Only time will tell whether President-Elect Barack Obama will be able to deliver on his promise to bring change to government, but the Illinois senator has already brought it to the dot-gov domain. Obama’s transition Web site, Change.gov, went live, soliciting suggestions from citizens and providing a guide to the people and procedures behind the transfer of executive power.
In many ways, the site—fairly clearly still a work in progress—resembles that of any other government agency, with biographies of the transition team, backgrounders on the incoming president’s policy priorities, and links to information about the cabinet offices to be filled when the Obamas move into the White House on January 20. But the speed with which the site was launched may nevertheless be an attempt to signal that Obama is serious about his pledge to bring greater transparency to government, and to put more data online more rapidly for public comment. A Change.gov blog, for instance, promises regular updates on the transition process.
Perhaps most surprisingly, there’s a jobs page where visitors can submit applications for non-career positions in the new administration—including, apparently, some that “require Senate confirmation.”
So, how many here will be applying for a job?
#20: JimD and ECA love to write in ALL CAPS. Just ignore them. JimD has one good point though: Obama won because he is not at all like Bush. He’s an eloquent speaker, and in his first few days has shown that he thinks about his decisions (about his transition staff) and doesn’t shoot from the hip.
Lou, age 87 and counting, said:
FROM THE BEGINNING I TOLD MY WIFE AND ALL WITHIN EARSHOT THAT THIS YOUNG SENATOR, BARACH OBAMA, WAS THE ONLY CANDIDATE RUNNING FOR THE 44TH PRESIDENT WHOM I THOUGHT LOOKED AND ACTED PRESIDENTIAL.
I HAVE MORE THAN A GOOD FEELING THAT HE WILL BRING ABOUT THE CHANGES HE HAS PROMISED.
MY SON, DR. JAMES L. CONCA, PHD, GEO-CHEMIST, WHO IS A SCIENTIST AND WHO HAS MET WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT’S SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR, AGREED WITH ME FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
I believe in you!
God Speed!
felecitation d un simple citoyen algerien pour votre nomination a la tete d un grand pays le plus puissant du monde nomme etas unis d amerique. faites en sorte que les usa soient aimes des peuples du monde car le contraire s est passe pendant ces 8 annees de guerre.je salue au passage la maturite du peuple americain pour sa clairvoyance. un peuple jamais egale dans le monde.resoudre le conflit israelo palestinien et regler une fois pour toute le probleme du terrorisme en afghanistan.et le monde sera meilleur.
my comment about the auto industry.
i have a 2004 auto, and 1am thinking
i may wait another year or two to buy anew car.
may be a lot of people are thinking this way.
that could throw a wrench into how many cars they think they will sell. and thank god i did’nt buy a new car this year.
I Believe in you,
Rich
I worked my heart out to get Obama elected and now am heartsick when i hear that he will not get our troops out of Iraq for another 3 years and that he plans to escalate the war in Afganistan. Apparently he is breaking his campaine promises before he is even inaugurated.
If he does not move to remove our troops from the middle east we should mount an effort through Congress to have him impeached.
wars are fought for political solutions. if obama is for change as he says he has to tell both the jews and the palestinians that they have to sotp the fighting. jews are haunted by their past, and the palestinians are lonely so the best thing to do is to establish the two autonomous states side by side and give back the palestinaians their gaza ac cess and STOP CURRY FAVORING TO THE JEWS while those other folk suffer. obama has to change from the bush strategy of only politics
I want to see truffer laws for all crimes that are commented with guns and drugs,sexual abusors anspouseal abusers that they go to prisons for life righ then. And for any Cop that breaks the laws too! There needs to be an ivestergations on each an every National and locations and leanding company to see nd examine their practices of leaning to different cultures this goes forthoe interesting this coutry from other nations! Tey tend tonbe able to obtain loads for business without much STATE FBI but Ameican Born citizen are forced to jump via thousands of hoops. This is so unfair to all who desires to do righ. Please, put a stop to all ill-leagal driving as will as uninsured driver. Put them to work on the highways cleaning,put them to work in tearing down abandant building, removing abandant vehicals,put them to work landscaping broken down neighborhoods. And for all of those receiving SSI,Wellfare, put them to work doing hand work in small factors,grocery stores stocking shelves,mopping floors inside of the school,cutting the lawns,working onfoodlines for the school children before school begans. Put people to work with using a paintbrush painting seriors homes. Then take the lan and build trade school filities for all who aren interested in learning how to read write,learn a new skill,that the area business can use and get the business commities to comment to putting educational funds back into the community for the kids.,