Valin Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Politico: MIKE ALLEN and JIM VANDEHEI 4/25/13 A year after signing a book contract to chronicle the incestuous ecology of insider Washington, New York Times writer Mark Leibovich was schmoozing his way through a going-away party for Joe Lockhart atop the Glover Park Group headquarters. He stumbled upon an incredible gift. Outgoing Pentagon flack Geoff Morrell was musing about his future now that his boss, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, was retired. Just then, Robert Barnett - Washington’s super-lawyer and a chief target of Leibovich’s upcoming book - popped over to brag about Morrell, his client: “He’s drowning in offers.” Two months later, Morrell, with Barnett’s help, landed a very lucrative gig with BP America. This news was featured exclusively atop POLITICO’S “Playbook” – Mike Allen’s morning newsletter. Talk about incestuous: A top Obama official cashes in with a top corporation with the help of a top Washington fixer and gets top-shelf treatment from one of Washington’s top journalists (who also happens to be the co-byline on this piece.) And they’re all personal friends, to boot. This scene is virtually certain to make the final cut of Leibovich’s upcoming book, titled “This Town,” scheduled to be published in July. The book’s subtitle, for reasons we cannot fathom, will soon be changed from “The Way It Works in Suck Up City” to “Two Parties and a Funeral — Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking! — in America’s Gilded Capital.” (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Just read an article on this this morning. Just more of the same that people will not pay attention to except the in the beltway people and unfortunately AGAIN nothing will come of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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