Obama issues global warming rules in January, gives GE an exemption in February | Timothy P. Carney | Beltway Confidential | San Francisco Examiner

Maybe GE CEO Jeff Immelt's closeness to President Obama, and his broad support for Obama's agenda, had nothing to do with this exemption. But we have no way of knowing that, and given the administration's record of regularly misleading Americans regarding lobbyists, frankly, I wouldn't trust the White House if they told me there was no connection.