On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 12:07 PM, Judah McAuley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps you weren't paying attention again, but I already said what > he's done that I consider change. Look at lobbying rules during > transition and public comment period on legislation as examples.
Perhaps he was, again, and you weren't. Transition Team Chock Full of Bundlers Public Interest Advocates Fret About the Appearance http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/13/AR2008111303891.html?sub=AR The involvement of so many bundlers has irritated public interest advocates who worry that Obama is building his transition team based on fundraising skills, not qualifications. "It's especially troubling during a transition, because lots of people are scrambling and trying to position themselves for all different reasons -- they want jobs, they want their legislative priorities on the front burner," said Mary Boyle, spokeswoman for the nonpartisan advocacy group Common Cause. "The appearance at least is that the money contributed got them to the front of the line." >> Just like the $2,000,000 party where it was not part of the 'change' >> philosophy becasue everyone else before him did it, I guess only appointing >> Democrats to posts gets a pass for the same reason. > > What posts are you referring to? The only high profile appointment > that I know of so far is Chief of Staff. And yes, he is a Democrat as > I would expect someone in that position to be of the same party most > likely. The transition team. >> I am still holding out hope. Actions speak louer than words and so far I >> have not seen an indication that we truly are headed for 'real change'. >> > > He's not announced nominations, as far as I am aware, for any > Senate-confirmable posts like Cabinet positions. He has done actual > 'real change' in the way the transition is being conducted. > So...yeah....actual change in the things he has control over and needs > to do first. No change yet in the other places because he hasn't > finished vetting candidates for other positions. > > So what's your problem with this? You mean screwing up a bad joke about Nancy Reagan or leaking details of his meeting with Bush? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:280403 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
