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Two cheers for Obama

By Timothy P. Carney
Published November 9, 2011 5:00am ET
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Two cheers for Obama
Can I get two cheers for President Obama? Sure, his reformer talk and anti-lobbyist rhetoric is mostly smoke and mirrors, but every once in a while, he strikes actual blows for transparency and good government. This week, it seems, he’s scored twice. First, Obama issued an executive order that “directs agencies to stop wasting taxpayer money […]

Can I get two cheers for President Obama?

Sure, his reformer talk and anti-lobbyist rhetoric is mostly smoke and mirrors, but every once in a while, he strikes actual blows for transparency and good government. This week, it seems, he’s scored twice.

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