The night after announcing his candidacy Barak went to a party in Chicago thrown by Penny Pritzker and walked away with a million dollars in campaign funds. On the twentieth of this month he'll go to a party in Hollywood hosted by Spielberg, Geffen and Katzenberg where he could collect twice that much.
For all his popularity, Barak didn't have much in the way of funds. He's taking care of that little problem, but at what cost? If he's sliding into that "bought and paid for" swamp, it sure won't be the Palestinans who hold all his IOU's. So much for the new vision.
The pro-Israel folks will keep a foot in both camps, contributing "generously" to both Clinton and Obama. Makes me like John Edwards even better.
One guy to keep an eye on is Rahm Emanuel. He chairs the Democractic Congressional Campaign Committee - not a bad gig for a congressman first elected in 2003, but he's known to be the guy who decides which candidates get Jewish financial support in their primary and election campaigns. He even goes out and recruits candidates who support his pro-Israel, pro-big business ideology.
If he cozies up to Obama, Hillary will be very, very upset. It would almost be worth the pain of seeing Obama selling out to see Hillary's apoplexy when she gets the news. Oh, look who's on the guest list for the Hollywood party - Rahm's brother, Ari.
PS If you think I'm "making it up" about Emanuel, Google his name and check it out.
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Don't you think Obama sounds like a swear word?
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