Ex-Googler Obama Appointee Gets Buzz'ed

theodp writes "Hillicon Valley reports that Rep. Darrell Issa of the House Oversight Committee is pressing White House Deputy CTO Andrew McLaughlin to explain his relationship with Google, where McLaughlin was employed as Google's chief lobbyist. 'The American people have a right to expect that White House employees are working to advance the public interest and not the interests of the lobby shops who formerly employed them,' Issa noted in the letter. 'The use of a Gmail account to communicate with lobbyists and evade transparency laws is at odds with President Obama's promises to limit the influence of lobbyists.' Concerns emerged after screenshots of McLaughlin's Google Buzz account emerged showing that a number of the search giant's top employees subscribed to the deputy Web chief's updates."

Comments

Re:No lobbyists ...except mine.

[hawkingradiation]

Maybe this one Who does he represent?

Re:Maybe Google Buzz automatic opt-in isn't evil!

[phantomfive]

In case there was any doubt in the mind of anyone, and lest people think this guy is actually trying to fight corruption, the right honorable Rep. Darrell Issa is a Republican. You would not find him making such comments about a Bush appointee.

Re:I have a right to expect a pony for christmas

[Anonymous Coward]

The media leans towards educated and questioning - that may look 'left' from where you're sitting, but it's not exactly the same thing.