Barack Obama’s economic team, already reeling from the financial meltdown, certainly doesn’t need any more headaches. But investigators and Washington officials say that they’re almost certainly going to face one unexpected problem in 2009: More Bernard Madoff-style corruption scandals. Read More
Counting all the corruption before Obama gets inside the Oval Office I can see why they are looking for more!
President-elect Barack Obama’s tax cut plan in his proposed $775 billion budget may be more than some Senate Democratic are willing to allow.
Members on Capitol Hill Sunday indicated they may want less in tax cuts than the president-elect.
Democrats want more spending for both energy and infrastructure. At least one change in the proposed economic stimulus plan — an expanded energy tax credit provision now at $20 billion to $25 billion, up from $10 billion.
In an interview taped for ABC News on Saturday, Obama said he wants targeted tax cuts and conceded it will be difficult to enforce his pledge to ban lawmakers from including unessential “earmarked” spending projects for their districts. Read More
this was before the statement above and now looks as Obama will allow earmarks!
President-elect Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to bar lawmakers’ pet projects from his massive economic stimulus plan and to bring unprecedented accountability to federal spending.
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Who is that wimp of a person we have as president, yes the one that has a collar on with the owners Reid and Pelosi? Does he have his shots? Being his first bill as president and to get it changed against his will sure isn’t a good start for Barack, well its expected from him being unexperience and not being ready to take over on day one! Did you say NO EARMARKS OBAMA? YES YOU DID MORE THAN ONCE!
White House reporters for The New York Times predict that the market collapse will force President-elect Barack Obama to renege on many of his campaign promises, and one warned that he may be a one-term president if the economy doesn’t improve. Read More
Thats what happens when they back out of promises that was made to the American people. Obama’s problems has just begun. The statement of being ready the first day is already forgotten because its not possiable, and was not a wise thing to say! The wet behind the ears starting to show.
