"Obama picks Goldman Sachs exec for ambassador to Canada"

[applegrove]

Obama picks Goldman Sachs exec for ambassador to Canada

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/04/03/pol-us-ambassador-to-canada-obama.html

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U.S. President Barack Obama has selected a partner at the investment firm of Goldman Sachs in Chicago to be the new U.S. ambassador to Canada, CBC News has learned.

Sources tell CBC News Network's Power & Politics that Bruce Heyman has accepted the job but still has to pass a vetting process in order to be be formally nominated. His confirmation will be up to the U.S. Congress.

If he is approved, Heyman would replace David Jacobson, who has held the position since 2009. Jacobson is also from Chicago.

Well known as a high-level fundraiser to Barack Obama, Heyman and his wife Vicki, also a fundraiser, raised more than $1 million for Obama and were on his national finance committee.

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[applegrove]

1. I wonder if Harper turned down Caroline Kennedy. We know how much the neocons

in Canada hate, hate, hate Pierre Trudeau. They seeth when they think of how he inspired Canadians. I'm sure they would be equally afraid of, not just any Kennedy, but Caroline Kennedy changing Canadians' hearts/heads for the better.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

5. No doubt Harper would have had a meltdown

like the film depiction of "Hitler being informed of..." if Caroline Kennedy was appointed. But at the same time, I highly doubt that he has any say in the matter.

[Posteritatis]

6. He has an absolute veto, actually.

As does any country's head of government (or state, as appropriate) to any incoming diplomatic staff.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

8. really,

did. not. know. that.

Now I know.

[MotherPetrie]

2. Imagine the reaction if Bush appointed someone like that to such a plum ambassadorship

Someone who was a top figure at an unimaginably venal investment firm that helped nearly tank the economy, hurting millions of people in its arrogance and greed, simply because ambassador-elect raised millions of dollars to help elect Bush.

Imagine.

[mia]

3. Neither Obama nor Bush care what the average American thinks.

They have other masters to please.

[Posteritatis]

7. He gave us Cellucci, who was bad enough as it was. (nt)

[blkmusclmachine]

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