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13. In the absolute, I would tend to agree. OTOH, let's

Fri Sep 13, 2013, 01:49 PM

Sep 2013

say he married into a small fortune and made some really savvy investments in some cinderella start-up.
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Obama names Jeffrey Zients as top economic adviser [View all] Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 OP

Not a Clintonite, according to the WaPo Roland99 Sep 2013 #1

Thanks for the link. At least he's of more recent vintage than Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #2

Great - he got his start with Mitt. DURHAM D Sep 2013 #5

That sounds right. DURHAM D Sep 2013 #25

Gosh..so far he sounds like a good guy. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2013 #3

Thanks, dixie, I wanted to consult Wiki, but didn't Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #4

Nelson Mandela as a best man - that's pretty impressive all alone karynnj Sep 2013 #24

Read his resume seabeckind Sep 2013 #6

Beg your pardon? Never been near a cheerleading pom-pom in my life! Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #7

Depends seabeckind Sep 2013 #11

No, but neither am I part of the BO bashing brigade. Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #15

Oh, that means you're an Obama-basher Scootaloo Sep 2013 #26

4th Wealthiest Member of the Executive Branch Roland99 Sep 2013 #8

Wouldn't consider personal wealth as an immediate Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #9

Amassing so much is an obscenity. nt valerief Sep 2013 #10

In the absolute, I would tend to agree. OTOH, let's Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #13

Amassing means keeping it, not sharing it. That's the obscenity. nt valerief Sep 2013 #20

It is a matter of attitude and POV seabeckind Sep 2013 #12

Agree that labor is under-represented in O's Admin. Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #14

Many of our better leaders have come from great wealth. lumpy Sep 2013 #28

Word! Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #29

how else could he buy his way into our government? Enrique Sep 2013 #21

I just note the way they phrase that hfojvt Sep 2013 #16

True that... Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #17

more evidence of Carolina Sep 2013 #19

"one CEO thought he was a Republican" Enrique Sep 2013 #22

Then again, keep in mind that RWers often try Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #30