Obama’s war on red tape

LA Times ^ | April 28, 2013 | Doyle McManus

[Olog-hai]

Here are three things the Obama administration has done that you probably didn’t know about:

1. Ever struggle with those accordion-style rubber sleeves on nozzles at the gas station? The sleeve—technically a “vapor recovery nozzle”—was required by the EPA to keep gasoline vapors from leaking into the air. But most cars and trucks now have technology that does the job better, so last year the EPA abolished the nozzle requirement. Because each sleeve-equipped nozzle can cost as much as $300, the change will save gas stations thousands of dollars.
   
   
2. Ever apply for financial aid for a child heading for college? Until 2010, the application form—the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA—was a parents’ nightmare. (I write from personal experience here.) … The new FAFSA still asks too many questions—116, compared to 127 on the old one—but it’s a big improvement.
   
   
3. Ever come back from a trip overseas, only to find yourself stuck in a horrifyingly long line at immigration control? Now there’s a program called Global Entry that allows frequent travelers to undergo a pre-screening process…. This program actually started under George W. Bush, but the Obama administration has expanded it big time. I’ve tried it, and it works.

All three stories are examples of a little-recognized push by the Obama administration to streamline federal regulations. Until last year, the effort was led by Cass Sunstein, who ran an obscure corner of the Washington bureaucracy called the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. …

[Olog-hai]

Kind of a lame way to whitewash Cass Sunstein, yes?

[what's up]

3 items is a war?

[cardinal4]

Gimme a break..

[House Atreides]

Streamline 100 regulations and publish 20,000 more.

Sure, we really believe that Cass Sunstein has the good of the country in his heart-—NOT!!!

LA Times propaganda.

[Army Air Corps]

Okay, I had to make sure this wasn’t a Semi-News/Semi-Satire thread.

[Army Air Corps]

Something for the List.

[ansel12]

Truly the stuff of giants.

[detective]

The article was written by the some Obama Administration public relations flack. The so called “journalist” obediently put his name on the article as ordered. It is nothing but shameful, dishonest lying.

[Tzimisce]

In other news, Hitler is in a war against anti-semetism...

[Bender2]

Re: Ever come back from a trip overseas, only to find yourself stuck in a horrifyingly long line at immigration control? Now there’s a program called Global Entry that allows frequent travelers to undergo a pre-screening process…. This program actually started under George W. Bush, but the Obama administration has expanded it big time. I’ve tried it, and it works.

Yes, praise Allah that Obama had that red tape further reduced! Otherwise... I'd never got back in the US after my visit to Dagestan!

Gadzooks! That Obama just keeps on... serving us!

[Huskrrrr]

[blueunicorn6]

“Ever struggle with those accordion-like rubber sleeves on the nozzles at gas stations?”

Nope. You’d think this Democrat could keep his purse out of the way when he’s filling up his Chevy Volt. He probably has his wife open up his frapacino, too.

[UCANSEE2]

Okay, I had to make sure this wasn’t a Semi-News/Semi-Satire thread.

Well... it certainly wasn't 'semi'.

[UCANSEE2]

Streamline 100 regulations and publish 20,000 more.

Sounds very similar to Obama's sequester.

[UCANSEE2]

The article was written by the some Obama Administration public relations flack.

Or fluke.

[UCANSEE2]

"In case of a terrorist attack, the best place to hide is in your stove."

[Nachum]

Let’s see... they simplify a 3 things and give us miles of regulations for doctors, insurance companies, hospitals, coal mines, power plants, and small businesses.

What a con job.

[Army Air Corps]

This whole (mis)administration is a con job.

[Mortrey]

Now there’s a program called Global Entry that allows -terrorists- to undergo a pre-screening process…

[kabar]

20+ page application for Obamacare.