Obama is the lobbyists’ puppet

I had to comment on Mike Smith’s cartoon in Wednesday’s Las Vegas Sun.

It depicts Sen. John McCain as a puppet on strings controlled by the various lobbyists. It would have been more appropriate if it had Sen. Barack Obama as the puppet on the strings.

Look at the recent vote on the farm subsidy bill. Obama voted for it and McCain voted against it. This vulgar entitlement was awarded to farmers to the tune of $301 billion, and for what? This shows the strength of the Washington lobbyists’ influence on both parties.

If Obama is so against lobbyists, why did he vote for the farm bill?