The "Courting" Begins!Come on now, tell me Obama shooed away all those nasty, mean, money hungry lobbyists to never never land!
Here's a list of CHANGE you can BELIEVE in!
Eric Holder, Attorney General nominee, was registered to lobby until 2004 on behalf of clients including Global Crossing, a bankrupt telecommunications firm.
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture nominee, was registered to lobby as recently as last year on behalf of the National Education Association.
William Lynn, Deputy Defense Secretary nominee, was registered to lobby as recently as last year for defense contractor Raytheon, where he was a top executive.
William Corr, Deputy Health and Human services secretary nominee, was registered to lobby until last year for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a non-profit that pushes to limit tobacco use.
David Hayes, Deputy Interior Secretary nominee, was registered to lobby until 2006 for clients, including the regional utility San Diego Gas & Electric.
Mark Patterson Chief of Staff to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, was registered to lobby as recently as last year for financial giant Goldman Sachs.
Ron Klain, Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden, was registered to lobby until 2005 for clients, including the Coalition for Asbestos Resolution, U.S. Airways, Airborne Express and drug-maker ImClone.
Mona Sutphen, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, was registered to lobby for clients, including Angliss International in 2003.
Melody Barnes, Domestic Policy Council Director, lobbied in 2003 and 2004 for liberal advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the American Constitution Society and the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Cecilia Munoz, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, was a lobbyist as recently as last year for the National Council of La Raza, a racist group.
Patrick Gaspard, White House Political Affairs Director, was a lobbyist for the Service Employees International Union. This one, of course, repays a debt.
Michael Strautmanis, Chief of Staff to the President’s Assistant for Intergovernmental Relations, lobbied for the American Association of Justice from 2001 until 2005.
ONCE A LOBBYIST....ALWAYS A LOBBYIST!
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Retired (from Positions)Government officials have to earn a living. There is nothing inherently wrong with being a lobbyist. It's a matter of for whom one is lobbying, and one's integrity. As Attorney General, Holder will now be lobbying for the cause of justice, law, and the American people. I'm glad he has a lobbying background proving his bona-fides in being able to get things done. Remember, McCain made a career out of decrying Lobbyists. It was his hypocrisy in stocking his campaign and office with so many lobbyists that got him in trouble. So Diana- If this is the best muckraking you can do (Tickling Dem toes), you are in for a long 8 years.....
SEP...once a lobbyist...always a lobbyist...OBAMA LIED....AGAIN!
WoooP
Want to see what change looks like? Real change?
Well, here it is. Last week, President Obama unveiled his budget—his blueprint for America—and it's ambitious, amazing, and unapologetically progressive. As Paul Krugman said, it will set America on a "fundamentally new course."1
President Obama called his budget "a threat to the status quo," and trust me, the status quo noticed. Oil companies, big banks and insurance companies are already mobilizing to stop it.2
Unfortunately, most folks don't realize how far-reaching and progressive the plan is—that's where we all come in.
Here are 10 really incredible things about Obama's plan. Check them out and then send them on to your friends and family so that millions of people will have the information they need to fight to make this vision a reality.
10 things you should know about Obama's plan (but probably don't)
The plan:
Makes a $634 billion down payment on fixing health care that will go a long way toward paying for a more efficient, more affordable health care system that covers every single American.3
Reduces taxes for 95% of working Americans. And if your family makes less than $250,000, your taxes won't go up one dime.4
Invests more than $100 billion in clean energy technology, creating millions of green jobs that can never be outsourced.5
Brings our troops home from Iraq on a firm timetable, finally bringing the war to a close—and freeing up almost ten billion dollars a month for domestic priorities.6
Reverses growing income inequality. The plan lets the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans expire and focuses on strengthening the middle class.7
Closes multi-billion-dollar tax loopholes for big oil companies. 8
Increases grants to help families pay for college—the largest increase ever.9
Halves the deficit by 2013. President Obama inherited a legacy of huge deficits and an economy in shambles, but his plan brings the deficit under control as soon as the economy begins to recover.10
Dramatically increases funding for the SEC and the CFTC—the agencies that police Wall Street.11
Tells it straight. For years, budgets have used accounting tricks to hide the real costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush tax cuts, and too many other programs. Obama's budget gets rid of the smokescreens and lays out what America's priorities are, what they cost, and how we're going to pay for them.12
This is the change we voted for. President Obama has done his part, now we need to do ours.
Augustine-
I think deep-down, Diana knows her party is full of shit. I think she knows that we are right- that Obama is right, and that the majority of Americans that approve of Obama's handling of the Bush debacle are right. Hers is the party of the past- mired in the solutions of the past...which as we know, created more problems than it solved. Diana needs to do a gut- check and decide if she really wants to remain part of the problem-or move into the light and help make this a better world.
