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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Fannie Mae lobbyist to lead Obama's national security team

From:  The Examiner

Fannie Mae lobbyist to lead Obama's national security team
http://www.examiner.com/law-enforcement-in-national/fannie-mae-lobbyist-to-lead-obama-s-national-security-team?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4cbf7d35788022c4%2C0



National Security Advisor General Jim Jones resigned last week and will be replaced by a top military and national security expert. NOT. Gen. Jones will be replaced by man who epitomizes the term "political hack. -- Democratic Party activist and Fannie Mae lobbyist Tom Donilon.


On Friday, a favored day to release news while Americans aren't paying attention, President Obama announced that his national security adviser Jones would step down in two weeks and will be replaced by his deputy, Tom Donilon. The president hailed Donilon as a brilliant, hard-working adviser who “has a wealth of experience” in the White House and global security issues and is suited to run the NSC during a challenging era, according to Politico.

Of course, as Politico further notes, many disagree with the president’s rosy assessment of Donilon’s preparedness starting with the nation’s Defense Secretary: . . .

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