No Lobbyist in the Obama Administration ... Except When There Is One

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Lobbyists have been a part of politics for so long it's impossible to completely wipe them off the political game-board. I'm much more concerned with politicians who campaign under the the agenda of "preserving the free enterprise system". This is political vernacular for preserving corporate greed. Allowing corporations to have free reign over every issue that affect our lives will make us subject to the outcome of their actions...and the consumer will always pay the price because their mandate as part of the free enterprise system is not to take take the loss...but pass it to the consumer. We have to regulate corporations and watch them for the common good. Trust me, they'll make products and provide services under strict regulations OR other corporations will take their places.

David Miller of PA 6:06PM October 21, 2011

Lets be real Lawyers and Lobbyists are evil for this country, Lobbyist buy the politicians that have been elected by the people but return the I.O.U to the Lobbyists and the Cooperations they represent not to we the people. It is this Corporations that have thru tyre greed caused the economic crash. It is the Lawyers who are the majority of politicians in this Country who support the Lobbyists and will never allow them to be banned, because,that would not allow them to lobby to change laws that would benefit them. Who past the laws that allows interest rates to rise to unheard rates.
Lawyers,because removing the limit of interest charged it would have financial failure at a grand scale and Lawyers would be able to collect on these bad debts, while the banks will get the bailout they are getting.
30% interest rates used to be called loansharking and was against the law.
Why do Corporations get bailed out by we the people but we the people get to suffer the consequence of Corporate greed. A lot of supposedly intelligent answers will be given and a new bill of goods will be sold to the people. But all this intelligent people are only following one master "GREED".
Stop Lobbying,stop corporate election funding period.

BOB MAKER of AZ 1:43PM March 07, 2011

+1

soundtracks of AL 5:13AM July 17, 2009

I want to say - thank you for this!

buy soma without a prescription of DE 5:14AM July 04, 2009

In what ethics-in-government advocates described as a particularly far-reaching move, Mr. Obama barred officials of his administration from lobbying their former colleagues "for as long as I am president."
Another lying politician. When are we (as Americans) going to stand up to this corrupt government? Our basic system of government is good, but it has been hijacked by a group of politicians who no longer serve the American people. The time has come to vote them ALL out and start fresh.

D. Otto of FL 12:05PM January 29, 2009

Can we really be suprised by this double standard? I mean Obama's entire campaign was based on change: change his mind, change his position, change the rules.
This president was supposed to bring about an end to corruption, rascism and "politics as usual", but it in fact has done none of these. It has so far been quite the opposite! We have the Illinois/Chicago machine running our nation now, rules must be framed with the exeption in mind, whites need not apply, and those cabinet members not from Illinois are from the former Clinton administration.
As a conservitive christian working class man in America I am truly afraid for my fellow citizens and the state of our great nation in the next several years.

Scott Clausen of IL 11:21AM January 26, 2009

The Dalai Bama lied to you suckers.
The funny thing is: you STILL fall for it.

John Johansson of OH 9:15AM January 26, 2009

Obama is nothing more than a lying piece of crap. He lied his way into the White House and now he is lying in the White House. I bet hehas alot more campaign promises to break. I bet he is impeached even before his four years are up. The truth about this two faced half breed will come out.

brian of NC 7:54PM January 25, 2009

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING EXCITED ABOUT.MY TEAM IS JUST WRITING THE NEW RULES.SO ALL THOSE WHO FOLLOW US MUST TOE THE LINE OR WE WILL GET THE INQUISITION cOMMITTEE AFTER YOU.TRUST ME,YOU WON`T WANT TO APPEAR BEFORE IT BECAUSE THE JOINT CHAIRS ARE HELD BY LEAHY,WAXMAN AND LEVIN

john calomiris of NC 6:24PM January 24, 2009

Obama breaks his lobby rules, is going to have a Secretary of the Treasury that is a tax evader, is going to have an Attourney General that works to pardon criminals that would leave the country rather than face up to their crimes. Has a racist economic advisor that doesn't think white construction workers should benifit from his stimulus package. Has a secretary of the energy that wishes to banktrupt the coal industry. Has a Secretary of the State who's husband has serious conflicts of interest with regards to foriegn influence, and has already broken his promise to reveal all that would donate to his library. I must say this is a change alright.

TRH of MN 3:58PM January 24, 2009