Hope and Change come in a variety of forms.
HOPE:
“Only Government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe…Only government can break the vicious cycles that are crippling our economy.”
“Our economy will take years to recover…not months”
“We are in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression”
CHANGE:
“Tom Daschle, tapped to be President Obama’s health czar, was paid more than $200,000 by the health-care industry in the past two years”
“During the vetting process to become HHS secretary, Daschle corrected the tax violation, voluntarily paying $101,943 in back taxes plus interest, working with his accountant to amend his tax returns for 2005 through 2007.”
“The Senate Finance Committee revealed this week that Geithner failed to pay some $43,000 in federal self-employment taxes for four separate years – and only coughed up $26,000 of that debt when he was named Obama’s Treasury Secretary-designate in November”
“‘President Obama promised during his campaign that lobbyists “won’t find a job in my White House.”
So far, though, at least a dozen former lobbyists have found top jobs in his administration, according to an analysis done by Republican sources and corroborated by Politico.’
“Obama’s transition team was given access to Bill Clinton’s finances and post-presidential dealings, sources said. As part of the early vetting process, the team looked for any negative information that could jeopardize the prospect of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. A particular issue of concern, observers said, was the donor list of Bill Clinton’s global foundation, which might show connections to international figures who push policies that could conflict with those of the new Obama administration.”
“President Obama listened to Republican gripes about his stimulus package during a meeting with congressional leaders Friday morning – but he also left no doubt about who’s in charge of these negotiations. “I won,” Obama noted matter-of-factly, according to sources familiar with the conversation.”
Refreshing isn’t it?
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