Tom Steyer’s Bet is Paying Off

Column: Meet one of Barack Obama’s richest green energy cronies
Tom Steyer / AP

Those curious to know how Washington functions in the era of Barack Obama would benefit from reading a Dec. 17 item by Al Kamen in the Washington Post. Its 333 words pretty much sum things up.

Democratic Hedge Funder Moves On

Green Energy Hedge Funder Tom Steyer Eyes Role in Second Obama Administration
Tom Steyer / AP

Billionaire hedge fund guru Tom Steyer is preparing to leave the investment firm he founded in 1986, the New York Times reported Monday. Missing from the Times report, however, was any mention of Steyer’s deep financial and political ties to the Obama administration, as well any implication as to what the move may signify.

The One Percent Gets Its Turn

Green Energy Millionaire and Billionaire Set to Take the Stage
Steyer, Westly

CHARLOTTE — Democratic National Convention (DNC) attendees on Wednesday will hear from two speakers who Republicans and conservatives say epitomize the cronyism and hypocrisy that have plagued the Obama administration over the past several years.