When Rhetoric-Rubber Hit's the Road
Those sticky little campaign promises. President Obama is already starting to wonder if he can back up the rhetoric used in his stump speeches across the country. Is he wavering on his commitment to keep special interest out of the White House? A lobbyist as the # 2 in command of the Pentagon?
"In the campaign, Obama assailed Washington's "entire culture" in which our leaders have thrown open the doors of Congress and the White House to an army of Washington lobbyists who have turned our government into a game only they can afford to play." He vowed to "close the revolving door" and "clean up both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue" with "the most sweeping ethics reform in history."
The language, however, was always more sweeping than the specifics. He spoke of refusing campaign money from lobbyists but took it from the people who hired them. The ethics plan he outlined, and eventually imposed on his administration, did not ban all lobbyists outright but set conditions for their employment and did not
cover many who were lobbyists in everything but name."
Read more here.
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Swim Fast::Smoke Slow
Gold medal winner, pretty boy, and all around American icon Michael Phelps was caught smoking dope last week and it looks like this celebrity is not going to get off the hook. Good luck with getting another Wheaties box Mr. Phelps.
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The U.S. Still Lags
the WSJ ran a very interesting column this week entitled Congress Approves Broadband to Nowhere. If you're frustrated with your cell phone reception, or the Wi-Fi signal on your laptop this is an excellent read.
Paul Shanks is a student of Political Communications at Bryan College. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, these are the writings of a city boy coming to grips with rural Tennessee. He is interested in empowering innovation by connecting people.
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