It Depends Upon What The Meaning Of The Word “Lobbyist” Is

By: Dan McLaughlin (Diary)  |  February 24th at 10:43 AM  | 

Jake Tapper notices that Obama’s nominee for US Trade Representative, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, worked as a state and local lobbyist in Dallas; Tapper notes that he’s at least the fifth lobbyist picked for a significant position in the Obama Administration (and that’s before we consider family members like Joe Biden’s son or Tom Daschle’s wife). Here’s the Administration’s defense: “Ron Kirk has never | Read More »