The co-chair of Barack Obama’s Transition Team, Valerie Jarrett,
appeared on Meet the Press this weekend and used, shall we say, an
interesting word to described what she thinks Barack Obama will be doing
in January when he’s officially sworn into office. She told Tom Brokaw
that Obama will be ready to "rule" on day one. It’s a word that reflects
the worst fears that people have for Obama the "arrogant," the
"messiah," that imagines he’s here to "rule" instead of govern.
Jarret told Brokaw that "given the daunting challenges that we face,
it’s important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take
power and begin to rule day one."
He’s
ready to use that power! I hope you weren’t getting used to lower
gas prices.
He’ll reverse the Bush executive orders that opened public lands to oil
drilling, the co-chair of his transition team said Sunday.
John Podesta, co-chair of Barack Obama’s transition team, indicated on
Sunday that the president-elect would quickly use executive powers to
reverse several Bush-era administrative rules, a few of which would have
an immediate impact on U.S. environmental policy. Appearing on Fox News
Sunday, Podesta, the Former chief of staff to Bill Clinton said,
“There’s a lot the president can do using his executive authority
without waiting for congressional action, and I think we’ll see the
president do that.”
According to the Washington Post, a team of about 50 Obama advisers have
worked for months identifying some 200 Bush policies as possible targets
for reversal.
If you thought the auto industry was suffering today, just
wait until January 21 (the day after the celebration).
The president-elect has said, for example, that he intends to quickly
reverse the Bush administration’s decision last December to deny
California the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from
automobiles. "Effectively tackling global warming demands bold and
innovative solutions, and given the failure of this administration to
act, California should be allowed to pioneer," Obama said last January.
California had sought permission from the Environmental Protection
Agency to require that greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles be cut by
30 percent between 2009 and 2016, effectively mandating that cars
achieve a fuel economy standard of at least 36 miles per gallon within
eight years. Seventeen other states had promised to adopt California’s
rules, representing in total 45 percent of the nation’s automobile
market.
Remember Jimmy Carter? Add even more socialistic programs and limits on
your free speech and you’ve got Obama. But you asked for it so now you
have to live with it.
GOOD LUCK!