Lobbyists Furiously Lobby White House to Preserve Lobbyist Power

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/11/lobbyists-furiously-lobby-white-house-to-preserve-lobbyist-power.html

Lobbyists have been furiously lobbying the Obama White House to oppose restrictions on their ability to lobby.

The kafuffle began on September 23 when special counsel to the president for ethics and government reform Norm Eisen wrote that "the White House has informed executive agencies and departments that it is our aspiration that federally-registered lobbyists not be appointed to agency advisory boards and commissions."

How many Industry Trade Advisory Committees -- ITACs -- are there?

The Washington Post says the system of these committees is "so vast that federal officials don't have exact numbers for its size; the most recent estimates tally nearly 1,000 panels with total membership exceeding 60,000 people."

"These appointees to boards and commissions, which are made by agencies and not the President, advise the federal government on a variety of policy areas," Eisen wrote. "Keeping these advisory boards free of individuals who currently are registered federal lobbyists represents a dramatic change in the way business is done in Washington."

[ClarkUSA]

1. Bookmarked to fling in the hateful faces of the idiots who keep insisting Obama is a corporate Dem.

I've also read news articles reporting that lobbyists are leaving DC in droves due to the lack of jobs or layoffs. :)

[Moochy]

2. Let's all hope their lobbying fails!

So that we can fling it in the lobbyists's hateful faces.

[Firstzar]

4. "Fling in...hateful faces."

Okay.

[Moochy]

5. see post #1

I was poking fun at the venom er um scatalogical element in it, trying to redirect it at the real villains of the piece. :D

on edit, I guess the substance being flung was not venom. :yoiks:

[brewens]

3. Obama needs to use one of my favorite lines.

If I give a fuck what you think, I will ask you! They can get all the advice they need when they want it without the parasites around.

[Aramchek]

6. but He's Corporate! Corporate I tells ya!

:sarcasm: