Obama Wrote Federal Staffers About His Goals-Workers at 7 Agencies Got Detailed Letters Before Elec

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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

Obama Wrote Federal Staffers About His Goals
Workers at Seven Agencies Got Detailed Letters Before Election

By Carol D. Leonnig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 17, 2008; Page A01

In wooing federal employee votes on the eve of the election, Barack Obama wrote a series of letters to workers that offer detailed descriptions of how he intends to add muscle to specific government programs, give new power to bureaucrats and roll back some Bush administration policies.

The letters, sent to employees at seven agencies, describe Obama's intention to scale back on contracts to private firms doing government work, to remove censorship from scientific research, and to champion tougher industry regulation to protect workers and the environment. He made it clear that the Department of Housing and Urban Development would have an enhanced role in restoring public confidence in the housing market, shaken because of the ongoing mortgage crisis.

Using more specifics than he did on the campaign trail, Obama said he would add staff to erase the backlog of Social Security disability claims. He said he would help Transportation Security Administration officers obtain the same bargaining rights and workplace protections as other federal workers. He even expressed a desire to protect the Environmental Protection Agency's library system, which the Bush administration tried to eliminate.

"I asked him to put it in writing, something I could use with my members, and he didn't flinch," said John Gage, president of the 600,000-member American Federation of Government Employees, who requested that Obama write the letters, which were distributed through the union. "The fact that he's willing to put his name to it is a good sign."


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[nyc 4 Biden]

1. This reinforces the image I have of what happens when . . .

. . . the parties take the Presidency.

The GOP:

Picture a house that has been foreclosed on and a bunch of underhanded contractors loot the place in a frenzy before the new owners take notice. They strip that sucker down as fast as they can. Taking the doors, the fixtures, outlets, tiles, smashing whatever they can't carry out so others won't get it.

Now the Dems:

The dems are the skilled craftsman that have to diligently put that house back together, which takes longer than even building a new house from scratch.

[maddezmom]

2. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...