Obama closes curtain on transparency
President Obama has abolished the position in his White House dedicated to transparency and shunted those duties into the portfolio of a partisan ex-lobbyist who is openly antagonistic to the notion of disclosure by government and politicians.
Obama transferred "ethics czar" Norm Eisen to the Czech Republic to serve as U.S. ambassador. Some of Eisen's duties will be handed to Domestic Policy Council member Steven Croley, but most of them, it appears, will shift over to the already-full docket of White House Counsel Bob Bauer.
Bauer is renowned as a "lawyer's lawyer" and a legal expert. His resume, however, reads more "partisan advocate" than "good-government crusader." Bauer came to the White House from the law firm Perkins Coie, where he represented John Kerry in 2004 and Obama during his campaign.There's more at the link, but you get the idea. So much for "the most open White House ever"...
Bauer has served as the top lawyer for the Democratic National Committee, which is the most prolific fundraising entity in the country. Then-Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., the caricature of a cutthroat Chicago political fixer, hired Bauer to represent the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. In the White House, Bauer is tight with Emanuel, having defended Emanuel's offer of a job to Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., whom Emanuel wanted out of the Senate race.
In a similar vein, Nile Gardiner does a truly outstanding job of listing 10 key reasons why the obama presidency is in meltdown. Here's a summary.
1. The Obama presidency is out of touch with the American peopleTo me, number 10 is the most telling and the most damning one. In a nutshell, this nation has elected someone who "doesn’t believe in American exceptionalism, and has made apologising for his country into an art form."
2. Most Americans don’t have confidence in the president’s leadership
3. Obama fails to inspire
4. The United States is drowning in debt
5. Obama’s Big Government message is falling flat
6. Obama’s support for socialised health care is a huge political mistake
7. Obama’s handling of the Gulf oil spill has been weak-kneed and indecisive
8. US foreign policy is an embarrassing mess under the Obama administration
9. President Obama is muddled and confused on national security
10. Obama doesn’t believe in American greatness
Check out the full article. It's worth the read.
2 comments:
Did you read the "Had Enough" post on Parkway Rest Stop? Same vein, with link to another excellent explanation of what's wrong with BHO's administration.
Yeah, I saw that. I agree with him that there's a ruling class of elitists - both Dem and Repub - that think they know what's best for us. As far as I'm concerned we need to throw them ALL out and start over. Couldn't do worse...
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