NPR: Coveted Ambassadorships Go To Obama Fundraisers. “When Obama came into office talking about change, he raised some expectations that he would alter the way he would choose new ambassadors. . . . But so far, more than half of the ambassadors he has named are political appointees — including several so-called bundlers, or superfundraisers who organize and collect campaign contributions, according to Dave Leventhal of the Center for Responsive Politics.” Hope and change!