Obama Rule Review Leaves Some Nervous, Skeptical

[iwishiwas]

Source: Huff post





Obama Rule Review Leaves Some Nervous, Skeptical
Barack Obama Rule Review

NANCY BENAC 04/ 3/11 08:25 AM ET AP

WASHINGTON —.....

All across town, agencies are holding hearings, scouring specs, setting up websites and assembling plans to carry out President Barack Obama's order for a "retrospective review" of decade upon decade of government regulations.

The hunt is on for rules that are – to pull a few words from the order itself – excessively burdensome, redundant, inconsistent, overlapping, outmoded, ineffective, insufficient. Or, as the president put it, "just plain dumb."

Regulations translate laws into action, and touch all aspects of American life.

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Obama's pledge to put the federal rulebook under a microscope has conservatives clamoring for him to rip up pages of red tape, yet skeptical he will deliver. Liberals increasingly worry that the Obama administration will bow to political pressure and weaken or scrap important health, safety and environmental protections.

The notion that there are reams of "dumb" rules ripe for the taking is rejected by experts on federal regulation. They say any easy targets already were eliminated by past administrations that made their own runs at over-regulation......................

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/03/obama-rule-review-leaves-_n_844089.html

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I think there is the potential for this to be a MAJOR distraction. While we argue how many bolts should be in a board-Congress will pass major bills. YUP--I can see it now.



Online:

Obama's executive order: http://tinyurl.com/5svbmcj

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_default/

[PSPS]

1. Obama has already proven himself to be untrustworthy.

[Plucketeer]

3. Let's not dis the Prez.

As we all know - he's really busy shopping for some comfortable shoes.

[No Elephants]

4. I don't understand your reference.

I have some very comfortable shoes I may be willing to throw in the general direction of D.C., but I'd love to know what you mean.

[Webster Green]

5. While campaigning he said he would walk with unions...

...if their rights to collective bargaining were threatened. He said he had comfortable shoes, and would be right out here with them (my paraphrasing). :shrug:

[Teaser]

7. also he promised not to build death camps for gypsies

and look what he's doing now!!!

[Webster Green]

8. Links?

Can I find this in the tubes?

Thanks!

[Teaser]

16. this is for gypsies

Obama has always harbored a deep, deep hatred for the Romany.


http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message718488/pg1

[No Elephants]

11. Thanks.

[iwishiwas]

13. The nurses union offered him a pair of comfortable shoes to march

with us. But it was a no go for the WH.

[Teaser]

6. *nods* He is the worst president since Jefferson Davis

.

[Egnever]

17. What a ridiculous comment

You must have been born yesterday

[Teaser]

18. My dog is unemployed

I'm sorry, but this is personal.

[No Elephants]

2. All those "excess" regulations left lying around by Reagan, Poppy Bush, Bubba and Dimson?

:rofl:

Well, good thing Obama never purged the Bushbots from his admnistration. They should be able to root out the last of anything still protecting us.

Democratic administrations can often get away with more than Republicans in certain areas. For example, Reagan or Poppy may have been reviled for Bubba's welfare reforms or his repeal of Glass Steagall or NAFTA. With Bill in the Oval Office, though, Republicans were victorious while Democrats were supportive.

[ProudDad]

9. Gee, no chance for "unintended consequences" here...

:rofl:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x643803

[No Elephants]

14. Thanks for the link. I think Obama usually hits what he aimed at.

Let's see what gets hit by this.

P.S. I love your screen name. Nice to see a proud dad, Proud Dad.

[Hydra]

10. I won't be a major distraction

Even a lot of DUers think that laws and regulations are just things that get in our way.

Yes, they get in the way! They get in the way of people who want to steal your house out from under you! Or want to poison your groundwater!

I'd like a lot MORE things getting in the way of what's going on lately.

Mostly, the rest of the people will shrug, like when Glass-Steagel was repealed...until the damage is done.

[iwishiwas]

12. No doubt there are

some regs that are in need of the trashcan but this will sure open up a can of ugly worms. I think it is exactly what repugs would like---an opportunity to throw them all out.

[monmouth]

15. I trust him on this....n/t