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Democracy Now! reports via AlterNet
Ken Salazar is a former U.S. Senator from Colorado who now works at WilmerHale, one of the most influential lobbying firms in Washington. Some groups have criticized Salazar's selection due to his vocal support of fracking, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the Keystone XL pipeline.
In addition to Ken Salazar, other leaders of the transition team include former Obama National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Center for American Progress head Neera Tanden, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, and Maggie Williams, the director of Harvard's Institute of Politics.
[...] WilmerHale [represents] corporate clients across the board--Cigna, for instance. Cigna is a healthcare giant that is fighting for a merger with Anthem. WilmerHale represents them, Delta Airlines, Verizon, investment firms, a mining company. So, WilmerHale is a major law and lobbying firm.
Ken Salazar is not a registered lobbyist at WilmerHale; he is a partner there. Interestingly enough, Hillary Clinton had published a year ago an op-ed deriding the revolving door where lawmakers leave office and become lobbyists or help special interests. And she had specifically said that she was concerned about lawmakers who go into that line of work, public policy work, for corporate clients, but do not register as a lobbyist, which seems to fit the description of Ken Salazar.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by cubancigar11 on Friday August 19 2016, @04:23AM
The system was rigged from the beginning. The difference is that people have decided to work within the rigged system instead of fighting it. So, is the system really rigged or people just had lofty ideals and little understanding of the system to begin with?
I think it is the latter. The system has never been left or right or center. System is system and it has always been about rich controlling poor to maintain stability. People who dwell too much into left-right debate and people who think choosing the 'lesser' evil is the right thing to do are the poor. Just admit it - no one who did these was a billionaire.
This is why Trump was an ideal candidate. When the stick is about beating you up, better to have it in a monkey's hand.