Lobbyists donating to Obama, visiting WH

Lobbyists donating to a President’s reelection bid is nothing new. Lobbyists visiting the White House is nothing extraorindary. But President Obama, his campaign, and his administration, again and again claim that they accept no lobbyist contributions, and that they don’t give special access to lobbyists. I’ve written a dozen columns or blogposts about how this is false, but much of the mainstream media repeats it as if it’s true.

But the New York Times (led by reporter Michael Luo) has regularly dug deep and hit hard regarding the Obama White House and its relationship with lobbyists. This weekend’s big piece has excellent nuggets and paints a revealing picture.