The reason why anyone in the administration (especially Obama) chastise big money or big corps is not to change what they are doing.  It's not even really to look like they are doing something when they are doing nothing. 

It's to get what ever bill is up for a vote to get passed.  Never mind that the bill does not accomplish what the administration says it wants to accomplish.  It's for the win.

The non-cynic fraction that's left of me says it's so that one win can build on another.  Get SOMETHING done so that something else can get done later.  Incrementalism.

The rest of me realizes that it's done so that they can go campaigning on a "win".

A wire in the fire room

by blueheartinaredstate on 03/11/2010 01:02:23 PM EST