The Republican Party has a history of telling its base one thing and then doing another while in office. Take, for example, the Christian right. Leading Republicans tell thisAi??sizableAi??voting bloc to vote for them because they share their social values, but when the party actually gets into power, it pursues the agenda it really cares about: empowering economic elites.
Here’s one example of extreme cynicism from a leading Republican. In the summer of 2011, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty spoke at a Faith and Freedom Coalition event to thousands of Christian activists. He told them that he “went to Wall Street and told them to get their snout out of the trough, because they’re some of the worst offenders when it comes to bail outs and carve outs and special deals.” Watch it:
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will take over one of K Streetai??i??s most prestigious jobs as CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable.
The Financial Services Roundtable is one of the top lobbying outfits for Wall Street. Maybe Pawlenty just wanted Wall Street to get its snout of the trough long enough for him to stick his in it?
Nothhing new here. Typical republicanslimy action!!
So if I am to understand this article, The author is upset that someone who wants Wall Street to change has put himself in a position to make that happen? I am sure if the former Governor were a Democrat who said and did the same thing, he would be seen as a crusader. Come on lets quit pointing fingers and work for positive change, no matter where or which side it comes from.
A lobbyist is an advocate. It’s not his role to change anything about Wall Street, it’s his role to advocate for its positions.
BKu:
You misread him, and obviously don’t understand anything about the GOP. I can take a guess what the Financial Services Roundtable position was/is on the Wall Street bailouts.
This time Pawlenty passed through the revolving door from government to lobby, next he will probably go from lobby to bankster, getting richer all the way.