The Obama administration has not given any signs that intends to depart from the practice of naming donors or bundlers to ambassadorships, according to this report. The Clinton administration tended to favor a “cash-plus” approach, in which big donor Democrats often had a modicum of knowledge of the languages or issues in the countries to […]
Month: April 2009
Former Members in Lobbying Shops
A significant percentage of Members of Congress who lost or retired recently have been hired by lobbying firms, according to this report. The new hires include Jim McCrery of Louisiana, who was the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee before moving to Capitol Counsel LLC, where clients include Roche Holdings AG, the […]
Sen. Grassley’s Tweets: A Critical Look
The Hill’s generally amusing Twitter Room republishes some of Sen. Grassley’s tweets and claims Ana Marie Cox likened him to a “14-year-old girl” for his use of abbreviations/shorthand. As they say on the internets, ignore the haters, Senator.