March 14, 2007
Giuliani's firm lobbies for Citgo
The right wing, for example the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal has made a huge fuss about the fact that Joe Kennedy's Citizens Energy has taken some cheap oil from Venezuelan-owned Citgo to pass along to its low-income customers. Can you imagine the howls from the right if it turned out that one of the Democratic candidates had been on Hugo Chavez's lobbying payroll?
A Republican Presidential candidate, of course, is a different matter altogether.
Yes, Giuliani says he doesn't lobby for Citgo. So what?
His name is on the firm, and presumably he's still cashing his paychecks. So some of that money has found its way into his pocket.
Either he knew that his firm was, in effect, working for the government of Venezuela, or he didn't. Either way, it seems to raise a pretty serious question about his fitness for the White House.
However, I assume America's Mayor is going to get a pass, again, while the AP sends someone to investigate Obama's overdue library books.
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