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whos plans for change are more realistic obamas or hillarys?
list which ones and whos is more realistic
is it realistic when you hire lobbyists
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
They both have almost the same exact desire for the same exact changes. That's what so strange about some of this, at least to me. They differ VERY little on their platforms. But he appeals as a great inspirational speaker and idealist to the younger generation, which always goes gaga for that sort of thing. Next to her more staid and pragmatic style, the fact that their politics of change are nearly identical gets lost in the translation. She'll hang on through Super Tuesday, but that will be her last stand. Though I support her for President, I do see the writing on the wall.
I think it is more realistic to assume that Hillary is in a much better position to effect change. She knows Washington like the back of her hand and she already knows the ropes and what it takes to get anything accomplished in that nutty capital of ours. I'm not saying that Obama can't effect change, I believe wholeheartedly that he can and will do his best to achieve those changes. But he will find it harder going than Hillary, and be a President that will need infinitely more on-the-job training than Hillary.
I will support Obama if he is nominated, I think he's a very good man. But I would feel more confident about being able to defuse the Middle East and handle the Iraq withdrawal if Hillary were the one doing it. I don't know if we can afford the sort of mistakes that he may make. JFK was inexperienced too, and folks say that like it's a positive. But, in the first few weeks of his Presidency he almost turned our cold war into a very hot one by insisting on meeting with Krushchev before being properly briefed about him. That meeting was a disaster and it was what turned our cold war from thin ice to a deep freeze.
EDIT: Yes, it is very ironic that Obama's senior campaign manager is a LOBBYIST. I was stunned when Clinton revealed that fact. Good Lord, he looked like he was sucking on a lemon, but he couldn't deny it.
- 5 years ago
Words are Cheap and don't mean anything ? That's how I feel when Hillary is Talking that she doesn't believe her words mean anything. Hillary will say anything to get elected.Hillary is being honest she just forgot to say "her words" don't mean anything!!!Hillary can't speak for anyone else but herself!!!Can't wait till next debate Obama will make her "Eat" those words!!!
- 1 decade ago
"Change" is just rhetoric. Democrats' only platform is to use fear. "We need to change or else."
They don't clarify "else" they just try to create emotion. Just like Gore with the global warming hoax (2007 was not the hottest year on record as he and thousand of scientists predicted)
Democrats also ran on change in 2006. They just wanted votes.
To Boss H: Obama is full of b.s.. He is against stong campaign finance reform. He refused to support a law that showed when a congressmen helps a campaign donor.
- Boss HLv 71 decade ago
compare them for yourself.
Barack Obama's Plan
Shine the Light on Washington Lobbying
Centralize Ethics and Lobbying Information for Voters: Obama will create a centralized Internet database of lobbying reports, ethics records, and campaign finance filings in a searchable, sortable and downloadable format.
Require Independent Monitoring of Lobbying Laws and Ethics Rules: Obama will use the power of the presidency to fight for an independent watchdog agency to oversee the investigation of congressional ethics violations so that the public can be assured that ethics complaints will be investigated.
Support Campaign Finance Reform: Obama supports public financing of campaigns combined with free television and radio time as a way to reduce the influence of moneyed special interests. Obama introduced public financing legislation in the Illinois State Senate, and is the only 2008 candidate to have sponsored Senator Russ Feingold's (D-WI) tough bill to reform the presidential public financing system.
Shine the Light on Federal Contracts, Tax Breaks and Earmarks
Create a Public “Contracts and Influence” Database: As president, Obama will create a "contracts and influence" database that will disclose how much federal contractors spend on lobbying, and what contracts they are getting and how well they complete them.
Expose Special Interest Tax Breaks to Public Scrutiny: Barack Obama will ensure that any tax breaks for corporate recipients — or tax earmarks — are also publicly available on the Internet in an easily searchable format.
End Abuse of No-Bid Contracts: Barack Obama will end abuse of no-bid contracts by requiring that nearly all contract orders over $25,000 be competitively awarded.
Sunlight Before Signing: Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them. As president, Obama will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days.
Shine Light on Earmarks and Pork Barrel Spending: Obama's Transparency and Integrity in Earmarks Act will shed light on all earmarks by disclosing the name of the legislator who asked for each earmark, along with a written justification, 72 hours before they can be approved by the full Senate.
Bring Americans Back into their Government
Hold 21st Century Fireside Chats: Obama will bring democracy and policy directly to the people by requiring his Cabinet officials to have periodic national broadband townhall meetings to discuss issues before their agencies.
Make White House Communications Public: Obama will amend executive orders to ensure that communications about regulatory policymaking between persons outside government and all White House staff are disclosed to the public.
Conduct Regulatory Agency Business in Public: Obama will require his appointees who lead the executive branch departments and rulemaking agencies to conduct the significant business of the agency in public, so that any citizen can see in person or watch on the Internet these debates.
Release Presidential Records: Obama will nullify the Bush attempts to make the timely release of presidential records more difficult.
Free the Executive Branch from Special Interest Influence
Close the Revolving Door on Former and Future Employers: No political appointees in an Obama administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years. And no political appointee will be able to lobby the executive branch after leaving government service during the remainder of the administration.
Free Career Officials from the Influence of Politics: Obama will issue an executive order asking all new hires at the agencies to sign a form affirming that no political appointee offered them the job solely on the basis of political affiliation or contribution.
Reform the Political Appointee Process: FEMA Director Michael Brown was not qualified to head the agency, and the result was a disaster for the people of the Gulf Coast. But in an Obama administration, every official will have to rise to the standard of proven excellence in the agency's mission.
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- Debra HLv 71 decade ago
I won't make lists but Hillary has at least said what hers are.. Obama is a little too vague for me.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Neither