[Texgreen] For those considering Senator Barack Obama for President ...

[Craig MIller]

Change the game
By Kirstin Ellison
Posted on Fri Jan 05, 2007 at 11:49:11 AM EST

Way back in October, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) issued a call for an
independent ethics commission in the House of Representatives.  Yesterday, as
the new Congress was sworn in, Sen. Obama reiterated this call in the op-ed
pages of the Washington Post:

"After a year in which too many scandals revealed the influence special
interests wield over Washington, it's no surprise that so many incumbents were
defeated and that polls said "corruption" was the grievance cited most
frequently by the voters.

It would be a mistake, however, to conclude that this message was intended for
only one party or politician. The votes hadn't even been counted in November
before we heard reports that corporations were already recruiting lobbyists with
Democratic connections to carry their water in the next Congress.

That's why it's not enough to just change the players. We have to change the
game."

Talk about hitting the nail on the head.

http://www.commonblog.com/story/2007/1/4/1140/13773#readmore

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This week Senator Obama has also pushed in the Senate for an independent ethics
commission for Congress. 

Craig Miller 

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