December 16, 2009

Day 331

Days after telling Republicans to stop "frightening" the American people, the president spells out a doomsday scenario if health care reform doesn't pass.

Guy who told the GOP to ’stop frightening’ Americans uses scare tactics to push health care reform

The president’s admonition to avoid scare tactics must only apply to his opponents.

Another bill signed before the five-day sunlight deadline passes

Is it time to assume the president’s promise to post bills online for five days of public review before he signs them was just a bunch of hot air?

Missing pledge to double after school funding by 97 percent

Not only did the president sign the 2010 obmibus appropriations bill in a hurry, the Education Department’s portion of the bill missed the mark Barack Obama promised during the campaign: To double funding for after school programs.

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