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Barack Obama’s fat-cat Wall Street banker friends have nicer homes than you By: Timothy P. Carney Examiner Columnist 05/03/10 9:10 PM EDT The Business Insider, a blog very fond of slide shows and what they call “house porn,” has a feature up now called “The 15 Most Expensive NYC Banker Homes.” These are some pretty nice, and pretty expensive Manhattan pads. And the owners are almost all close to President Obama, who misleadingly styles himself the scourge of Wall Street who stands with regular people against the fat cats. Here are the well-housed fat cats TBI lists,and their connections with Obama and Democrats Adam Sender, with an $8.1 million penthouse, which “includes 6,300 square feet of living space plus three terraces.” Sender gave the maximum to Obama and $28,500 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee last cycle. Jamie Dimon: “The CEO of JP Morgan combined a $4.9 million apartment with another he already owned. We assuming his spread cost around $10 million in 2004 — and more today.” Dimon leans Dem, but donates to both parties, with recent gifts to Kirsten Gillibrand, Harry Reid, Norm Coleman, and Chris Dodd, plus $27k to the DSCC. Dimon has visited the White House nine times under Obama. Richard Perry, “Perry Capital’s founder bought the full floor penthouse at 1 Sutton Place in 2000. The interior is a modern art dream and was featured in Vogue magazine.” Perry donated to Obama, Schumer, the DNC, Hillary Clinton, Al Franken, and the “Progressive Patriots Fund” last cycle. Robert Kelly: “BNY Mellon’s CEO bought this five-story 19th century mansion (the reddish one) in 2007. Kelly renovated the townhouse with various trimmings of luxury, like library shelves built with wood from a single walnut tree.” Kelly last cycle gave to Obama, Charlie Rangel, Dodd, the DNC, Hillary Clinton, and others. Vikram Pandit: “Citi’s CEO bought the apartment in 2007 from the late Tony Randall. Pandit’s pad has four bedrooms, eight walk-in closets.” Pandit tends to be a Republican donor, but he’s also a Schumer donor. Pandit, who has visited the White House four times, recently sent a letter to Obama pledging his faith in more regulation. James Chanos: “Jim Chanos’ $20 million triplex at East 75thChanos bought the penthouse of a 1930 mansion in 2008. It 7,800 square feet and 3,6000 square feet outdoors, overlooking Central Park, and a master suite with two fireplaces.” Chanos maxed out to Obama in 2008, earlier this year pitched in late to try to save Martha Coakley, and gave more than $20,000 to Chris Dodd. George Soros: “As part of a 2005 divorce settlement, the legendary financier paid his ex $24 mil to keep this” 5th Avenue Duplex. Do I really need to go into this one? Lloyd Blankfein: “Goldman’s CEO bought into the brand-new 15 CPW skyscraper in 2007 [was he also short his own house at the same time].” Blankfein actually didn’t give money to Obama (he gave to Hillary, Dodd, Shelby, and the DSCC instead). To be sure, the list, which goes on, includes some Republicans (like Bruce Kovner), but you see the the Dems are far tighter with Wall Street fat-cats than are the Republicans. Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com