ACORN's Advisory Council : Podesta, Stern of SEIU, and Kathleen Townshend Kennedy

Bloomberg reports:

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is no fringe organization. It is woven into the political firmament at the highest levels. Over the past 15 years, Acorn has received more than $53 million from the U.S. government, according to a recent report by House Republicans. Democrats clearly appreciate the value they received for that funding. While specific budget lines seldom include the word Acorn, the group and similar nonprofits are eligible to receive as much as $8.5 billion in stimulus money alone.

Consider also a list of the luminaries who serve on its advisory council, which now has responsibility to reform the organization. They include Chicago native John Podesta, who was co-chair of President Barack Obama’s transition; Andrew Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union; and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former lieutenant governor of Maryland and daughter of Robert F. Kennedy. This is clearly the A team.

No wonder why the New York Times was so shy in reporting any of this.