Ex-Citigroup exec replaces ex-JPMorgan banker...

It had been widely reported that Daley was the focus of tensions within the White House, and last November, after the administration failed to secure a “grand bargain” deficit-cutting deal with the Republicans, Daley announced he was giving up day-to-day management of White House affairs. There was some press speculation that Daley’s departure was related to Obama’s decision to base his reelection campaign on attacking congressional Republicans for obstructing his supposed jobs initiatives, combined with doses of populist rhetoric about defending the middle class and fighting Wall Street. Whatever electoral calculations may have been involved, however, the shift in White House personnel does not reflect any change in the right-wing, pro-corporate policies of the Obama administration. On the contrary, the appointment of Lew underscores the incestuous relationship between the Obama White House and Wall Street. All three of Obama’s chiefs of staff—Rahm Emanuel (2009-2010), Daley (2011-2012) and Lew—are multi-millionaires who made their fortunes as top executives of major banks.

[Editor's Comment:] Jacob Lew is an American Orthodox Jew and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. (Wikipedia). This speaks volumes about the state of affairs in American governance. Clearly, the American President is a puppet of Israel & the financial elite. It has been like this for a very long time. We have to ask ourselves, in all honesty: If the White House, House & Senate had been this saturated with Muslims and their non-Muslim friends, controlling everything with their money, this would have been a big problem too, wouldn't it? And how could the Government possibly be representing the American people as a whole when a tiny group of extremely wealthy people, representing just under 2% of the population, are in charge year after year? And when this particular group is working for a foreign country instead of for America, doesn't this seem to be...well, problematic, for lack of a better word? It's about time to take America back, isn't it?

Kenny's Sideshow: Lew(d) - In US discourse it is normally considered anti-Semitic to suggest that individuals are appointed to senior positions because they are Jewish, or represent the Jewish community. We'll suggest it anyway. Jacob (Jack) Lew, an Orthodox Jew, will be taking over as the White House Chief of Staff, a position considered to be closest to the President’s ear. Did Obama appoint Lew as a signal to jewish money and influence that he is on board with all things Israel or was he just the best man for the job?

Alan Hart/Occupied Palestine: The Zionization of American politics and how it could be terminated