An Escalating War On K Street

washingtonpost.com:

President Obama is escalating his war on K Street, proposing a series of tough restrictions a year after he first issued policies aimed at tamping down the influence of lobbyists.

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Comments

[purplet]

09:10 AM on 03/04/2010

When it costs millions of dollars to get elected- your force into taking contributions-
if dems didn't they wouldn't be in office- Voter turnout is low- we don't fund their campaigns-

[lvdragonlady]

12:01 PM on 02/15/2010

Find a way to OUTLAW the lobbyists - America does NOT need them and they serve NO useful purpose.

[Patriot86]

01:33 PM on 02/15/2010

Good.

[LberalSpace]

10:37 AM on 02/15/2010

hat tip to: http://bertreport.blogspot.com

[gorgol]

09:38 AM on 02/15/2010

I'm sure in the near future we'll hear Obama say he doesn't begrudge K street their influence peddling...and multi million dollar pay checks....The campaign slogan for Obama should have been "can't begrudge"..not "change".

[ReedYoung]

02:56 PM on 02/14/2010

I'm starting a rumor that a guy named Curve Ball told me that K Street has chemical and biological weapons, sought weapons-grade uranian from Pluto, and met with Al Bundy in Prague. Pass it on!

[blimie]

01:45 PM on 02/14/2010

Not credible. He has done nothing but provide comfort and care to wall street with taxpayer money. This is a headline to appease people who have been disgusted by this administration's actions. There is no substance behind it.

[pricespector]

01:41 PM on 02/14/2010

Hahahahahahhahah! What a joke!

[justjoe1234]

01:32 PM on 02/14/2010

Obama could quit accepting campaign contributions himself. It is the responsiblilty of the President to
lead by example. Congress will never willingly pass campaign finance reform, but any politician willing
to forego these bribes themselves, would gain a lot of credibility with the public.

[2tango]

12:50 PM on 02/14/2010

Scarlet, Don't allow your loyalty to overwhelm the truth.

Lets hope for a change...

[screamngdissent]

11:45 AM on 02/14/2010

Obama should take a glance at his cabinet. It is riddled with former lobbyists.

[1088]

01:04 PM on 02/14/2010

No! Please stop lying, for his cabinet doesn't have a lot of lobbyists. There's only two, that's all!

[TheAntiOkie]

10:13 AM on 02/15/2010

I'm sorry - that is two too many. Lobbyists are toxic.

[yourmomscalling]

11:05 AM on 02/14/2010

MORE BS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE I SEE !!!!

[mamababa]

09:44 AM on 02/14/2010

Obama should stop - he's not getting any thanks from the people anyway. He should just get his and then retire - f*ck the people, they don't deserve sh*t.

[PrairieView]

02:08 PM on 02/14/2010

Rahm is working on Sunday, eh?

[purplet]

09:07 AM on 03/04/2010

There are days he probably thinks about that- They haven't the strongest base-One thing you can say about the teabaggers-repubs they show up and don't give up.

[funkyirishdem]

09:40 AM on 02/14/2010

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Mr.President and Vice President

You are right and they were wrong. They still are and always will be.

You can refute all the barbs that are being thrown your way, but it will not make any difference.People have made up their minds. Some peoples' minds are closed and some are only open to the h8 that is spewed by a faux news channel 24\7 or at a tea ba gger rallies.

There is STILL rasicm in America and no matter what you do Mr. President , people will not accept a leader that is black, nor will they accept ANY idea that you or your administration may have, because in the ballot box , there is a D beside your names.

Things are NOT getting done because of simply money. Money that has bought votes from a few members of your party and of the entire other party of NO.

You Sirs have tried to work together, reason or convince people that we need to move forward , help people and serve their country. You have been met with skeptism and lies and h8. The people that made this mess and made money doing it are only interested in stopping you until they are re-elected.

This time Sirs , the American people are NOT going to be fooled . They are going to vote ...and vote for the true people that wish to make AMerica great again .

Progressive democrats and you sir. Our great President MISTER Obama

[batmancw]

09:47 AM on 02/14/2010

Still using the r/acism argument?

While you are CORRECT that it still exists in America, and likely always will, I do not agree that the majority of people "will not accept a leader that is black."

In my opinion, which MAY be wrong, the American people can't accept yet ANOTHER President who continues to say one thing on the campaign trail, and then do an "about face" once elected.
8 years of Shrub wore out the people's patience for blatant lying.

Sure there ARE those that you're correct about. That said, I could care less about what color a politician is, and I think most? Americans agree that we'd ALL like a President who is HONEST and keeps his promises.

[funkyirishdem]

10:02 AM on 02/14/2010

your argument MIGHT have had SOME realism if the President were a king ..but he is not.

Congress makes policy and the senate ratifies it.

the senate with 41 + about 4 or 5 are blocking EVERYTHING no matter what is offered .

try again

[batmancw]

10:09 AM on 02/14/2010

I notice that you chose to ignore the main point of my post, but that's typical

Beyond that, I don't need to "try again". IF a Prez who has a supermajority (until a couple of weeks ago) can't get the legislation he supports passed because his OWN party won't support it, then his legislation is bad, or he's weak, or Congress doesn't respect him or all of the above.

The guy's LIES are documented on tape, so I'm NOT wrong there either.

Gee, do YOU think Congress ifs FULL of r/acists and that's why he can't get anything done?

Perhaps THAT's why he and Rahm are about to proceed using Executive Orders, which O CLEARLY promised he WOULD NOT DO. By using EO's to advance agendas that Congress has rejected he's making himself a "KING".

[batmancw]

10:14 AM on 02/14/2010

Your point about Congress and MONEY IS one that I agree with.

They're too busy worrying about getting re-elected to serve the people properly.

[purplet]

09:22 AM on 03/04/2010

It is time to use EO- I have watched the Repubs and their scare tactics- This isn't about policy -This is about using anything to see Obama fail- Death Camps. Death Panel, Gov takeovers their model is fear and stopping this admin- This isn't about a bill being bad or good it's about stopping Obama-

[batmancw]

09:31 AM on 02/14/2010

KEY WORD: "PROPOSING"

This guy lies so much, either blatantly, or by "proposing" things that can't be paid for, or that Congress won't pass it's getting ridiculous.

Here's a link to an article explaining how he and Rahm-bo are plotting to use Executive Orders--you know, those things O promised he WOULD NOT issue?--to advance his agendas that have stalled in Congress. The article also details executive orders issued by several former Presidents.
Just disgusting.

http://www.prisonplanet.com/obama-declares-he-will-rule-by-authoritarian-decree.html

[hypnotoad72]

10:05 AM on 02/14/2010

Congress seems to be the bigger setback, thank the blue doggies.

[batmancw]

10:11 AM on 02/14/2010

TRUE, but my post above addresses that as well.
Granted, it's just my opinion, but the facts of what he promised and what he's done or been "allowed to do" aren't in dispute.

[yourmomscalling]

08:29 AM on 02/14/2010

YA SURE OBAMA !!!! YA SURE MORE LIES

HE WAS RIGHT YOU DO LIE !!!