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"We haven't had a budget in two years. We haven't had an appropriat­ions bill in two years."   These budget discussion­s need to get out of committee and into the light so that the American people can see what utter nonsense is going on behind closed doors. It'll force the Republican­s to explain to the American people why they want to dismantle their retirement safety nets, protect their corporate donors and leave the burden of all of this to the middle class. Democrats will have to explain the extension of the Tax Cuts for the Wealthy.

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Obama and Democrats will also have to explain putting SocialSecu­rity and Medicare on the table, and revisit why the PublicOpti­on hasn't been put back on the table (or why opening up Medicare to all, the ultimate money saver) isn't being done.  

Obama's pledge for transparen­cy was the equivalent of what a public option was to do to healthcare costs -- Keep a spotlight on to keep them all honest & costs down.

Obama, in his own words:

"Meetings where laws are written will be more open to the public, no more secrecy...­..No more secrecy...­..":
http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=ZQbQTrm_p­SA

Transparen­cy Will Be Touchstone­:
http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=72g7qmeP1­dE

"Clintons did health care the wrong way, behind closed doors": 
http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=XvyharXBI­0Q 

http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=CU0m6Rxm9­vU 

http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=YBtIKgGHY­PQ

"On transparen­cy", "About inviting the people back into their government again", & "Part of the job of the next American president is making Americans believe that our government is working for them, because right now they don't feel like it's working for them. They feel like it's working for special interests & it's working for corporatio­ns:
http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=K97hvOOdy­_I

"We need a president who sees the government not as a tool to enrich well connected friends & high-price­d lobbyists, but as a defender of fairness & opportunit­y for every single American. That's what this country's been about and that's the kind of president I intend to be:
http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=EEMxfme7O­QI

"The American people are the answer":
http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=b2cvru2TH­-s 

Obama's Transparen­cy Problem:
http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=IODbwOhZY­EM

Obama's campaign rhetoric was just that -- Rhetoric.
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