Troop, now that we finally have some books written about Obummer and what is and what isn’t between his huge ears, we need a bunch of books written about his ‘czars.’ What we’ve had for over 3 years amounts to nothing less than the worst group of antisocial, corrupt, wacked-out herd of sociopaths ever assembled in an administration.
What’s so spooky about it is the FACT that Obummer and his sold-out utopian scummers want us to believe is the idea that those people are somehow “GOOD” for America. Oh, well, what should we expect from an Incompetent-in-Chief who doesn’t know the difference between corps and corpse – or the FACT that America has 50 states (not 57). All that ‘education,’ and he’s still a Chicago LOSER.

Meant to say earlier in his term of office instead of “campaign”.

Interesting statement, “Typical Obama. The solution to every problem is more and bigger government. We don’t need a Secretary of Business. We already have a Secretary of Commerce that we don’t need.”

It sound as if Obama is attempting to streamline government and make government more effective and responsive to the needs of business and this is being met with great resistance to any change, while most would agree change is needed, hopefully for the better.

I can understand such resistance on the Hill, they don’t like change, change to anyone on the Hill means giving up or sharing power and position. It means sharing and infighting for funding for each departmental budget. That they may not be very effective at what they do, they can pass the blame to another department.

As I understand it, the Chamber of Commerce is where we might find all the Lobbyist on any given day.

I have great condensed some material for your pleasure and amusement ~ this is what “We the People” are dealing with and what any administration must address to address business today, for it’s entirety see, Lobbying in the US, growth of lobbying

” In May 2009, the Recovery Act Lobbying Rules.[103] The Executive Branch Reform Act, H.R. 985, was a bill which would have required over 8,000 Executive Branch officials to report into a public database nearly any “significant contact” from any “private party.” The purpose was to identify lobbying activity.[104] The bill was supported by proponents as an expansion of “government in the sunshine” including groups such as Public Citizen.[104]”

“The U.S. Department of Justice raised constitutional and other objections to the bill.[106] Opponents mobilized over 450 groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Realtors with letter writing campaigns against the proposed restrictions. Lobbyist Howard Marlowe argued in a “stern letter”[56] that the restriction on gift-giving to federal employees would create “fear of retribution for political donations”:

The letter read; “Since your announcement to seek the Presidency you have consistently attacked the honorable profession of lobbying … Lobbyists play an important role in the legislative process, serving as educators to elected officials. It is in the best interest to government to have informed individuals who serve as experts in every arena of public policy. Our ability to access and navigate the legislative process and push issues forward through a bureaucratic cluster is a vital service to the nation. The Draft Order would inhibit one of the most vital tools in the advocate’s arsenal by creating fear of retribution for political donations. Making this kind of disclosure a part of the bidding process tarnishes a competition based on qualifications, adds an unneeded level of bureaucracy, and endangers the protection of free speech afforded to all Americans by the First Amendment of the Constitution…
—Howard Marlowe, president of the All American League of Lobbyists, in a letter to President Obama, May 31, 2011[56][101]”

“Every citizen is a special interest… Blacks, consumers, teachers, pro-choicers, gun control advocates, handicapped people, aliens, exporters, and salesmen — are all special interests… There is not an American today who is not represented (whether he or she knows it or not) by at least a dozen special interest groups. … One person’s special interest is another person’s despotism…
—Donald E. deKieffer, author of The Citizen’s Guide to Lobbying Congress, 2007[4"

"Sometimes defining clearly who is a "lobbyist" and what precisely are lobbying activities can be difficult. According to the Lobbying Disclosure Act, several authorized definitions include:
Lobbying activities means "lobbying contacts and efforts in support of such contacts, including preparation and planning activities, research and other background work that is intended, at the time it is performed, for use in contacts, and coordination with the lobbying activities of others."[24]
Lobbying contact means “any oral or written communication (including an electronic communication) to a covered executive branch official or a covered legislative branch official”.[24]”

“There are numerous regulations governing the practice of lobbying, often ones requiring transparency and disclosure.[7] People paid to lobby must register with the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives within 45 days of contacting a legislator for the first time, or 45 days after being employed.[4][7] An exception is that lobbyists who earn less than $3,000 per client for each fiscal quarter, or whose total lobbying expenses are less than $11,500 each quarter, do not need to register.”

“Laws requiring disclosure have been more prevalent in the twentieth century. In 1946, there was a so-called “sunshine law” requiring lobbyists to disclose what they were doing, on whose behalf, and how much they received in payment.[4][115] The resulting Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act (1946) governed lobbying rules up until 1995 when the Lobbying Disclosure Act replaced it.”

“Scandals can spur impetus towards greater regulation as well. The Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal, which started in the 1990s and led to a guilt plea in 2006, inspired the ‘Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006′ (S. 2349). According to Time Magazine the Senate bill:
barred lobbyists themselves from buying gifts and meals for legislators, but left a loophole in which firms and organizations represented by those lobbyists could still dole out gifts and perks;
allowed privately funded trips if lawmakers got prior approval from a commissioned ethics committee;
required lobbyists to file frequent and detailed activity reports and have them posted publicly. The bill was approved in 2006 by a 90-8 vote.”

“Jack Abramoff, emerging from prison, has spoken publicly about lobbying. In his view, regulations designed to rein in the excesses of lobbying have not been effective, and that reforms and regulations have not cleaned up the system “at all”. Abramoff said lobbyists could “find a way around just about any reform Congress enacted”, and gave an example:
You can’t take a congressman to lunch for $25 and buy him a hamburger or a steak or something like that … But you can take him to a fund-raising lunch and not only buy him that steak, but give him $25,000 extra and call it a fund-raiser — and have all the same access and all the same interactions with that congressman.
—Jack Abramoff, commenting on 60 Minutes, according to CNN[46″

Now for an overview that puts it all together and help us understand the roots of our unhappiness today and the defining moment government became part of the problem

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/09/30/review-steal-the-dream/1601307/

Typical Obama you say? ~ I believe you might be one to fight the fireman attempting to put your house out. LOL! hahahehe ~ it’s complicated, not simple, ~ and far too much money involved for a simple mind, ~ willing to be persuaded to whats best for you by a well dressed nice man that drives a new shinny car.

This “lobbing” is the roots of crony capitalism that so many speak of today and along with predatory banking and health care insurers, they are slowly bleed Americans dry to where there will only be two classes of American citizens, the haves and the have nots. Any hope of achieving the Great American Dream narrowed down to only a select few, making it much more difficult for future generations of Americans to aspire to the level our parents did.

Me? ~ I’m old , I’ve been burying friends and family for years and soon it will be my turn. I don’t matter and “it” doesn’t matter ~ the finish line is in sight ~ but what can I leave behind to help those that follow?

Now if Romney had suggested such a proposal you all would be leaping for joy and bragging about his “business experience”. LOL!!! Republicans say government should consolidate and be more business friendly yet when Obama suggest such an endeavor the right wing sock puppets come out swinging against him. No wonder nothing gets done in Washington!

we allready have a secretary of commerce

if my logistics impression is close(intel frm my trkng buddies)i’d say that somebody is betting big w/a lot of oil/ETC equipment being shuttled for some bust out oil BZZNESS.
also scuttlebutt amongst the young bohunks(who’re chompn @ the bit to make a mans BUCK of olde)is that if you can follow directions &”R”willing learn,c’mon be part of the new energy TEAM.