If we can prevent the government from wasting the labor of the people
under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy. - Thomas Jefferson


Monday, February 2, 2009

Do as I say, not as I do

This one is already older than the hills, but I'm sure a lot of people missed it the first time...

With great fanfare, pomp, and, of course, circumstance, Obama has created a new rule to prevent lobbyists from working with the government and vice versa. This process had gotten quite out of hand with the last administration in cases where fine, upstanding government employees would give out contracts to a business, then leave the government and join the business with all the lucrative contracts. Or, a former board member of a company would then step into a government role that gives out contracts to the company they recently worked for. You can see how it would get messy.

Good rule, right? Then why is the new administration already making exceptions to the rule?

Open and honest government. You know, starting right now...

THIS is whyipaytaxes...

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