Obama Greed; Audacity Indeed!

Consider this: Michelle Obama works for the University of Chicago Hospital as vice president for community affairs making a cool $121,910 salary. Just after Mr. Obama takes office, Mrs. Obama’s salary jumps more than 2 ½ times to $316,962! Shortly thereafter, Mr. Obama requested an earmark for $1 million to construct a hospital pavilion for…..the University of Chicago Hospital! Can't wait to see the McCain ad on this.

Now it seems Obama has suddenly found earmark religion. Although McCain’s plan to stop earmarks for one year was soundly defeated in the Senate, both Obama and Clinton voted for the ban. Obama even tried to take the opportunity to take a poke at Clinton. Obama pledged to not seek earmarks even if the earmark ban failed, and then challenged Clinton to do the same. This gives the impression that Obama is against earmarks while Hillary is not. You have to hand it to Obama; he is a master of perception.

I wonder if anyone will ask Obama or Clinton what it says about their leadership abilities when neither can muster up more than four democrat votes for a bill they both support.