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It's often seemed to me that Columnists on TH believe that circles consist of 180 rather than 360 degrees. They have such acute piercing vision when the EVIL party colludes with big business, reneges on campaign promises, or shows favoritism, yet they can't seem to turn their attention to any instance of the GOOD party doing the same thing,
But it seems to me that "Crony Capitalism" hysteria requires them to narrow their field of vision down even further to 90, 45, or even a fewer number of degrees. To hear Malkin & her ilk tell it, it just aint "Crony Capitalism" unless a Green Energy Firm or GM or Chrysler is involved in it.
These days corporations all but run the USA. Green Energy is one drop in a very big bucket.
Breaking news: The Fishwrap of Record has finally discovered that the Obama administration gives its Chicago corporate pals special access to power and regulatory favoritism. On Thursday, The Not-So-New York Times published an A1 story titled "Ties to Obama Aided in Access for Big Utility."
Everyone, put on your shocked faces!
"With energy an increasingly pivotal issue for the Obama White House," the Times intoned, "a review of Exelon's relationship with the administration shows how familiarity has helped foster access at the upper reaches of government and how, in some cases, the outcome has been favorable for Exelon."
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