Mitt Romney - So, Mitt Romney's father, George, was a member of the Nixon Administration, having served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 - 1973. (1) Too, George Romney was the chairman of AMC Motors, a lobyist for ALCOA and a Governor of the State of Michigan. (2)

I suppose that this is interesting [to me] vis-a-vis Mitt Romney's statement that he is an "outsider" who will "bring change" to Washington. And it reinforces the thought that Mitt is probably connected to "Wolfram and Hart," inasmuch as George Bush Sr., Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, et al, also joined the "Firm" during Nixon's tenure in office.

The funny thing about Nixon was that he "made his bones" suggesting that there was an ideological threat to the "American Way of Life." You know: a monolithic international conspiracy that was opposed to freedom. And Nixon was a sneak, having employed agencies under his direction for the purpose of making illegal searches and seizures. Too, Nixon tampered with the electoral process.

Well, thank goodness all of that is behind us. I'm counting on the "Senior Partners" to deliver Florida. Please don't make me lose faith in power of the Great Tradition.


Barack Obama - Speaking of bringing change: When was the last time that someone rose rapidly within a hierarchy -- by opposing that hierarchy?

In my own experience -- in government, in the Academy, etc. -- when one calls into question the values that one is expected to maintain, one's progress is thwarted. Barack Obama, at age 46, is running for the Presidency, after having been elected to the Illinois State Legislature, and the United States Senate. (3)

It seems not to be the case that Barack Obama was committed to actualizing "real change" while he occupied any office to which he was previously elected -- but rather he "leap-frogged" from office-to-office for the sake of realizing his ambitions.

Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Robinson are said to be deeply connected to the University of Chicago [where they both hold appointments], Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (5), the Chicago Democratic Party via Michelle Robinson's late father [a Democratic precinct captain], Rod Blagojevich's father-in-law Chicago Alderman Dick Mell (6) and United States Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. as well as his wife: Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson. (7)

Outsider?

Both Barack Obama and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich are said to have long-standing relationships with recently-arrested "slum landlord" Tony Rezko (8), the character mentioned by Hillary Clinton in a recent debate. Per local news, Tony Rezko funded Barack Obama's first successful run for public office; Rezko sold property to the Obamas.

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_administration#Administration_and_Cabinet

(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Romney

(3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

(4) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama

(5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich

(6) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Mell

(7) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Jackson,_Jr.

(8) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gWEn19RovunDF8NAXPH8FcXCW9RwD8UF02402