I don’t understand why the news that David Axelrod sold his interest in his consulting firms for $3 million raised such eyebrows as it did. The man is among the best in his business and is free to charge whatever the market will bear.
The president has stuffed his administration with lobbyists such as Axelrod, in violation of his campaign promises and his Executive Order No. 2 of Jan. 21, but surely by now the hypocrisy of Barack Obama is no longer news.
No, the media’s mere fascination with the rich and …