"Liz Fowler, Top Obama Health Care Aide, To Lobby For Johnson & Johnson"

[bozack]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/05/liz-fowler-johnson-johnson_n_2245367.html

Interesting how this works, so now J&J has an key player in advancing Obamacare in their camp, also loved the bit about the "deal with the industry's lobby arm that limited the government's ability to negotiate for cheaper drug prices"

 

[michal1980]

this is only bad if a republican does it. no story here

 

[LTC8K6]

It's a surprise that Obama and his admin behave in exactly the same ways as the last several admins...?

 

[Doppel]

Revolving door of the plutocracy. It is overt corruption.

 

[Dulanic]

Revolving door of the plutocracy. It is overt corruption.

^ Especially with the amount of money in politics now.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

^ Especially with the amount of money in politics now.

Yeah, that is what happens when they tax every dollar that moves in this country multiple times.

 

[Dulanic]

nm

 

[zsdersw]

this is only bad if a republican does it. no story here

It's only a story to the OP and people like you if a Democrat does it.

 

[PokerGuy]

Surely this is just a miscommunication. Obama made it very clear he was going to bring change and that lobbyists were not welcome in his administration. It must be a vast right wing conspiracy lie or something, the dear leader and his regime are different than all the previous ones!

Ok, seriously folks, when it comes to government corruption and undue influence for certain influential players and lobbyists, it doesn't matter if there's an R or D, money talks.

 

[Dulanic]

Ok, seriously folks, when it comes to government corruption and undue influence for certain influential players and lobbyists, it doesn't matter if there's an R or D, money talks.

We agree on occasion

 

[HomerJS]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/05/liz-fowler-johnson-johnson_n_2245367.html

Interesting how this works, so now J&J has an key player in advancing Obamacare in their camp, also loved the bit about the "deal with the industry's lobby arm that limited the government's ability to negotiate for cheaper drug prices"

Who the hell is Liz Fowler??

We need a 10 year moratorium on federal politicians joing firms as lobbyists.

 

[sactoking]

She's from CCIIO, that whole agency is worthless.

 

[feralkid]

Surely this is just a miscommunication. Obama made it very clear he was going to bring change and that lobbyists were not welcome in his administration. It must be a vast right wing conspiracy lie or something, the dear leader and his regime are different than all the previous ones!

Actually, it's a reading comprehension failure on your part.

This is not a lobbyist being welcomed into the administration; it is someone leaving the administration to work as a lobbyist.

 

[michal1980]

It's only a story to the OP and people like you if a Democrat does it.

Just like its only a story to people like you if a Republican does it.

 

[1prophet]

This man was right but partisan dimwits keep licking the boots of their respective party no matter what and love to point the finger at the other guy as being the rich evil one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acLW1vFO-2Q

 

[zsdersw]

Just like its only a story to people like you if a Republican does it.

Not like that at all. Neither is a story to me.

 

[PokerGuy]

Actually, it's a reading comprehension failure on your part.

This is not a lobbyist being welcomed into the administration; it is someone leaving the administration to work as a lobbyist.

Actually, you're once again displaying astounding ignorance and lack of understanding the subject matter, how these things work and what the actual issue with lobbyists is. When people complain about lobbyists, they're not complaining about the government hiring them, they're complaining about lobbyists having undue influence on government agencies or congress.

Fowler will be using her connections within the administration to lobby for J&J. Unless the administration actually bars her from having access to the administration going forward, it would be doing exactly what all prior administrations have done: welcome lobbyists with open arms. All bobo's claims to the contrary were just the usual political BS and lies, which his adoring followers lap up.

 

[hal2kilo]

Actually, you're once again displaying astounding ignorance and lack of understanding the subject matter, how these things work and what the actual issue with lobbyists is. When people complain about lobbyists, they're not complaining about the government hiring them, they're complaining about lobbyists having undue influence on government agencies or congress.

Fowler will be using her connections within the administration to lobby for J&J. Unless the administration actually bars her from having access to the administration going forward, it would be doing exactly what all prior administrations have done: welcome lobbyists with open arms. All bobo's claims to the contrary were just the usual political BS and lies, which his adoring followers lap up.

Everything that you a talking about in the second paragraph is cover by laws. These laws desparately need to be changed. Not sure why you think this is this current administrations issue.

But, partisan on.

 

[Zstream]

Everything that you a talking about in the second paragraph is cover by laws. These laws desparately need to be changed. Not sure why you think this is this current administrations issue.

But, partisan on.

Um, because he campaigned on it?

 

[PokerGuy]

Everything that you a talking about in the second paragraph is cover by laws. These laws desparately need to be changed. Not sure why you think this is this current administrations issue.

But, partisan on.

Perhaps you should read my earlier post (and for bonus points, this time try comprehending too!). It is obviously not an issue just with the current administration, it's always been an issue with all administrations. The hypocrisy lies in the fact that bobo made such a big deal about his administration being different when in fact it works the exact same way as all the other ones.

 

[feralkid]

Actually, you're once again displaying astounding ignorance and lack of understanding the subject matter, how these things work and what the actual issue with lobbyists is. When people complain about lobbyists, they're not complaining about the government hiring them, they're complaining about lobbyists having undue influence on government agencies or congress.

Fowler will be using her connections within the administration to lobby for J&J. Unless the administration actually bars her from having access to the administration going forward, it would be doing exactly what all prior administrations have done: welcome lobbyists with open arms. All bobo's claims to the contrary were just the usual political BS and lies, which his adoring followers lap up.

Of course, but until that happens, how has this administration broken its promise to not welcome lobbyists into the inner circle?

Premature outrage.

 

[sactoking]

Actually, it's a reading comprehension failure on your part.

This is not a lobbyist being welcomed into the administration; it is someone leaving the administration to work as a lobbyist.

Actually, it's a reading comprehension failure on your part.

She was an industry insider who was welcomed into the administration to the consternation of many in the Obama camp who has now left to lobby for the industry.

So it doesn't matter if Obama campaigned on not hiring industry insiders or on not having his senior administration personnel jump to industry for cushy lobbying jobs, she encompasses both.

 

[bozack]

So it doesn't matter if Obama campaigned on not hiring industry insiders or on not having his senior administration personnel jump to industry for cushy lobbying jobs, she encompasses both.

And we as the American people will lose as she will use her knowledge, connections, and any means possible to bring an advantage to J&J....

Great job of J&J in getting her to move over, but really shows how the more things change the more they stay the same.

 

[waggy]

nothing new. new boss is the same as the old boss. just a diffrent letter by his name.


what shocks me is people believed in his pledges BEFORE he was elected. do you really think he could stop it? even if he tried?


the amount of corruption in politics is amazing and nobody care's unless its the other party.

 

[Ausm]

Revolving door of the plutocracy. It is overt corruption.

Look to Jim DeMint for another example.