Obama's Five Worst Nominees
On Barack Obama's first day in the White House, he introduced the toughest ethics rules of any recent president -- rules he promised would "close the revolving door" between government and the corporate world. Maybe he should have invested in a really good dead bolt. One year into the administration, Obama?s picks for some key oversight posts are dogged by eerily familiar conflicts of interest. Photos below, from left: US Dept. of Defense; Roy ... Full Story »
Posted by Vincent Caminiti - via Mother Jones
The system is corrupt, and Obama is working inside the system. Corrupt politicians will not ban corruption. New candidates are needed in all the primaries in both parties. Election campaigns must be publicly financed.