Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Obama says Bush not solely to blame


I'm starting to like Obama, too. I see nothing wrong with any of his proposals so far.
I have no idea though where he stands on Iran. Is he from the 'doing-business with Islamic Republic at any cost (i.e. sell out Iranians to the mullahs by giving the *only* thing the regime wants: Security Guarantess) or those who are willing to support Iranians in their quest for freeing Iran from the rule of clerical fascists?
Ok, back to Obama:
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Not all the nation's ills can be blamed on President Bush, Democratic candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday as he called on Americans to change the nature of politics and institute more openness in government. "Part of the problem here is not just George Bush and the White House," Obama told a crowd of hundreds gathered at a park in Cedar Falls. "We can't just change political parties and continue to do the same kind of things we've been doing. We can't just go about business as usual and think it's going to turn out differently."
Obama, a senator from Illinois, said average Americans must be brought back to the table when dealing with every issue, from health care to education to trade.
"We've got to make sure workers are represented, not just CEOs. We've got to make sure patients are represented and the nurses are represented, not just drug companies," he said.
To make the government more accountable, Obama said he would post all non-emergency bills online for five days before he signed them into law, allowing Americans a chance to weigh in on the legislation. In addition, he said he would post all meetings between lobbyists and government agencies online.

Obama said he would require Cabinet officials to speak to Americans via national broadband town-hall style meetings to discuss issues at their agencies. He also pledged to issue an executive order that information about the government's operations must be released to those seeking it unless it could harm a protected interest.
Obama Says He Can Unite U.S.: Read his interview in Washington Post

2 comments:

Frieda said...

Obama has said he is will to meet Ahmadinejad, Chavez, and the rest of them. So, I guess he is will to give our beloved Ahamdinejad the legitimacy.

SERENDIP said...

Frieda: Boy, I forgot about that...thanks for reminding me.