nytimes.com:
WASHINGTON -- As President Obama tries to turn around a summer of setbacks, he finds himself still playing without most of his own team. Seven months into his presidency, fewer than half of his top appointees are in place advancing his agenda.
Of more than 500 senior policymaking positions requiring Senate confirmation, just 43 percent have been filled so far...
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dzent1. I beg you to commend our President on a single accomplishment of noteworthiness since his arrrival on the scene of power. Then I want you to read any comments to your commendation(s). I have commended him when he has arisen to the responsibilities of his Office and no other time. The few commendations are an ominous sign of big troubles on the near horizon.
So now 'they' are complaining government isn't big enough? I don't listen to Rush, but there's a day's topic for him to spout about...downsized government....oops, throws off his babble.
So he could be making twice as many mistakes???WOW!
Relax, it's only been 6 months, I am sure he will get around to it one day.
"Obama Has Fewer Than Half of His Top Appointees In Place"
Also true:
Obama has fewer friends this week than he did last week.
This is all part of the Republic's plan to cause Obama to fail as President. If they obstruct his appointments he won't have the people in place he needs to do his job.
I have never seen anything like what the Republics are doing in all the years I have been following politics. I think that President Obama and the Democrats need to talk about this obstruction every chance they get. The American public doesn't know about it and they need to.
The article goes on to state that the number of appointees in place is comparable to the past two presidents.
So.... ?
obama will show all these pups who he is.he is just waiting for the right time.lookout repugs.
WHY?????????
not to many left that are not owned by wall street ,and banksters.
Simply put, it is a truncated exercise in futility trying to find ANGELS in the land of GREED and AVARICE!
You're exactly right!!!!
H3ll, when has he had time? He was slammed with leftover Bush BS from day one.
And I don't mean Bush's Baked Beans.
The right wingnuts got so comfortable being in power that, now that the roles have been reversed, it is driving them to the point of madness. Who suffers because of this pettiness? The American people of course!
This is a problem with our form of government. In a parliamentary system, you have a "shadow" government that has everyone in place waiting for the next election and closely following their ministerial counterparts. However, the day to day functioning of the government is done by career bureaucrats, that follow what the politicians decide for the direction of the government. There is no waiting for appointees. May not be better system, but the government gets to it programs quicker.
Clearly the blame lies on Bush/Cheney/Palin/Haliburton/Rumsfeld/JoeThePlumber.
Yeah, pretty much. You are referring to the Hive Mind that all Rushpublicans belong to, including those left in Congress. Thanks for finally seeing the light
and a depression he was handed by that loon that ran this country .along with the rest of the crooks on wall street.
I guess he should get in a bunch of Brownies!
That will work
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First Posted: 08-23-09 09:15 PM | Updated: 08-24-09 09:07 AM