For as much talk as there has been about “change” with the Obama administration, RTD relates today [1] that there looks to be a whole lotta lobbying going on…in fact, predictions are that business couldn’t be better.
Additionally, did you see “Transition member may break lobby ban” [2] from Politico this weekend? Apparently a member of the Obama transition team may break their own rule on lobbyists working on policy issues that they have attempted to influence over the past year.
And then there was this article from the Washington Post: “Ex-Lobbyists Have Key Obama Roles [3]“.
The jury is still out on an Obama administration, but it looks like Lanny Davis’ prediction that “Nothing is going to change” is looking pretty accurate.
Score:
Status Quo – 1
Idealists – 0