President Obama claims to be an agent of change in Washington, but there’s yet to be evidence to support his campaign message. Looking at his ambassador appointments, it’s the same ol’ story of pay-to-play. Here are some top Obama campaign donors getting top foreign posts:
Susman is a former vice chairman of corporate and investment banking at Citigroup. He was finance chairman for John Kerry’s 2004 Democratic presidential campaign and raised money for the presidential runs of Senators Edward Kennedy and Bill Bradley.Besides Susman, those nominated on May 27 include:
– John Roos, chief executive officer of the Palo Alto, California-based law firm Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, to Japan. He raised more than $500,000 for Obama.
– Charles Rivkin, chief executive officer of Wildbrain Inc., to France. Rivkin collected more than $500,000 for Obama’s campaign and $300,000 for his inauguration.
– Laurie Fulton, a partner with Williams & Connolly LLP, to Denmark. Fulton, 59, raised $100,000 to $200,000.
Where’s the change we can believe in? Obama is still a regular politician rewarding those who’s helped pay to send him to the Oval Office.
