Obama Considers Rolling Back Bush Policies

President-elect Obama will meet President Bush at the White House today to talk transition. However, the Washington Post reports that Obama's transition advisers "have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues." Even closing Guantanamo Bay prison is a possibility. John Podesta, a "top transition leader," said, "There’s a lot that the president can do using his executive authority without waiting for Congressional action, and I think we’ll see the president do that. He feels like he has a real mandate for change. We need to get off the course that the Bush administration has set.”

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By Jen Chung in News on November 10, 2008 2:05 PM

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r1b2

How does he go about rolling back the reputational train wreck?

soopaman

uggghhhhh.... effin zombies in here.

I like the part about closing gitmo. Great idea Osama let me guess we will release the prisoners to a work reform program and have them plant flowers and trees along our highways.

NannyState

I'm already very proud of our first Hawaiian president!

Shinobi Shaw

#23, let's not forget the miraculous healing powers!

You're CURED, My child!!!

:::::heavenly starry faerie dust:::::::

See? I made it all better.

Now go back to sleep.

nik13

Maybe Obama could roll-back global warming on his first day in office, next day he'd click his heels & have Israelis get along with Palestinians. If he pays my mortgage, he got a lock on my vote in '12 & '16. Yeah, I expect him to pull a bloomberg.

Spirit of 76

Unfortunately, Obama can't roll back the Supreme Court. The rest of these problems won't evaporate just because Obama reverses most Bush policies. Train wrecks take a while to clean up.

Amanda Harletsch

why embarassing?

matty

Amanda I was at the rally in grant park in chicago.

I made calls for obama.

I voted for Obama.

Just because I find insanely leftist rants like yours embarrassing doesn't mean that I am a conservative.

Amanda Harletsch

Matty, perhaps you lost a t-shirt

Amanda Harletsch

Yeah Matty if you say so, as bad!

JRod5417

"Obama Considers Rolling Back Bush Policies"

Sheesh, one would hope so. That's why we elected him. On a side note, HUGO is right about one thing, halal meat does rule.

matty

I think Amanda Harlech's trolling is just as bad as Hugo's.

Felix Hoenikker

14

I know, I was joking.

Politburo

Felix - Pardons cannot be reviewed or reversed.

r1b2 - There is support for CO2 legislation in this country, but the US will likely never join Kyoto.

Wza

lol# 8

Gobama!

Shinobi Shaw

And Hugo, shut up. Your trolling is getting tedious.

Shinobi Shaw

His first order will perhaps be to banned Co2 emissions and maybe even instill a CARBON TAX where the people will have to buy "Carbon Credits."

He will probably undo many of Bush's policies, but this being continuity of government, expect for him to keep a few AND expand......

You may change your view of him by February '09 though.....

hungryghoast

Hugo, if you wish to remain a somewhat credible troll, you're gonna have to reign it in a little. This comment was too stupid to even qualify as "trolling"... and that's saying something.