A Great President is on the way: Obama promises to rein in his own branch that he will soon head

[ck4829]

In case anyone hasn't read this.

Make White House Communications Public: Obama will amend executive orders to ensure that communications about regulatory policymaking between persons outside government and all White House staff are disclosed to the public.

Conduct Regulatory Agency Business in Public: Obama will require his appointees who lead the executive branch departments and rulemaking agencies to conduct the significant business of the agency in public, so that any citizen can see in person or watch on the Internet these debates.

Release Presidential Records: Obama and Biden will nullify the Bush attempts to make the timely release of presidential records more difficult.

Close the Revolving Door on Former and Future Employers: No political appointees in an Obama-Biden administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years. And no political appointee will be able to lobby the executive branch after leaving government service during the remainder of the administration.

Free Career Officials from the Influence of Politics: Obama will issue an executive order asking all new hires at the agencies to sign a form affirming that no political appointee offered them the job solely on the basis of political affiliation or contribution.

Reform the Political Appointee Process: FEMA Director Michael Brown was not qualified to head the agency, and the result was a disaster for the people of the Gulf Coast. But in an Obama-Biden administration, every official will have to rise to the standard of proven excellence in the agency's mission.

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/ethics/index.php

We're all tired of hearing about "judicial tyranny," it's about time we had a President who knows where the REAL trouble can come from for our country; the Executive Branch.

[Burma Jones]

1. Shut Down Blackwater and other mercenary firms

No Private Armies and Intelligence Gathering Organizations.......

[midnight]

2. Agree.

[Virginia Dare]

3. Get rid of the private contracting throughout the entire executive branch..

that was a Reagan era relic that needs to be thrown in the trash heap.

[Burma Jones]

4. I'm a contractor......

I do see Government taking back much of what has been contracted out. Moreover, I am quite certain that Small and Disadvantaged Business Set Asides will make a big big comeback.

[Peachhead22]

5. Agree, big-time!

Their loyalties are to their bosses and investors. They can pick and choose what orders and regulations to follow. They aren't accoutable to anyone.

A private army or private intelligence agency based on US soil is so mindbogglingly f*cking wrong!

P.S.-and about the original post, no more signing statements please!

[NNN0LHI]

6. That is number one on my list too