White House Discloses 10 More Ethics Waivers for Administration Officials

Posted by: A-Voice-In-The-Wilderness |
Dude. Lighten up and click one of the little linky things to the left on this page. Mr. Tapper is way ahead of you.

And Nancy Pelosi is going to drain the swamp and get rid of corruption in Washington.
But Charlie Rangel gets to stay.

they are bound together by a shared sensibility rooted in private trauma. Their lives have been stained by crisis and scandal — depression, mental illness, extra-marital affairs…
-Republican Gommorrah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the Party
Posted by: Flash Override |
Doesn’t exactly rise to the level of just one family in the Democratic party.

What an absolute joke!

10 More Ethics Waivers ?
Well, the Obama-Nation promised the “Most Ethical Administration” ever … he simply did NOT specify if it would be GOOD or BAD ethics!

I think it’s time that Obama appoints an “Ethics Waiver Csar”

The Presidebt is a joke.

An “ethics waiver”. Kind of funny, when you think about it. What does it really mean? Are they getting a “get out of jail free” card?

No big thing; just a case of market place advertising. This tells you that if you want to bribe a Obama official, you know exactly which organization to contact without trying to find out who is on the take.
Additionally, you know that when you visit you inside guy at the White House, your privacy will be maintained because they will keep the fact that you visited (and dropped off cash? dope?) secret.

So the law only matters, except when it doesn’t. So “we” would go to jail, while “they” get a “pardon” from the President to engage in unethical and illegal behavior… Man, Obama is looking and acting more and more like the last guy EVERY DAY! I thought people voted down Bush’s 3rd term! Why is Obama adopting it??? How many more policies do so-called Democrats have to let slide, because he’s got a D next to his name? McCain had an R next to his, but Republicans knew he was a Democrat so they stayed home? Will “Democrats” stay home when Jimmy Carter II runs in 2012??? Do you really vote party over your own principle… Put another way, do you insist on “cutting off your nose to spite your face”, or burning down the financial house or “village” of the American people, in order to “save it”? Because so far, that’s all Obama has done…
Leave one war to start another, bankrupt Government programs right when they are needed by the people. And start another one that rations medical care, while obliterating what little financial privacy you have left. How much before YOU have had enough? Because some people are already there, and it’s not even the end of the 1st year yet? How much more damage is acceptable in the next three years… That is a question you must ask yourselves…

ABCNews misses the biggest ethics waiver of all: Charlie Rangel, House Ways and Means Chairman, gets to keep his job despite numerous ethics and tax violations!!! But then I can’t see the Edith Bunker of the House doing anything about it either.

This executive decision was a badly thought out move from the beginning. Lobbyists are so ingrained into the political system that it´s impossible
to separate them. There are competent, ethical people who do get involved in lobbying, along with the corrupt ones.

It is interesting that these rules do not mention anything to do with Obama and his less than forthright associations and dubious ethics.

The Republicans wouldn’t even think of passing regulations like these – never mind coming even close to hitting waivers having gone to only 16 out of approximately 1,890 appointments.
This is an excellent executive decision. Don’t forget about the tail end requirements.
No one should be allowed to go from a government position, with the privileged information that entails, directly into lobbying for a company, corporation or group involved in the same area. Not right – and not fair.
Congratulations to the new administration! This is a STRONG step in the right direction.
(Just for you LongT – you might actually grasp the topic sometime)

I’m waiting for the next executive privledge story to come out.

It does seem a bit silly to make rules that you don’t intend to follow. If the rules are too strict to allow good people to serve, then they should change the rules, not ignore them.
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I hear you, but the thing is over 99% of appointees have been able to meet the criteria they set up without waivers. That sounds like very well-constructed rules to me.

Yup! At least they’re up front about the hypocrisy. Very admirable.

