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It seems a touch naive to say Mr. Obama 'isn't beholden to anyone.' I believe his appointments indicate exactly to whom he IS beholden. Here are some names from the top of his campaign donor list:
Goldman Sachs
Citigroup
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Morgan Stanley
UBS AG
Now let's try it again. To whom is Mr. Obama obviously beholden?
As far as his being liberal I'm afraid many people drank the Kool-Aid and forgot about Obama's Senate voting record. This is the one actual indicator of his politics; FISA-yes, horrible energy bill-yes, every war funding bill-yes, filibuster right wing judges-no.
The one thing you can count on from Mr. Obama is his never taking a specific position on anything so as he changes with the wind we will hear his oft repeated refrain..."as I have ALWAYS said”...
I worked for the Obama campaign for the same reason I always work for the Dems. They're the lesser of two evils.
