The Democrats are a gift that just keeps on giving.  Hypocrisy R Us.  They make a career out of it.  You have a president who can’t get a single vote on the two budgets he’s submitted telling us why one which actually received a majority in one house of Congress is “out of touch”.

Then there’s the holier than thou, “we don’t take from special interests” ban on lobbyists and corporate contributions.  Or not.

LA Times headlines provide your quote of the day:

Democrats give special interests a role at convention

Organizers have found ways to skirt their own rules and give corporations and lobbyists a presence at the national event in September. The situation reflects President Obama’s difficulties in delivering on a vow to limit the influence of money in politics.

This is just wonderful stuff:

Despite the ban on corporate money, for example, convention officials have encouraged corporate executives to write personal checks, according to sources familiar with the fundraising. And they have suggested that corporations can participate by donating goods and services to the convention, and by giving up to $100,000 through a corporate foundation.

They have also quietly explained to lobbyists that while they can’t make contributions, they can help raise money from their clients — by soliciting personal checks from executives or in-kind contributions from corporations. Lobbyists who bundle high sums will get perks like premium credentials and hotel rooms.

Oh, how wonderfully clever.  You have to feel all the confidence in the world in an organization that imposes rules on itself and then finds way to skirt them, don’t you?  Of course, no surprise – remember how ObamaCare was passed.

Finally, another unsurprising twist:

Labor unions, meanwhile, are not specifically prohibited from giving.

Of course they’re not, because while any reasonable person would easily classify them as a “special interest”, the Democrats have simply decided not to.  Why?  Well corporations and lobbyists give to the GOP, so making them pariahs is politically expedient (even if they obviously don’t plan on spurning the pariahs they’ve created), but labor unions won’t give to the GOP so they’re left out of the “special interest” equation.

Ethics – don’t look to the Democrats if you’re wanting positive examples.

~McQ

Twitter: @McQandO