From the Reliable Source (with no indication that a White House waiver will be required): Engaged: Melody Barnes, 44, and Marland Buckner, 42. She’s a senior domestic policy adviser at the White House; he’s a Democratic staffer-turned-lobbyist. The two met 10 years ago (she was Ted Kennedy’s chief counsel; he worked for Chuck Schumer and Harold […]
Day: March 13, 2009
Meet Norm Eisen
The Post profiles Norm Eisen, he of the lobbyist-waiver dispensations. Eisen is the White House ethics adviser, the guardian of Obama’s integrity, and he is called for consultation every time the new administration has a question regarding more than 1,000 pages of government ethics rules and regulations. Want to hire a former lobbyist? Better call […]