Thursday, July 26, 2012

Report: 80% of Obama’s Top 2008 Campaign Bundlers Received Political Appointments…

Nearly 80 percent of bundlers who raised $500,000 or more for Mr. Obama were appointed to posts in the administration, according to a 2011 report by the Center for Public Integrity, which tracks campaign finance issues. - Weasel Zippers

While most envoys got perches in coveted capitals like Prague, Brussels, Vienna, Copenhagen or Oslo, a few were sent to commercially or politically delicate posts like Canada and South Africa.

...A few of Mr. Obama’s fund-raisers cycled through their diplomatic posts quickly enough to be back in time for this election.... - NYT