Obama and A Government for the People
"What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a dignified retirement. If the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government." Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Speech, January 20, 2009 Hopefully, President Obama will remember these words as he wades through the mess left by the Bush Administration and restores the Government to work on behalf of the People not on behalf of the Energy and Financial Indus...