The Clintons / Open For Business Again
Allen L Roland
The Clinton Foundation is open for business again and slick Willie of course, wink, wink, will not use his marital relationship with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a bartering chip for currying favor and collecting donations ~ the dance goes on but now it's a tango : Allen L Roland
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh said Friday that Attorney General-designate Eric Holder allowed himself "to be used" by the Clinton White House in the pardon process for then-fugitive financier Marc Rich in January 2001. The ethically challenged Clintons have and still use their connections and access to power to fill their financial coffers and fuel their political ambitions ~ and the Clinton foundation is just another example of this ongoing dance.
Clinton foundation donors include Saudis, Blackwater
2008-12-19 Muzi.com News
" Former US president Bill Clinton has disclosed big-ticket donors to his charitable foundation, including numerous foreign governments and business interests. Clinton was prompted to reveal the names of more than 200,000 donors in a bid to stem fears for his wife Hillary Clinton's nomination to become US secretary of state under incoming president Barack Obama. Her confirmation should come under closer scrutiny over the appearance of conflict of interest over the foundation, which promotes efforts to fight disease, poverty and climate change around the world. The disclosures last month include the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia giving 10 to 25-million-dollars in donations, and other Middle Eastern governments giving multi-million-dollar contributions." http://lateline.muzi.net/news/ll/english/10084906.shtml?cc=11569&ccr= As the Clintons continue their self-serving political dance ~ Obama may not be able to keep up with their Washington two step. Maureen Dowd, New York Times columnist, sums up this challenge in yesterday's times ~ " Obama is confident enough to think he can do what has never been done. He thinks he can pull out ~ like a diamond from carbon ~ the sparkling side of the Clintons that can make them exceptional public servants, extracting it from the gray side of the Clintons that can make them tacky, greedy, opportunistic and ethically shady.... Cleaning out the Augean stables was nothing compared to this task, with Obama trying to bend Hillary and Bill to his will, while they try to bend him to theirs." The dance goes on ~ but now it's a tango. Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2009/01/16.html Cartoon courtesy of Pat Oliphant / Washington Post
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Authors Bio: Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on Conscious talk radio www.conscioustalk.net
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