https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2008/05/25/obamas-lobbyist-problem-david-axelrod/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 15:27:17 -0400<![CDATA[The strange contest over lobbying takes a swing to the Left today, as Newsweek details the biggest lobbying connection in the campaign. After spending most of the month trying to paint John McCain as having a lobbyist problem, Barack Obama&#8217;s chief strategist David Axelrod may have been hoist by his own petard. His consulting firm turns out to do lobbying as well, and in some shady ways:]]>Sun, 25 May 2008 11:04:01 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2008/05/25/obamas-lobbyist-problem-david-axelrod-n154968