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Obama’s Tammany-on-the-Potomac

Obama’s Tammany-on-the-Potomac.“This is the connecting thread of the Obama administration’s major policy decisions: the clients come first. If there is room for the public interest after they have been taken care of, great. If not, so what?” Any similarity between the Obama Administration and Tammany Hall, Boss Tweed’s 19th century corrupt political machine based on patronage and graft is not-at-all surprising.

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poppajoe49 says:

February 11, 2012 at 7:28 am

Any similarity between the Obama Administration and Tammany Hall, Boss Tweed’s 19th century corrupt political machine based on patronage and graft is not-at-all surprising.

And completely intentional.
sa_rose says:

February 11, 2012 at 4:10 am

If you don't learn your history, you are doomed to repeat it.