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Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... are looking at" are those imposed by Bush for "overtly political" reasons, in pursuit of what Democrats say was a partisan Republican agenda, said Dan Mendelson, a former associate administrator for health in the Clinton administration's Office of Management and Budget. The list of executive orders targeted by Obama's team could well get longer in the coming days, as Bush's appointees are rushing to enact a number of last-minute policies in an effort to extend his legacy. Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

Obama team crafting early gameplan
The Swamp — ... Americans may give him more time since many voters really are vested in his success and if his policies fail to right the listing economy, the consequences will be fairly dire. A new president who's limited by the number of legislative proposals he and Congress can focus in the first few months can give his presidency the appearance of forward momentum however by using executive orders and it appears Obama is preparing to use that power in a big way. As the Washington Post reports: Transition advisers to President-elect Barack ...

Transition team working to reverse bush era actions
BlondeSense — ... , while the bushistas are scurrying to enact a series of post-election regulations that would hinder, rather than help Americans who need it, like a new rule that would narrow the scope of services provided to poor people under Medicaid at a time when people are losing their jobs or their healthcare insurance or both, The Washington Post reports that "Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell ...

Jihad! Jihad upon Tom Hilton! Also, the Rise of PISSY
Whiskey Fire — ... This is of course absurd. How many of the promises Obama made during the campaign about his "transformational presidency" has he as yet actually kept? Honest observers will concede that the answer is none. Sure, there has been a lot of chatter about what he will do about "executive orders" but so far this is all talk. ...

As Obama Restores Safeguards, How Will He Toss Out The Safety Saboteurs?
Firedoglake — ... This weekend the WaPo reported Obama's transition team will restore Federal safeguards the Bushies tossed overboard (or never even allowed onboard) during their misrule. Should the WaPo report prove accurate, we'll have a lot to celebrate: the article plots a 180 degree course reversal for the White House. The good news? Obama's reportedly planning to restore American safeguards for us all. Qui bono? All of us who eat food, drink water, breathe air, go to work (or love someone who does), or may fall ill (or love someone who may). Every living American, in other words. The ...