https://redstate.com/warner_todd_huston/2009/01/31/its-about-the-change-yet-lobbyists-and-tax-cheats-abound-in-new-administration/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:08:58 -0400<![CDATA[From the early days of his campaign, Obama made with the flourish that, should he be elected, lobbyists would not be welcome in his new tone Washington, his Washington of change and hope. Soon after the election, Obama&#8217;s spokesman John Podesta made a great show of announcing that Obama was insisting on the &#8220;strictest ethics rules ever applied&#8221; to his ongoing choices for members of his administration and his transition team.]]>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:21:53 -0500<![CDATA[Warner Todd Huston]]>https://redstate.com/warner_todd_huston/2009/01/31/its-about-the-change-yet-lobbyists-and-tax-cheats-abound-in-new-administration-n40812