Barack Obama has great ethics.
So what if he makes fun of an elderly Nancy Reagan?
So what if he makes fun of the Special Olympics?
So what if he’s good buddies with Jeremiah Wright, Van Jones and Bill Ayers?
So what if he goes overseas and puts down America?
He can do what he wants, he’s a DEMOCRAT!
He QUADRUPLES the deficit, then blames it on Bush!

Listen, you need to quit complaining. President Obama knows much better what’s good for the public than any of you. He is college educated. Most of you live in trailer parks and eat at Burger King, while he dines on fine cuisine.
Just stop griping. He knows what’s good for America better than any of us ever could, and now that we have the criminal Bush administration out of the way, we can roll out an America to be proud of.
If you stand in the way, you will be rolled over, hoever, and, hopefully jailed for obstruction of a New America!
Hail the President! Our Savior!!!!

“Hail the President! Our Savior!!!!” Does anyone else find this disturbing?

Alyson, Although we are on different sides of the fence on some issues, I acknowledge your objectivity.

He made the “rules” to fool the masses. He’s no more ethical than any other politician.
When is that going to sink in? Never, as long as the Faithful can cling to the dogma that only Republicans are unethical.
Politicians are politicians. And yes, ethics, like taxes, are for the little people.

Mark, Oh, I get it. It’s a parody. Either way, it’s not appropriate.

This is WRONG!

This Funny….what a lair BO is…. same ole crap…. BO is NO different than any other Politician… it’s just that the media allows him to lie about it

Ethics? In THIS administration? Bwahahahahaha!
BO might as well give waivers to everyone. What a joke he and his administration are!

I made the Executive Game RULES… and I will decide when they apply to me….. so shut up and drink your cool aid

The President put in strict new ethical guidelines regarding lobbyists moving back and forth between government and corporations or organisations that lobby those same areas of government.
Lobbyists have been identified as one of the major drains on government coffers as they wangle and pry money out of the government for their own interests – using inside information gleaned by working in government.
Only 16 out of approximately 1,890 appointments required waivers. Thats 1% of the appointments.
In other words, 99% met the new ethical guidelines. And the 1% who didn’t are clearly identified above with their former and current roles. Exceptional transparency.
This is a truly amazing accomplishment in restricting lobbyists in Washington.
One would not expect the CHRONICALLY anti-Obama naysayers to appreciate this, but many people will.

Care Jake, your just giving fuel to the rightwing insaners or as I like to call them, the neo-freaks.

What this does show is that for anyone to pull together a cabinet and a government they have to bring in people who have EXPERIENCE, and to have EXPERIENCE, you probably had to have worked in the private sector. This happens regardless of whether you are a Republican or a Democrat. The hypocrisy is that Obama campaigned about the purity of his future administration while chastising the Bush administration and now realizes, but will not admit it, that Bush did what he had to do to get EXPERIENCE in his people as well.

“He’s lied to all of us.
Watch what he does because you can’t believe what he says.”
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You were lied to by the last administration about a war that ended up killing tens of thousands of people, and maiming and wounding tens of thousand more.
Do you hear that? Tens of thousands of ‘other’ people killed. Thousands more lost eyes, arms, legs and so on . . .
It’s a war that has killed thousands of Americans, maybe even some in your own family – and again maimed many, many thousands more . . .
That same administration left government with the economy in shreds.
Try to keep your priorities in order.

Well, so much for oil and haliburton connections.

“This man has been a tragic disappointment to a once-hopeful nation. Very sad.” Posted by: Fascist Hyena | Sep 5, 2009 8:59:54 PM
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Despite continued attacks from Republicans in August over his health care plans, President Obama’s overall approval rating has only dipped a couple percentage points. In the latest CBS News poll released Tuesday night, the president’s overall approval rating is 56 percent, which is down two points from the last poll taken at the end of July.
So you’re way off base Hyena – even though you’re in here every day to badmouth the President – you don’t seem to learn anything.
Five new, national polls have 52% to 56% of Americans approving of the job Obama is doing.
Now George Bush who left office with a 30% approval rating – that’s a different story. He really was as you put it a “tragic disappointment to a once-hopeful nation. Very sad.”

