Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions

[Chris]

Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions
Stem Cell, Climate Rules Among Targets of President-Elect's Team

Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues, according to congressional Democrats, campaign aides and experts working with the transition team.

A team of four dozen advisers, working for months in virtual solitude, set out to identify regulatory and policy changes Obama could implement soon after his inauguration. The team is now consulting with liberal advocacy groups, Capitol Hill staffers and potential agency chiefs to prioritize those they regard as the most onerous or ideologically offensive, said a top transition official who was not permitted to speak on the record about the inner workings of the transition

While Obama said at a news conference last week that his top priority would be to stimulate the economy and create jobs, his advisers say that focus will not delay key shifts in social and regulatory policies, including some -- such as the embrace of new environmental safeguards -- that Obama has said will have long-term, beneficial impacts on the economy.

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[jinxmchue]

Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions
Stem Cell, Climate Rules Among Targets of President-Elect's Team
WaPo article, requires free signup.

Yep.  We're ****ed.

[miskie]

meh - a whole lot of expensive and/or feel-good type initiatives. All it will do is further erode an already bad economy. In a couple of years when unemployment and inflation are skyrocketing, it will be real easy to identify who is responsible.

The Irony is while the DUmp is celebrating alot of small potatoes, the reasons that Obama got elected (lower taxes for lower and middle class, more jobs, financial stability, healthcare reform) will all be forgotten. 

[Thor]

meh - a whole lot of expensive and/or feel-good type initiatives. All it will do is further erode an already bad economy. In a couple of years when unemployment and inflation are skyrocketing, it will be real easy to identify who is responsible.

The Irony is while the DUmp is celebrating alot of small potatoes, the reasons that Obama got elected (lower taxes for lower and middle class, more jobs, financial stability, healthcare reform) will all be forgotten. 

Forgotten ?!?!?!?!?  It will NEVER happen.....

[MrsSmith]

meh - a whole lot of expensive and/or feel-good type initiatives. All it will do is further erode an already bad economy. In a couple of years when unemployment and inflation are skyrocketing, it will be real easy to identify who is responsible.

The Irony is while the DUmp is celebrating alot of small potatoes, the reasons that Obama got elected (lower taxes for lower and middle class, more jobs, financial stability, healthcare reform) will all be forgotten. 

The morning of Nov 5th, with the ballots hardly cooled from the voter's hot little hands, NPR was already pontificating on the impossibility of Obama meeting any of his campaign promises "given the mess the Bush administration is leaving behind."  I'm sure they are parroting this endlessly (I quit listening) to convince all the loyal-O-las that it's all Bush's fault that they won't get their tax breaks, free healthcare, free utilities, free cars, etc. etc.   

[RightCoast]

The morning of Nov 5th, with the ballots hardly cooled from the voter's hot little hands, NPR was already pontificating on the impossibility of Obama meeting any of his campaign promises "given the mess the Bush administration is leaving behind."  I'm sure they are parroting this endlessly (I quit listening) to convince all the loyal-O-las that it's all Bush's fault that they won't get their tax breaks, free healthcare, free utilities, free cars, etc. etc.  

Yup, it has been said many times this past week - anything bad that happens for the next 4 years will be tied directly to GWB.  Mysteriously on the off chance that something good happens it will be barack's shining moment.

[Thor]

In re: Right Coast's sig line:

http://steadyhabits.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/bush-chimp-vs-obama-chimp/

[RightCoast]

In re: Right Coast's sig line:

http://steadyhabits.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/bush-chimp-vs-obama-chimp/

 

[Peter3_1]

Why do liberals want their children to freeze and starve in the dark? That is what Obummer promises.

[RightCoast]

Why do liberals want their children to freeze and starve in the dark? That is what Obummer promises.

They don't think it will impact "Them" just "Us" and "the Rich" or "the Successful" maybe even just "Republicans."

[MrsSmith]

In re: Right Coast's sig line:

http://steadyhabits.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/bush-chimp-vs-obama-chimp/

There are so few PC targets any more...white men and fundies, that's about it.  Poor Pres. Bush has the misfortune of appearing to be both.  (I say "appearing" because he is in no way an extreme-right whacko "fundie."  Of course, 95% of conservative Christians aren't, either, but the MSM and DUmp will never believe it.)  

[Peter3_1]

Are they truly that STUPID? They'll be among the FIRST to suffer! 

[TheSarge]

Are they truly that STUPID? They'll be among the FIRST to suffer! 

They don't think they will be.  They think that what The Rookie has planned will ONLY target the "opposition"...in other words Republicans...Bible Thumpers and the 56 million that did NOT vote for Obama.

The Dems honestly believe they are part of the chosen few picked to live in eternal Socialistic bliss thanks to Dear Leader.


But you are correct...their blind worship of a false idol WILL come back to bite them in the ass...and sooner than the rest of us.

