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(16,926 posts) Sun Mar 3, 2013, 08:59 PM Mar 2013

Obama taps Walmart Foundation head as budget chief [View all]

Source: NBC News

President Barack Obama will nominate Walmart Foundation head Sylvia Mathews Burwell to direct the Office of Management and Budget, a senior administration official confirmed to NBC News on Sunday.

Burwell, 47, runs Walmart’s philanthropic arm and served as the deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Clinton administration.

Obama will announce the nomination on Monday. Pending Senate confirmation, Burwell will take over for acting OMB director Jeffrey Zients.

Read more: http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/03/17170896-obama-taps-walmart-foundation-head-as-budget-chief?lite

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Obama taps Walmart Foundation head as budget chief [View all] IDemo Mar 2013 OP

One word on this CountAllVotes Mar 2013 #1

WTF! L0oniX Mar 2013 #2

that 840high Mar 2013 #37

Over and over and over and over again. Ed Suspicious Mar 2013 #3

I don't see a problem Tempest Mar 2013 #4

You obviously didn't get the memo Orrex Mar 2013 #8

You can have your scorched earth policy. n/t Tempest Mar 2013 #21

Does that include Hillary Clinton awake Mar 2013 #33

Really? denvine Mar 2013 #54

... Orrex Mar 2013 #55

sig line madokie Mar 2013 #66

While the Gates Foundation Kelvin Mace Mar 2013 #36

Gates loves his big Pharma grown in "plants" as the way to cure things. Yup. glinda Mar 2013 #40

The Gates Foundation is a huge pusher of school privatization through charter schools. Selatius Mar 2013 #42

Microsofties need to be disqualified from government service as well FrodosPet Mar 2013 #64

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation too? Heywood J Mar 2013 #51

I noticed that about the Clinton Administration treestar Mar 2013 #59

As much disdain as I feel for walmart I fail to see a problem with this appointment madokie Mar 2013 #65

Really, Mr. President? wundermaus Mar 2013 #5

I thought Walmart was evil... MyTwoSense Mar 2013 #6

It's not EVIL when DEMOCRATS Support it...Didn't Cha Know? KoKo Mar 2013 #11

Don't you know by now that it's only evil if a Clinton supported it? Beacool Mar 2013 #62

What passes for 'philanthropy' at Walmart? AgingAmerican Mar 2013 #7

I looked... MyTwoSense Mar 2013 #9

From the Walmart website. . . Journeyman Mar 2013 #13

If Walmart wanted to fight hunger it'd pay its employees a living wage nt dflprincess Mar 2013 #15

Just because Walmart gives money to fight hunger doesn't mean Walmart gives a damn about it. . . Journeyman Mar 2013 #16

Yup. Just a tax right off to them. Javaman Mar 2013 #52

Well they are nice enough to let taxers pay for their employees food stamps. L0oniX Mar 2013 #34

Walmart does nothing without a payback... Proletariatprincess Mar 2013 #19

As a former employee at Wally world fasttense Mar 2013 #50

They are big into supporting charter schools Teamster Jeff Mar 2013 #25

So COOL! WE SHOULD BE...DANCING IN THE STREETS for WALMART KoKo Mar 2013 #10

Business as usual davidthegnome Mar 2013 #12

He appointed Monsanto to the FDA, now this. Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #14

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #18

Actually there is a theme her. Monsanto and Big Pharma. glinda Mar 2013 #41

How about we get some government employees and civil servants and people who dedicate their Ed Suspicious Mar 2013 #17

For what it's worth...here's latest WIKIPEDIA on her... KoKo Mar 2013 #20

What part of her resume is wrong? graham4anything Mar 2013 #24

The Clintons, and similar neo-liberals, support 'free' trade over fair trade. w4rma Mar 2013 #26

If you don't like Walmart, then you have to love Mike Bloomberg graham4anything Mar 2013 #28

Bill Clinton sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #27

Time to f/ing scrap this "Democratic" Party. blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #22

From what has been pointed out here at DU in the past... Earth_First Mar 2013 #23

How separate are they sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #29

Ill look it up... Earth_First Mar 2013 #30

We are Soooooooooo Fucked! harkonen Mar 2013 #31

They Live is one of my favorite movies davidpdx Mar 2013 #39

1000+ DeSwiss Mar 2013 #47

1000+ DeSwiss Mar 2013 #46

I like to look at the other side of the coin nolabels Mar 2013 #32

That is an interesting perspective davidpdx Mar 2013 #48

Great...another fucking plutocrat. Agony Mar 2013 #35

Great! A perfect match for Jobs Czar Jeffrey Immelt RufusTFirefly Mar 2013 #38

Okay, folks, we need to take back this party. AllyCat Mar 2013 #43

LOL Skittles Mar 2013 #44

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2013 #45

good choice Sunlei Mar 2013 #49

Walmart: Low wages everyday. nt Javaman Mar 2013 #53

K & R Obama is throwing us under the bus. Why not sell the government to Wallstreet? L0oniX Mar 2013 #56

Walmart? When I first heard this, I thought it was a joke OhioChick Mar 2013 #57

Oh joy. blackspade Mar 2013 #58

Maybe she'll hire a greeter that says "Welcome to austerity" just1voice Mar 2013 #60

Disappointing... and-justice-for-all Mar 2013 #61

Aren't some of us mimi85 Mar 2013 #63