1. He would, as quickly as possible, take every possible step to reform healthcare and offer a government-sponsored alternative to private insurance.
On Jul 6, 11:24 am, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: > yes what was it > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 1:56 PM, dick thompson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Name one!! > > > Frederick The Moderate wrote: > > > I didn't bother to read the post (I would prefer to read original > > thoughts from forum members) but the gist is obvious by the title. > > It's only been a very short time but think Obama is keeping many of > > his promises. > > > On Jul 6, 7:32 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Strange to see the Miami Herald talk about their president fulfilling > > his promises. What planet are they from that they expect a grad of the > > Chicago School of Politics to do what he promised to do. Those of us > > who did not support him asked the question at the time but the media > > never saw fit to examine the damaged goods they supported. Now we are > > stuck with this idiot. > > > Posted on Monday, 07.06.09 > > > * > > Recommend > > > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/1128722.html#none> > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/1128722.html#none> > > (0) > > * share > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/1128722.html#> > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/1128722.html#> > > * email > > > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/v-emailform/story/11287...> > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/v-emailform/story/11287...> > > * print > > > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/v-print/story/1128722.html> > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/v-print/story/1128722.html> > > * comment > > > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/1128722.html#comment> > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/1128722.html#comment> > > * reprint <http://www.miamiherald.com/reprints/> > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/reprints/> > > > FARK > > it!<http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/farkit.pl?u=http://www.miamiherald.com/o...> > > <http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/farkit.pl?u=http://www.miamiherald.com/o...> > > > Send to > > AIM<aim:goim?Message=http://www.miamiherald.com/454/story/1128722.html> > > Seed Newsvine <javascript:void(0)> > > Add to > > Reddit<http://reddit.com/submit?url=http://www.miamiherald.com/454/story/112...> > > <http://reddit.com/submit?url=http://www.miamiherald.com/454/story/112...> > > > Add to Google > > Bookmarks<http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=add&bkmk=http://www.miamihera...> > > <http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=add&bkmk=http://www.miamihera...> > > > Thumb this up at StumbleUpon. <http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit> > > <http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit> > > Publish this post to LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle> > > <http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle> > > Add to del.icio.us <http://del.icio.us/post> > > <http://del.icio.us/post><http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=the_miami_herald&guid=http%3A...> > > <http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=the_miami_herald&guid=http%3A...> > > > Post to MySpace <http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=postto> > > <http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=postto> > > Add to > > facebook<http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.miamiherald.com/opini...> > > <http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.miamiherald.com/opini...> > > > DIGG > > This<http://digg.com/submit?url=http://www.miamiherald.com/454/story/11287...> > > <http://digg.com/submit?url=http://www.miamiherald.com/454/story/11287...> > > > Bookmark this post on Twitter. <http://twitter.com/home> > > <http://twitter.com/home> > > > President Obama should do what he says about secrecy > > > OUR OPINION: President Obama promised transparency but often sides > > with secrecy > > > *A*s a candidate for president, Sen. Barack Obama vowed to run an open > > government. He reiterated that pledge on Inauguration Day: > > ''Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this > > presidency,'' he said. > > > Nearly six months later, advocates of open government are still waiting > > for the president to fulfill this promise. Compared to the Bush > > presidency, this administration is doing better. But what President > > Obama has /done/, compared to what he /said/ he would do, are two > > different things, thanks in part to the unequivocal language he used and > > the expections he raised. > > > *Ended Ashcroft order* > > > The president deserves credit for taking action on his first day in > > office to rescind a 2001 memo by then-Attorney General John Ashcroft > > giving agencies broad legal cover to reject public disclosure requests. > > He also revoked an executive order signed by former President George W. > > Bush in 2001 that limited release of former presidents' records, and > > replaced it with new language aimed at more transparency. > > > Ending unnecessary secrecy, however, has apparently proven tougher than > > the president