Two things. First: I forgot about this shadowy permanent transition team that’s allowed to take unlimited amounts of tax exempt money without disclosing its donors, the better to employ Obama foot soldiers. What ever happened to those kids? More curiously: if this is where Obama sends loyalists who can’t get security clearances and Van Jones isn’t part of that group – who the hell are they employing? Who is less fit to hold federal office than a Truther Commie revolutionary who tells followers it’s OK to “get rowdy” in the streets?
On the other hand, this does imply they know that some people shouldn’t be in the West Wing or in charge of tens of billions of dollars. Or at least they used to:
Called the “Obama/Biden Transition Project,” it is a 501(c)4 tax-exempt organization, with no limits on the contributions it can receive and no requirements to divulge the names of individuals or organizations that give it money… No one is certain that any political organization has ever set up a tax-exempt entity that would be shrouded in such secrecy, particularly when Obama claimed he would be more transparent about the way things were done…
As well, the nonprofit may also serve as a haven for Obama supporters and campaign loyalists who for one reason or another can’t be employed by the Administration or in the federal government. “There are some people who have been with us from the beginning who are clearly political liabilities or who won’t be able to qualify for a job, say, because they can’t get a security clearance,” says another aide, who was unaware of the unique Obama transition project’s tax status.
Do you remember when American Presidents didn’t have to worry about scoring sinecures for “supporters and loyalists” who couldn’t get security clearances? I guess Obama really does speak to a part of the electorate that other leaders have neglected.
References:
* Wasting No Time [American Spectator]
Previously:
* Mel Levine’s Defense Of Obama: He’ll Make Obsessed Anti-Israel Lunatics Love The US. Presumably By Magic.
* Van Jones Haikus
* Flashback: Van Jones Mocks Rumsfeld For Resigning, Says He’s “Serving Behind The Counter At Wendy’s” [Video]