“Calling President Obama’s Executive Order on Ethics for Executive Branch personnel “the strongest ethics standards in U.S. government history,” White House counsel Norm Eisen on Friday announced 10 more waivers for Obama administration officials.”
When this President and his administration come out and spew a bunch of baloney and you you libs and the msm just nod in agreement it leads to me to ask all of you one question. Do you all spend much time on planet earth?

“Of course he handed out waivers, he has the most corrupt racist anti-american administration in history.”
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This is exactly the kind of hateful, extremist garbage that is driving people further and further away from the remnants of the Republican party.
Posted by: julieterra
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The GOP is having a party??!! Guess
no one is showing up except the radio
gossip hosts who love to kiss
themselves in the mirror before they
go on the air.

Forget about Bush, Julieterra–he’s no longer president, and nothing tou have to say about hhim can help his hapless successor in any way.
Among likely voters who feel strongly one way or another, only 28% strongly approve of him. Thirty-nine percent strongly disapprove. That is a stunning turnaround in three short months.
Sorry to disappoint you, but there are no crinal charges of any kind involved in the Ashcroft matter. Charlie Rangel and Jack Murtha, however, have clearly committed multiple crimes, but are being protected by the politicized Obama/holder Justice Department.

Don’t these waivers make some of you regret you bought into all this change crap from Obama.
Come on now admit it, you would love a chance to redo your vote, can’t say some of us on here did not tell you guys it was all talk for votes .

“Don’t these waivers make some of you regret you bought into all this change crap from Obama.”
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The Republicans would never have put in ethes new ethical guidelines regarding lobbyists moving back and forth between government and corporations or organisations that lobby those same areas of government. Exceptions were to be allowed in special cases through a waiver.
Only 16 out of approximately 1,890 appointments involved waivers. Thats 1% of the appointments.
In other words, 99% meet the new ethical guidelines. The 1% who were waived are clearly identified above with their former and current roles. Exceptional transparency.
This is a major accomplishment in restricting lobbyists in Washington.
One would not expect the CHRONICALLY anti-Obama naysayers to appreciate this, but many people will.

Since World War 2, the United States has started more wars and attacked more countries than ANY other country in the world. I think we all need to pause a minute and consider if this is the correct path for this country (being so dedicated to being a huge war machine) AND acknowledge that as a result some groups hate us and have a valid case in believing us to be the real Axis of Evil.

From the Washington Post:
“DENVER In 2008, Colorado became a symbol of the changing politics in a region once firmly in Republican hands — and also of the grass-roots power and energy fueling Barack Obama’s candidacy. Today, the state embodies the uneasiness spreading throughout Democratic ranks as Obama struggles with major challenges and the 2010 midterm elections approach.”
The wave is spreading across our great country.

“Hail the President! Our Savior!!!!” Does anyone else find this disturbing?
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I find having a Communist president quite disturbing.

“I find having a Communist president quite disturbing.”
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This is exactly the kind of right wing extremism that is driving people further away from what remains of the Republican party. The days of the extremists are over – the bulk of America has had it with the nonsense and the hate. They don’t want the right wing media hosts throwing temper tantrums to earn their salary. And they’re tired of their screaming followers.

Steve . . . don’t take your eye off the ball . ..
The Republicans would never have put in these new ethical guidelines regarding lobbyists moving back and forth between government and corporations or organisations that lobby those same areas of government. Exceptions were to be allowed in special cases through a waiver.
Only 16 out of approximately 1,890 appointments involved waivers. Thats 1% of the appointments.
In other words, 99% meet the new ethical guidelines. The 1% who were waived are clearly identified above with their former and current roles. Exceptional transparency.
This is a major accomplishment in restricting lobbyists in Washington.

