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Obama dodges transparency pledge
The Hill ^ | 2/14/09 | Mike Soraghan

Posted on 02/14/2009 6:40:20 PM PST by NormsRevenge

If President Obama signs the $787 billion economic stimulus legislation Monday, he’ll again be dodging a campaign pledge he made on transparency.

During the campaign, Obama pledged to post legislation online for five days before signing it. But administration officials have said they don’t have to do that for the stimulus because the pledge applied only to non-emergency legislation.

“This would certainly meet the President's test of emergency legislation,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a press conference this week before the bill passed.

A copy of the conference report was posted on the White House website at 2:05 p.m. Friday. Under the campaign pledge, it couldn’t be signed until 2:05 p.m. Wednesday. In his radio address today, Obama said that he will sign the legislation “shortly.” The Associated Press has reported that it could be signed as soon as Monday.

The first bill Obama signed into law, the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, wasn't posted online until after he signed it Jan. 29.

He signed legislation expanding children’s health insurance on Feb. 4 after posting it online Feb. 1.

Democrats have already violated another transparency pledge on the stimulus. The House had voted unanimously earlier this week to have the bill posted online for 48 hours before a vote. But the House voted Friday after waiting less than 15 hours. That brought bitter complaints from Republicans, but also some Democrats.

“The honorable thing to do is to give us the time to see the bill,” said Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.), a leader of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition. "When you make commitments you follow through on them."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; dodges; obama; pledge; transparency
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To: NormsRevenge

More lies and broken promises. Par for the course for this Chicago thug.


21 posted on 02/14/2009 7:07:35 PM PST by TheWasteLand
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To: NormsRevenge

Lol! Such hypocrits.


22 posted on 02/14/2009 7:10:37 PM PST by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (****************************Stop Continental Drift**)
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To: NormsRevenge

The only number larger than that of the stimulus bill that readily comes to mind is 835 billion, which is the number of campaign promises Obama made while on the the campaign trail.

It won’t be easy, and it will take time to break all of them, but remember his motto is YES WE CAN!


23 posted on 02/14/2009 7:14:59 PM PST by Infralutheran
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To: NormsRevenge
Lying Bastard!
24 posted on 02/14/2009 7:26:27 PM PST by ArchAngel1983 (Arch Angel- on guard)
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To: NormsRevenge
"When you make commitments you follow through on them."

Get used to it! Rahm Emanuel is running the country now.

25 posted on 02/14/2009 7:37:17 PM PST by kcvl
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To: razbinn

That photo says it all.


26 posted on 02/14/2009 7:37:51 PM PST by kcvl
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To: NormsRevenge

Hussein is a massive liar.

BTW, Norms, are you still doing the NASCAR threads? :)

During these sad times for our country, I hope the NASCAR nation can stand strong and united!!


27 posted on 02/14/2009 7:47:11 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat

FR keyword - Nascar
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nascar/index?tab=articles

Daytona 500 tomorrow, if it don’t rain. ;-)


28 posted on 02/14/2009 7:50:31 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: NormsRevenge
During the campaign, Obama pledged to post legislation online for five days before signing it. But administration officials have said they don’t have to do that for the stimulus because the pledge applied only to non-emergency legislation.

The next emergency legislation that the senators fail to read may just rescind the second amendment.

29 posted on 02/14/2009 7:51:20 PM PST by Know et al (Everything I know I read in the newspaper and that's the reason for my ignorance: Will Rogers)
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To: NormsRevenge

I didn’t realize there was a chance of that. :( Maybe Monday then.


30 posted on 02/14/2009 7:54:18 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Know et al
Yes, that is an exaggeration but the principle is correct.
31 posted on 02/14/2009 7:54:18 PM PST by Know et al (Everything I know I read in the newspaper and that's the reason for my ignorance: Will Rogers)
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To: NormsRevenge

32 posted on 02/14/2009 7:55:23 PM PST by Colonial Warrior (Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.)
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To: NormsRevenge

...and don’t ya know that everything he signs will be emergency legislation? Gawd! What a lying POS he is!


33 posted on 02/14/2009 8:05:39 PM PST by top 2 toe red ("It's about time the GOP got a little Steele!")
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34 posted on 02/14/2009 8:07:12 PM PST by rlmorel (The Porkulus Bill of 2009-Putting the Fare back into Welfare.)
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To: NormsRevenge

I say Obama is transparent - it is crystal clear to all he is lying about everything he has said - if that ain’t transparent than what is?


35 posted on 02/14/2009 8:08:51 PM PST by DaveyB (A government's ability to give is proportionate to their power to take away!)
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