostensibly agree with are selling us out, so maybe I’ll give integrity a try.
The best part about the story? This guy’s wife had automatic payment set up with Hillary’s campaign (who was happy to take money from them) and now they can’t get Hillary’s campaign to stop taking their money each month. Kind of a thinly veiled metaphor for what a Hillary presidency might be like.