“This is exactly the kind of right wing extremism that is driving people further away from what remains of the Republican party.”
Why do you care? You hate Republicans. The incredible leadership of Obama, Pelosi, and Reid have guaranteed Democratic Party dominance for decades, right? Democrats have super majorities in both chambers. They can ram through whatever they want without regard to those pesky right-wing extremists. Relax. Try to act like you won.

“I care because so much of the far right wing spew is hateful, divisive paranoia and extremism. There is a lot of smear and fear hate mongering.”
But they’re out of power forever, so who cares? Democrats don’t need them to create the utopia you voted for. They have super majorities. Enjoy!

But I will not enjoy that so much of the far right wing spew is hateful, divisive paranoia and extremism. Nor that there is so much smear and fear hate mongering.

You are of great patience.
Posted by: julieterra | Sep 6, 2009 12:40:22 AM
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And you totally rock it, julieterra. Have a great holiday weekend :>)

Tanarg writes: “Obama is really not a disappointment for millions of Americans — they knew all along he was a Communist.”
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Tanarg–If you stick to making factual arguments you can probably do a lot more good for yourself and the rest of us than if you make things up.

I cannot believe any of you people are seriously arguing whether the Democrats or Republicans are better/worse. They are playing you all like fools. They have joint custody of our entire govt, from stem to stern. Every election is just as rigged as the old Soviet elections, except they are smart enough to have labeled half “Democrats” and half “Republicans” to give the proletariat illusory differences to argue over. In truth, there’s no substantive difference, they jointly loot the public coffers while we argue over which group we’d rather be victimized by. All this used to bother me, but I realize now we deserve it as a penalty for our collective stupidity. People generally get the govt they deserve.

At least they’re up front with the hypocisy which I find refreshing for a ‘change’. It’s quite admirable.

What a surprise. Obama hasn’t kept one promise he made during the campaign. His administration is the most unruly bunch of Chicago thugs. It is classless administration
They continue to be an embaressment.

It’s difficult to find a campaign promise Obama has reneged upon.
Why would anyone believe anything he has to say?

Obviously ,standards mean nothing to this president.How many cabinet and sub-cabinet appointees have had tax problens?How could a tax cheat be nominated and confirmed for Treasury Secretary?How could he even consider the former senator from So.Dak. for a cabinet post when he owed more than 100 grand in back taxes?Despite his lax standards,he still has not filled many,many mid-level positions essential to running the government.I speak with federal employees every day and the disarray at mid-level departments is astonishing-under the radar screen information that the media refuses to cover,a la Van Jones.Well, what could we expect from a gentleman who tried to get off from paying 11 parking tickets from Cambridge,MA. and lied about it on his Illinois Bar application.

And so it goes;
exchanging one set of special-interest lobbyists for another set of special-interest lobbyists …
Change to believe in?
Really?

The Democrat culture of corruption rolls on unimpeded.

Bottom rule with Obama: Never believe a promise or word he says.
Where is the outrage from the left regarding all of Obama`s broken promises?

Are we turning into a third world country? Our leaders are acting like it!

A standard that is on paper only, and which is not enforced, isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.

China censors their television, radio, and media sources before they air. Conservatives censor their material before they allow “their” members to view. Hmmm! Act like a communist, talk like a communist, walk like a communist, hmmm — Conservatives are communists, pure and simple. They like to control others so they can pull the wool over everyone’s eyes like they did for 8 years under Bush.Cheney. Get a life! Don’t become a conservative for they are COMMUNISTS! They don’t want you to Catch Onto Their Tricks of their Trade! Conservatives Censor!

Not surprised here. If anyone followed his campaign during the primaries, you saw this wasn’t a person with integrity.

Obama is to be commended for being upfrount with his hypocrisy!

The American people waived their ethics when they voted this president into office.
What is the point of having ethics if you waive them? Obama continues to lower his standards and you wonder why his poll numbers are dropping. This president has reneged on more campaign promises than any I have witnessed in 60 years. If you thought the town hall meetings were filled with angry people, wait another year.