expected. He has come down on the side of keeping the > > public uninformed in a variety of decisions that, as a candidate, he > > might well have scorned. > > > One of the most troubling instances occurred last month, involving White > > House refusal to turn over White House visitor logs by coal industry > > executives. An organization called Citizens for Responsibility and > > Ethics in Washington has filed a lawsuit, saying the Obama White House > > is essentially embracing the Bush administration position on the secrecy > > of the comings and goings of visitors to the executive mansion. > > > This makes for a murky transparency policy. > > > White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said lawyers were reviewing the > > policy regarding the release of visitor logs. They should start by > > reading the well-publicized ''memorandum of transparency'' that > > President Obama signed on his first day in office. > > > The president said open government was a way to hold government > > accountable, ``so that the American people can know exactly what > > decisions are being made, how they're being made, and whether their > > interests are being well served.'' > > > Nice words, but if the White House doesn't stop hiding the logs, no one > > else in government can be expected to take the disclosure policy seriously. > > > The president's record of open government has fallen short of > > fulfillment most often on issues involving national security. > > > The White House agreed to release memorandums detailing the alleged > > torture of detainees, sparking criticism from former Bush administration > > officials. But in other instances the president has either embraced Mr. > > Bush's positions or changed his mind about following through on promises > > of disclosure. > > > At first, the White House said it would support the release of photos of > > detainee abuse but later reversed course and decided to leave it up to > > the courts. Concerns about secrecy and repercussions are valid, but > > passing the buck to the courts on this issue does not add to the > > president's credibility regarding disclosure. > > > The White House has also continued the Bush administration's objections > > to the release of an interview that former Vice President Dick Cheney > > gave to the FBI during its investigation of the leak of CIA agent > > Valerie Plame's identity. Again emulating the Bush administration, the > > current occupant of the White House has moved to dismiss lawsuits > > seeking White House e-mails from the past several years. > > > *Using legal tactic* > > > Mr. Obama's administration has not hesitated to fight disclosure in > > court, either. In May, it supported the ''state secrecy'' doctrine in a > > case involving a lawsuit against a government contractor by five victims > > of ``extraordinary rendition.'' > > > This is the legal tactic that says the government can prevent the courts > > from hearing claims by those who say they were hurt by federal actions > > -- because the need for state secrecy requires it. > > > That is exactly the same position the Bush administration took, a policy > > that allows government to evade the accountability that Mr. Obama vowed > > to champion. In turning down the administration's appeal, a judge noted > > that the policy is often a convenient way for governments to hide > > politically embarrassing information. > > > The administration claims it has valid reasons in each of these > > instances to opt for secrecy, but the pattern is both disappointing and > > a far cry from what Mr. Obama led voters to believe during the campaign. > > > The government has a legitimate right to protect certain information. > > But the record indicates that given a choice between disclosure and > > secrecy, Mr. Obama is falling into the appalling habit of hiding the facts. > > > * recommend > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/1128722.html#> > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/1128722.html#> > > * email > > > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/v-emailform/story/11287...> > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/v-emailform/story/11287...> > > * print > > > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/v-print/story/1128722.html> > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/v-print/story/1128722.html> > > * share > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/1128722.html#> > > <http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/1128722.html#> > > * Buzz up! > > > > <http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=the_miami_herald&guid=http%3A...> > > <http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=the_miami_herald&guid=http%3A...> > > > FARK > > it!<http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/farkit.pl?u=http://www.miamiherald.com/o...> > > <http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/farkit.pl?u=http://www.miamiherald.com/o...> > > > Send to > > AIM<aim:goim?Message=http://www.miamiherald.com/454/story/1128722.html> > > Seed Newsvine <javascript:void(0)> > > Add to > > Reddit<http://reddit.com/submit?url=http://www.miamiherald.com/454/story/112...> > > <http://reddit.com/submit?url=http://www.miamiherald.com/454/story/112...> > > > Add to Google > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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