Paul Krugman (the lib pile of shit)
President Obama called his budget "a threat to the status quo," (oh what you couldn't finish the rest of the paragraph in the same article i read where anaylist say that his plan RADICAL.
LOL far reaching... yeah obama has REACHED far into AMerica's pockets, and our children's pockets, and our children's children. Give me a break.
10 things you should know about Obama's plan (but probably don't)
The plan:
Makes a $634 billion down payment on fixing health care that will go a long way toward paying for a more efficient, more affordable health care system that covers every single American.
(YOU DON'T FIX SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HAD FOREVER AND EVER AND ADD TWICE THE AMOUNT OF DEFICIT, SURE WE NEED A NEW HEALTH SYSTEM... HOWEVER NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO DO IT AND UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE IS NOT THE ANSWER)
Reduces taxes for 95% of working Americans. And if your family makes less than $250,000, your taxes won't go up one dime.
(THAT'S A LOAD OF CRAP, IN 2010 THE BUSH TAX CUTS EXPIRE AND WE WILL ALL HAVE A TAX INCREASE. AS WELL OBAMA IS TAXING THE 5% OF PEOPLE WHO EMPLOY 82% OF AMERICANS - SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, OOPS THEY'VE ALREADY LAID OFF DUE TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, I JUST WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN OBAMA SUCKS THEIR COMPANIES DRY WITH TAXES, AS WELL AS PERSONALLY)
4 Invests more than $100 billion in clean energy technology, creating millions of green jobs that can never be outsourced.
(ONCE AGAIN... GOOD GAWD WE ALL KNOW WE NEED NEW RESOURCES)
5 Brings our troops home from Iraq on a firm timetable, finally bringing the war to a close—and freeing up almost ten billion dollars a month for domestic priorities.
(YOU DUMBASS, HE'S ON THE SAME TIMELINE AS BUSH AND HE'S LEAVING 50 TROOPS OVER IN IRAQ AND SENDING THE OTHERS TO AFGHAN... OOPS NOBODY IS GOING HOME)
6 Reverses growing income inequality. The plan lets the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans expire and focuses on strengthening the middle class.
(SEE ABOVE YOU DUMBASS)
7 Closes multi-billion-dollar tax loopholes for big oil companies.
(OH FUN... HERE COMES SKY ROCKETING FUEL COSTS)
8 Increases grants to help families pay for college—the largest increase ever.
(ONCE AGAIN...SOCIALISM DOESN'T WORK, I PAID THE WAY FOR MY TWO CHILDREN TO GO TO COLLEGE AS A SINGLE MOTHER, YOU PAY YOURS ...I DON'T FKN WANT TO PAY FOR YOUR CHILDREN....GROW UP AUGGIE AND GET A JOB AND DO FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND QUIT EXPECTING YOUR GOVT. TO DO IT FOR YOU)
9 Halves the deficit by 2013. President Obama inherited a legacy of huge deficits and an economy in shambles, but his plan brings the deficit under control as soon as the economy begins to recover.
(OH I WANT TO SEE THIS ONE HAPPEN... YOU BETCHA ...INCREASE THE DEFICIT 3 TIMES AND THEN CUT IT IN HALF? WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM TO DO THAT... OH RIGHT THE TAX CUTS FOR 95% OF AMERICANS WILL ALSO INCREASE AT THE END OF 2010...GOTCHA)
10 Dramatically increases funding for the SEC and the CFTC—the agencies that police Wall Street.
(YEAH WALL STREET IS IMPRESSED WITH OBAMA...OVERSIGHT IS NEEDED FOR SURE... )
11 Tells it straight. For years, budgets have used accounting tricks to hide the real costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush tax cuts, and too many other programs. Obama's budget gets rid of the smokescreens and lays out what America's priorities are, what they cost, and how we're going to pay for them.12
This is the change we voted for. President Obama has done his part, now we need to do ours.
YADDA YADDA YADDA.... AUGGIE YOU ARE SO FULL OF IT...LIKE I SAID GET A JOB TO PROVIDE FOR YOU AND YOURS..............
SCREW BIG GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Notice the bail out was for Goldman Saks and the incestuest nature of all the players. Including Buffet
More change for ya:
Obama and Harper Establish Clean Energy Dialogue
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced plans to collaborate on a new clean energy economy as a key element of broader economic recovery and reinvestment efforts between the United States and Canada.
> Canada & U.S. Hatch Green Plans?
More change:Green Billions Fertilize the U.S. Economic Stimulus Package
The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama will not only create jobs, it will create green jobs, the new U.S. EPA administrator said today.
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