Very reassuring.
Via the LAT:
Invoking an argument used by President George W. Bush, the Obama administration has turned down a request from a watchdog group for a list of health industry executives who have visited the White House to discuss the massive healthcare overhaul.
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As a candidate, President Obama vowed that in devising a healthcare bill he would invite in TV cameras -- specifically C-SPAN -- so that Americans could have a window into negotiations that normally play out behind closed doors.
I worked for this guy, cold calling people, not all of them were very nice to me. This is the last time I get played for a sucka by these motherfuckers. This damn country is like an alcoholic that hasn't hit it's bottom and won't change until that happens, the little devil on my right shoulder tells me to start voting for every Repuke candidate just to push this country to it's bottom. I just can't do it though, third party candidates from here on out.
Posted by: Capt. Bat Guano | July 22, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Close the windows, shut the doors!
La la la la...now we can't watch ourselves getting screwed.
Posted by: War On War Off | July 22, 2009 at 11:27 AM
So, so depressing. That, and not releasing the Cheney interview, go ahead to mining and lumbering interests, Gitmo, not releasing prison abuse photos, and my favorite..Geitner.
Posted by: snuffella | July 22, 2009 at 12:24 PM
forgot my favorites: DADT, DOMA. Thanks, punk.
Posted by: snuffella | July 22, 2009 at 12:25 PM
i wish CANDIDATE obama was president.
Posted by: liberaldemdave | July 22, 2009 at 12:39 PM
I didn't even get kissed!
Posted by: heydave | July 22, 2009 at 12:54 PM
I didn't even get kissed!
...nor the common decency of a reach-around!
Posted by: queek | July 22, 2009 at 12:59 PM
bet insurance execs had a hand in this. hope the new sugeon general has a positive influence on o.
Posted by: pansypoo | July 22, 2009 at 01:10 PM
We can, but apparently he won't.
Posted by: Keara | July 22, 2009 at 01:51 PM
Goddamn it.
Posted by: chautauqua | July 22, 2009 at 01:59 PM
Anyone ready for a real, truly progressive third party? Really, it's that or watch this country go out with a whimper.
Posted by: Pissed in NYC | July 22, 2009 at 02:57 PM
i'm ready, pissed! heck, we don't even have to write a party platform. just take the democratic party platform when we leave. then every shred of progressiveness will have left the party with the actual progressives.
Posted by: liberaldemdave | July 23, 2009 at 05:07 PM