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dc_dux · 09-11-2009, 05:40 AM

So whats new?

Wilson campaigned with promises to keep us out of WW I. FDR did the same in the 1940 campaign, re: WW II. Nixon promised to get us out of Viet Nam in his first term. Bush promised no nation building.

Beyond that, I am curious as to the "back pedaling the day after the election on most of his promises". (your post #541)

Most?

Would that include his promise to:

* implement a comprehensive economic stimulus plan?

* introduce (and hopefully enact) comprehensive health care reform?

* introduce greater regulatory oversight of the financial services industry?

* overturn Bush's authorization of enhanced interrogation (torture) of detainees?

* reverse Bush's restrictive FOIA policy with a new directive to executive branch agencies to presume that FOIA requests should be honored and not blocked for political purposes?

* begin a comprehensive process of federal procurement reform to provide far greater oversight of Hailiburton-type sole source contracts that were abused to the tune of $hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars?

* enact the SCHP program, a credit card "bill of rights" program, a pay equity act to give women greater recourse to pay discrimination?

I could add more.

So where is "most" of that back pedaling that has you so outraged?

I would assume it is in the area of national security, where your claims that as a candidate (or senator), he had access to as much access intel as a sitting president. We know that was not the case.

I dont agree with some of his recent national security related decisions, but it is completely understandable that in this area, he now has access to far more intel than he had previously and, as a result, that could result in rethinking an earlier position.

09-11-2009, 05:40 AM	#549 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	So whats new? Wilson campaigned with promises to keep us out of WW I. FDR did the same in the 1940 campaign, re: WW II. Nixon promised to get us out of Viet Nam in his first term. Bush promised no nation building. Beyond that, I am curious as to the "back pedaling the day after the election on most of his promises". (your post #541) Most? Would that include his promise to: * implement a comprehensive economic stimulus plan? * introduce (and hopefully enact) comprehensive health care reform? * introduce greater regulatory oversight of the financial services industry? * overturn Bush's authorization of enhanced interrogation (torture) of detainees? * reverse Bush's restrictive FOIA policy with a new directive to executive branch agencies to presume that FOIA requests should be honored and not blocked for political purposes? * begin a comprehensive process of federal procurement reform to provide far greater oversight of Hailiburton-type sole source contracts that were abused to the tune of $hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars? * enact the SCHP program, a credit card "bill of rights" program, a pay equity act to give women greater recourse to pay discrimination? I could add more. So where is "most" of that back pedaling that has you so outraged? I would assume it is in the area of national security, where your claims that as a candidate (or senator), he had access to as much access intel as a sitting president. We know that was not the case. I dont agree with some of his recent national security related decisions, but it is completely understandable that in this area, he now has access to far more intel than he had previously and, as a result, that could result in rethinking an earlier position. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 09-11-2009 at 08:55 AM..