For Obama and Hillary, Billionaire's Sudan Ties Prove Knotty

Unfortunately most blogs tend to criticize one political party or the other on the issue of the corrupting influence of money on politics. Both the Democrats and the Republicans are up to their necks:

Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have taken tough, conscientious stances against the genocidal Sudanese government and the companies which help fund it. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, America's second richest man, has not.

In what activists are calling "a definite contradiction," Buffett -- whose estimated $3 billion in Sudan-linked holdings have been disparaged by anti-genocide watchdogs -- is helping raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the White House aspirants.

It will be interesting to see their responses from candidates on this mini-scandal:

Neither the Obama nor Clinton campaigns immediately responded to requests for comment for this story. A spokeswoman for Berkshire Hathaway said Buffett was not available to discuss the matter.