David Axelrod said lobbyists are gathering like “locusts” to stop healthcare reform. Axelrod said it will be a struggle, taking aim at insurance industry lobbyists who “have landed on Capitol Hill like locusts” and Republicans who see being on the losing side of the vote as a political victory.
Day: March 15, 2010
“Slow and erratic” progress on transparency
The Times covers a new report on transparency in the Obama administration. The report found that despite Mr. Obama’s directive for agencies to take “affirmative steps” to make more information public through the Freedom of Information Act, many agencies do not appear to have made any concrete changes. It also found little indication that most […]
Another word on State of the Union and Citizens United
The head of the League of Women Voters wrote this letter to the editor on Justice Roberts’ recent comments on President Obama’s mention of Citizens United at the State of the Union. Since the Supreme Court is the opaque and most isolated branch of government, perhaps the justices should recognize that a little honest feedback […]