WaPo finds nearly $4 billion in green-tech stimulus funds went to WH-connected firms « Hot Air

WaPo finds nearly $4 billion in green-tech stimulus funds went to WH-connected firms « Hot Air: "During the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama pledged to flush lobbyists out of the halls of power and bring “hope and change” to Washington. Obama also pledged not to hire lobbyists in his administration, signed an executive order to that effect, and then issued dozens of waivers to his own rule. Not only did Obama start his administration by reneging on his lobbyist pledge, insiders in his administration conducted informal lobbying on behalf of companies to whom they were connected — and manged to snag nearly $4 billion in federal funding in the green-tech stimulus, the Washington Post reports:"

Hope & Change.