World Class Freeloaders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UauvX76lxeE

Amazing that ABC even aired this piece. Someone must have been asleep at the switch when they let chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross put a fine point on the hypocrisy rampant amidst Obama's coronation.
Lobbyists and influential congressmen flying in together playing golf, partying at the museums... $50M was raised in an off the law books special for DNC conventions only by the head of a prominent lobbying firm Steve Farber. Meanwhile Obama raised the hopes of the people for change, especially in the lobbyist corner, to get where is today... where's the change? Patrick Leahy sees nothing wrong with going to an old friend's party...the truly sad thing is that as of this posting, this really decent clip in the MSM has had 79 views.

Here's a clip from the write up on you tube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UauvX76lxeE

Money Trail: Lobbyists Gone Wild as Obama Remains Silent
Campaign Reform Groups Criticize Obama's Failure to Speak Up on Convention Excess
By BRIAN ROSS, RHONDA SCHWARTZ, and AVNI PATEL
Aug. 25, 2008

Despite a campaign that attacked corporate and special interest lobbyists as evil and banned their money and participation, Sen. Barack Obama has done little, if anything, about their pervasive, free-spending presence at the Democratic convention in Denver, ethics watchdog groups say.
As a result, lobbyists are once again spending millions of dollars here on gourmet food, top-shelf liquor and private lavish parties for Democratic elected officials who seem more than happy to play the role of world-class freeloaders.