Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I can’t help but be bemused by the pickle that Cory Booker finds himself in. The problem for him wasn’t his Harold Ford-like approval of private equity firms. It was his denigration of a key Obama campaign talking point, right as it was [...]
Booker’s Wall Street Fundraising Past – and Obama’s |
| By: David Dayen Tuesday May 22, 2012 7:41 am |
Cory Booker’s Slip Reveals Role of Private Equity in Local Government Funding |
| By: David Dayen Monday May 21, 2012 10:25 am |
Against my better judgment I’m going to weigh in on this Cory Booker story. As you probably know, Booker appeared on Meet the Press yesterday and pronounced himself “nauseated” by the Obama campaign’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s record with the private equity firm Bain Capital. In a follow-up YouTube that looked like the kind of [...]



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