How dare I challenge The One’s claims that Gov. Palin is a porkmistress, while He is of unsoiled hands? Well, this might explain how:
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama tried to direct more than $3 million in taxpayer funds to a Chicago museum whose chairman is one of the Illinois senator’s largest campaign fundraisers…
The planetarium’s chairman, then and still, is Frank Clark, chief executive of ComEd, a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Energy. He has pledged to raise more than $200,000 for Mr. Obama’s run for the White House.
Moreover, the Adler Planetarium is represented by the lobbying firm National Group LLP, co-founded by William Oldaker, who helped launch Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s political action committee in 2005. Mr. Oldaker, a partner with the Delaware Democrat’s son in another Washington lobbying and law firm, is no longer involved with Mr. Biden’s PAC, Unite Our States…
Two years earlier, Mr. Obama sought $300,000 for the Adler in another unsuccessful earmark request.
I’m sure this was just a big ol’ coinkidink, right? Right??
Besides, what a difference a year makes, huh? Barry O decides to be a champion crusader against pork this year…a stark contrast of mere months ago. Nicely done, Uhhhhhhhhhbama.
Ahhhh, the hypocrisy of the Messiah….gotta love it
Comment by Braden — September 14, 2008 @ 9:05 am