Here's an idea that Obama can use to deal with the health-care industry lobbyists:

[brentspeak]

Like...just don't 'deal' with them at all!

1) Bar them from the White House. (NOT invite them INTO the White House - i.e. Billy Tauzin)

2) Publicly demand that members of Congress stop dealing with the lobbyists.

3) Urge the public to get on the case of any member of Congress who deals with lobbyists.

Quite easy to do. Very simple. Very little effort required.

[Cleita]

1. It can be done. Senator Bernie Sanders says he never lets lobbyists in his

office and never has since he first went to Washington. He says that they don't come to his office anymore. They know better.

[cutlassmama]

2. Exactly.

I don't know why Obama won't do the same with the White House. It's what he said he was going to do...

[brentspeak]

3. self-kick

[joeycola]

4. REC