Something New Under the Sun

From the Prowler

UNPRECEDENTED AND SECRETIVE

Lost amid all of the jubilation of the Obama victory was the announcement by the Obama transition team that it had set up a separate transition program beyond the one that is paid for by the American taxpayer. Called the "Obama/Biden Transition Project," it is a 501(c)4 tax-exempt organization, with no limits on the contributions it can receive and no requirements to divulge the names of individuals or organizations that give it money.

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As well, the nonprofit may also serve as a haven for Obama supporters and campaign loyalists who for one reason or another can't be employed by the Administration or in the federal government. "There are some people who have been with us from the beginning who are clearly political liabilities or who won't be able to qualify for a job, say, because they can't get a security clearance," says another aide, who was unaware of the unique Obama transition project's tax status.

Regardless of the purpose, Obama campaign officials say there is no intention of shutting down the 501(c) 4 Project after the transition is over.

Thus eliminating the tiresome waiting period and charade of a presidential library before setting up an apparatus for massive transfers of funds from his "friends & supporters" to his personal piggy bank. When Obama leaves office, he'll make Clinton's and even Johnson's personal fortune look like peanuts.

It's telling that "aides" actually say things like, people who have been with us from the beginning who are clearly political liabilities or who won't be able to qualify for a job, say, because they can't get a security clearance. These aides obviously unaware that these kind of people shouldn't be anywhere near the seat of government, never mind that the president-elect would, in a sane world, be among those who couldn't get a security clearance.