[Chris]

Obama reviews Bush orders on stem cells, drilling

Bush's Executive Orders Under Review

Yahoo and Fox News... more of the same noise you heard during the campaign.

"I'm not going to preview decisions that he has yet to make. But I would say that as a candidate, Senator Obama said that he wanted all the Bush executive orders reviewed, and decide which ones should be kept, and which ones should be repealed, and which ones should be amended. And that process is going on. It's been undertaken," Podesta said in an appearance on FOX News Sunday.

[Chris_]

Are they truly that STUPID? They'll be among the FIRST to suffer!  :mental:

Yes. They. Are.

[Crazy Horse]

oil and gas drilling

Well expect the price of oil to skyrocket in the morning

Thanks ****wad

[MrsSmith]

They don't think they will be.  They think that what The Rookie has planned will ONLY target the "opposition"...in other words Republicans...Bible Thumpers and the 56 million that did NOT vote for Obama.

The Dems honestly believe they are part of the chosen few picked to live in eternal Socialistic bliss thanks to Dear Leader.


But you are correct...their blind worship of a false idol WILL come back to bite them in the ass...and sooner than the rest of us.

They'll still be the first to suffer.  When those who donate to charity are under financial distress, the charities go under...and Uncle Obama is not going to give anywhere near as sacrificially as Bible Thumpers and other conservatives.

[LC EFA]

They'll still be the first to suffer.  When those who donate to charity are under financial distress, the charities go under...and Uncle Obama is not going to give anywhere near as sacrificially as Bible Thumpers and other conservatives.

That's only partly true... O Might vastly increase the amounts paid out by social programs, but the one thing that government does better than anything else is to waste money. Thus O might *give* more (of other peoples money) but stuff all to none will actually make it into the hands of the people demanding it.

[MrsSmith]

That's only partly true... O Might vastly increase the amounts paid out by social programs, but the one thing that government does better than anything else is to waste money. Thus O might *give* more (of other peoples money) but stuff all to none will actually make it into the hands of the people demanding it.

Yep.  Regardless of what he takes, the final result won't win the War on Poverty. 

[Carl]

They don't think they will be.  They think that what The Rookie has planned will ONLY target the "opposition"...in other words Republicans...Bible Thumpers and the 56 million that did NOT vote for Obama.

The Dems honestly believe they are part of the chosen few picked to live in eternal Socialistic bliss thanks to Dear Leader.


But you are correct...their blind worship of a false idol WILL come back to bite them in the ass...and sooner than the rest of us.

I played golf this morning with two of my normal group.

One is a lib that isn`t happy about Obama after I told him of dems plans to remove the tax deduction for 401K contributions.
He must have looked it up for himself as I didn`t give him any links.

The other said that unless he suddenly makes 250,000 a year he will be better off and had not heard a thing about the talk in Congress regarding 401K contributions and didn`t know that he got or should get a "savers" deduction for his.

I told him to just watch and he will see the Obama that campaigned will not be the same Obama that is President.

Folks are in for a lot of surprises once the real Obama takes office.

[Chris_]

I played golf this morning with two of my normal group.

One is a lib that isn`t happy about Obama after I told him of dems plans to remove the tax deduction for 401K contributions.
He must have looked it up for himself as I didn`t give him any links.

The other said that unless he suddenly makes 250,000 a year he will be better off and had not heard a thing about the talk in Congress regarding 401K contributions and didn`t know that he got or should get a "savers" deduction for his.

I told him to just watch and he will see the Obama that campaigned will not be the same Obama that is President.

Folks are in for a lot of surprises once the real Obama takes office.

If than is your normal group, I would hate to see your abnormal group.

[Carl]

If than is your normal group, I would hate to see your abnormal group.

We are friends from work.
The one who isn`t happy about Obama I have worked with for 20 years now at two different jobs...he knows my politics and I know his.
The other one is a sales rep from my days at NAPA  and is a bit younger.

An interesting point is that when things are framed as overtly political they will follow the party line but when it comes to everyday life and actions they are very conservative in their views and outlooks.
They understand the damage done to the state and local budgets by the teachers unions but if you make that a Republican/democrat issue then they backpedal.

Regardless of that they are my friends and I would do anything in the world for them and they likewise for me I think.
Many aspects to life and how it is lived.

[Hawkgirl]

Yup, it has been said many times this past week - anything bad that happens for the next 4 years will be tied directly to GWB.  Mysteriously on the off chance that something good happens it will be barack's shining moment.

And the moment I hear this, I fire back with,,,HE has a majority in congress and has the capability of pushing through any agenda he wants....let's see if he delivers on his promises.

And then they look scared.

[Jim]

Are they truly that STUPID? They'll be among the FIRST to suffer! 

yes, they're really that stupid.  probably stupider than we even guess.

[Chris_]

yes, they're really that stupid.  probably stupider than we even guess.

They voted for the fuhrer. We don't have to guess.