Even the Brits are catching on. Obama criticised over ambassador pick
It appears that Mr. Obama has demonstrated his “high ethical standards” by selecting a fundraiser with no foreign policy experience to be his ambassador to Great Britain. Mr. Susman aka “the vacuum cleaner” has been a heavy bundler for the Democrats in more than one presidential election. To quote from the story: “And they pointed out that there is little difference between handing a major diplomatic post to a fundraiser and the “pay to play” scandal in which disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich apparently auctioned off Mr Obama’s senate seat to the highest bidder.” While ambassadorships have historically gone out to “friends and family”, the magnitude the audacity of Mr. Obama’s selection has Britain comparing the US to a banana republic.