Hay has been made of the two (oh no!) waivers granted under the new Obama ethics policy that prevents lobbyists from serving the administration. In general, I think of appropriate waivers as a sign that a policy is working, not that its failing, but that's sort of a more general point.
As far as I can tell one of those two waivers (for a total nearing 50% of all waivers) was issued on behalf of William Corr, executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.
Folks,the real problem is that our laws don't differentiate among real public interest groups (ie, the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids), self-interested groups that take publicly spirited positions (ie, Nat'l Assoc of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Nat'l Treasuree Employees Union), and a "not-for-profit" group that just serves a narrow self interest (PhRMA, American Petroleum Institute, etc.).
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