Who’s getting the prime ambassador posts in the Obama administration? Mega-bundlers for Obama 2008 — these would be people who raised more than $500,000 — have done pretty well on the cushy postings, filling or likely to fill spots in fine embassies in France, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, Austria, South Africa, Belgium, Portugal, the European […]
Day: October 3, 2009
Conflict between House Ethics and the Office of Congressional Ethics
Democracy 21 and other groups have voiced concerns over alleged conflict between the House Ethics Committee and the new Office of Congressional Ethics. Democracy 21 has more information here.
A member of Congress discusses social media
At CongressCamp, Rep. John Culberson was recognized as one of several candidates and officeholders taking advantage of social media in interesting ways. As you can see from his website, he’s using a lot of online tools to engage his constituents. Rep. Culberson discussed his interest in the technology and its uses at the recent Gov 2.0 […]