****Hillary Clinton On Government Transparency****I want to put everything on the Internet****

[agdlp]

“We’re going to get the government into the 21st century to make it more cost effective. Nobody should have to see a government waste billions and billions of dollars, see these no bid contracts nobody can explain or hold accountable.

“I want to put everything on the Internet. I want you to see the budget of every agency. I want you to track everything that goes on in your government. You pay for it. You should know about it.

“We should even have a government blogging team where people in agencies are constantly telling all of you, the taxpayers, the citizens of America, everything that’s going on so that you have up to the minute information about what your government is doing so that you, too, can be informed and hold the government accountable.”

http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/hillary_clinton_comes_out_for_government_transparency/

[MadBadger]

1. I'm sure somebody posted that here a month ago. Are you sure you arent getting paid for your work?

[joshcryer]

2. That's crazy. I wonder if Obama will take this talking point next.

[sandnsea]

4. Well she took it from him

but I don't expect that to matter to the Obama haters.

[joshcryer]

11. They take from each other then, I guess.

Not so different after all.

[sandnsea]

13. Well no, it's his damn bill

Geesh. What is your problem?

[joshcryer]

14. I was annoyed how he took words right out of her mouth at the debates tonight.

And acted like his immigration reform was the same as hers when his earlier comments were completely empty without any characterization whatsoever.

[sandnsea]

3. usaspending.gov

Obama has either done it or introduced legislation for it, but glad she finally caught up.

[Quixote1818]

8. And just when I was starting to like her

Now I am back with Obama. :dilemma:

[sandnsea]

12. Hillary on Iraq

How the hell can any DUer like her with her real position on the war all these years. It's pure insanity.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4327894&mesg_id=4327894

[bellasgrams]

16. Don't listen to sand. she trashes Clinton every other breath

Hillary talks about those very issues at her appearances. I have yet to hear BO expound on them

[Quixote1818]

5. She scores some points with me on that.

Big time! :thumbsup:

[sandnsea]

7. How can you not know Obama has done this?

It's been posted endlessly. Do you not pay attention??

[Quixote1818]

10. See my post #8

Somehow I missed that. Thanks

[avaistheone1]

6. Well in any case it's good.

[Diane R]

9. Transparency? Where are the library donor lists? The tax returns?

[calmblueocean]

15. As Obama's transparency proposals gain traction, she tries to adopt them

but a few blue sky ideas thrown out in a speech isn't the kind of leadership we need on the subject.

[agdlp]

17. Hillary has been fighting for government transparency longer then Obama has been in the Senate

"The issue I intend to explore briefly this morning is whether we are applying the fundamental principles of democracy, rule of law, transparency and accountability, informed consent, not only to what we do at home, but to what we do in the world"

"If we are to lead this world commensurate with the power we possess, the ideals we proclaim, into a free and hopefully democratic future, we must first be consistent in the principles we champion and pursue. Nowhere is this more important than in the transparency of government decisions."

"Without such transparency, how can leaders be accountable? How can people be informed? And without such transparency, the openness and information that is required for the lifeblood of a democracy to be healthy and strong, the pillars of that democracy are shaken."

"Since September 11th, this question about transparency, about adequacy of information and informed consent of the public has become even more salient. The war on terror will be, as it is now, being fought in the darkness, outside the public limelight, new doctrines of pre-emption and a commitment to secrecy raise profound questions about the democratic oversight of decisions effecting war and peace."

"The lack of transparency on the part of the Bush administration has forced Governor King, former Republican Governor of New Jersey, to threaten subpoenas. This should not be happening."

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/kfiles/b11179.html

[Indenturedebtor]

18. Ok so where does she talk about the blogs?

Oh that's right she doesn't. Goverment transparency has been a rallying cry for a long long long time. Obama came up with an idea to put that ideal into effect and she claimed it as her own.