Not any more. Billionaire Rubenstein is a hot ticket in D.C. His list of rainmakers evolved since the Baker-Bush days. The 2010 Carlyle Group investor meeting had Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell. Capital Hill and the White House have a back door for Rubenstein to enter. Rubenstein, the penultimate power player in power-addicted town, seeds the next crop of faces to impress investors. He had an Axelrod and employs a Frist. How long before he has an Obama or Romney?
Update 10-8-12: Fawning over Rubenstein continued on CBS This Morning