Hanford and Presidential Politics?

I did not expect to find a connection between Richard White's "The Organic Machine" and campaign politics, but this article discusses a visit Barack Obama paid to Washington back in May, When asked about the Hanford Nuclear Reservation (which White spends a substantial amount of time on), Obama admitted that he knew little of the situation but promised he would research it. What I found most striking was that the government spends $2 bil on cleanup in the Hanford area. Does that mean that taxpayers and their money are now a part of the "organic machine"?

http://blog.oregonlive.com/politics/2008/05/obama_stumped_by_question_abou.html

- Brandon Stinchfield