Raytheon Lobbyist picked for Deputy Secretary of Defense (Israel, ethics, Obama)

[uggabugga]

Raytheon lobbyist picked for deputy Defense post - Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-deputy-defense-secretary2-2009jan23,0,5061271.story - broken link)

A day after President Obama issued tough new ethics rules for administration employees, a key lawmaker raised questions about his nomination of a lobbyist to the No. 2 position at the Pentagon.

William Lynn III, the top lobbyist for Raytheon Co., was chosen by Obama and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates for the position of deputy secretary of Defense.

'change'?

'hope'?

[delusianne]

Yes, there are a couple of threads on what all changes have been made in the last two days.

The Raytheon lobbyist - are you ing because he's a lobbyist, or because of Raytheon? (Or both?) He sounds well-qualified to me - and he was Gates's nominee.

edit - okay, read the article () I see what you mean... they couldnt find a defense budget analyst from the Pentagon?

[city414]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

Raytheon lobbyist picked for deputy Defense post - Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-deputy-defense-secretary2-2009jan23,0,5061271.story - broken link)


'change'?

'hope'?

do you dislike lobbyist? if so do you object them in any stance of the 2 parties?

i support obama but i d not agree 100% of what his doing, you cant say that for most republican voters and the america 1st b.s, it woud have been israel, saudi arabia etc1st