It Can Wait: Obama Admin Reportedly Putting off Costly & Controversial Regs Until After the Election
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The Obama administration is avoiding implementing “costly and controversial” regulations so as not to upset the president’s chances of a November win, according to USA TODAY.
“The pace of regulations issued by the Obama administration is receding as the nation’s economy falters and the 2012 election approaches,” Richard Wolf reports.
“Several of the most expensive and controversial rules — to protect the food supply, reduce exposure to silica dust, require rear-view cameras or other devices on cars, and more — remain under review by the White House long after they were expected to be published,” he adds.
Of course, depending on your political persuasion, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
“Advocates for the environment, health and safety say the delay signals an effort by the administration to reconsider the economic and political impacts of its actions, in light of the struggling economy and the 2010 midterm elections that empowered Republicans,” the report adds.
Simply put, someone in the White House thinks enacting all these regulations might hurt the president’s reelection bid.
“Earlier this year, the Government Accountability Office scolded the administration for delaying the significant Medicare cuts outlined in the new health care law until after the election to avoid political backlash,” the Washington Free Beacon adds to the report.
Unsurprisingly, some of the president’s supporters claim this is proof he isn’t regulation-crazed.
“This notion that there’s been this huge upsurge is just a fantasy,” says Randy Rabinowitz, director of regulatory policy at the government watchdog group OMB Watch. “This year, it drops considerably.”
For the White House’s part, it explains that the decision to hold off on the regulations “simply reflects careful analysis of the costs and benefits of regulations before they are implemented — a process that can lead to delays and changes,” as Wolf puts it.
“It’s not the case that our regulatory framework or results changed,” says Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the White House. “The goal all along has been to make sure that the rules we issue are first, consistent with law, but second, if they’re imposing significant costs, they better have significant benefits.”
(H/T: WFB)
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Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:37amI’m still mesmerized that a guy with the name Osama was assasinated by a guy named Obama. You can’t even write that stuff. If someone had said 20 years ago, there’d be this guy Osama who will have passenger jets flown into the Twin Towers, and a guy named Obama would appear to have eliminated him…. it sounds like the cheesiest movie ever. Yet it really happened.
I’d like a statistician to give me the odds of that.
Report Post »hatchetjob
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:54pmCheesy is right, who would’ve thought this nightmare would happen.
Report Post »sickofitinca
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 11:09pmEITHER of the nightmares.
Report Post »OniKaze
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 2:18pmRemember Obama DID NOT eliminate O.B.L…
Seal Team 6 did… Obama just claimed credit for saying, “Okay… Do it…”
S.T.6 deserves ALL of the credit (besides intelligence gathering, which I am sure was done by another outfit…) for that kill, and Obama should only get credit for staying up late that night….
Report Post »woodyb
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:46amThis is his idea of a spending cut — delay it until AFTER THE ELECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:56amThis should scare the S**t out of everyone. The two faced group that Sweet Old Barack has assembled don’t want the America we know to survive. “The Amateur” unmasks several of Sweet Old Baracks closest advisors as the socialists they really are. They are liberals until you disagree with them.
Sweet Old Barack wants to be King. He believes that his values (?) are best for the World. He wants to bring the USA down to 3d world status and set up a royal elite that will rule by fiat and do away with congress and SCOTUS.
Watch the other hand and be afraid, be very afraid.
OMG Nov 6, 2012
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:25am101 days 0 hours 29 minutes left until November 6, 2012 8:00:00
Report Post »YourVoiceMatters
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:27pmwhat a great summnation of all things obama!
Report Post »georgeisn6
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:59pmIf “O”whatabummer ever shows up for an event and you can not see his ears, then you can know he is going to tell you yhe truth’ Maby he should start wareing a hoodie
Report Post »wakewiseone
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:35pmobama does not deserve a 2nd term. should he achieve that, he will bury the USA.
god save the USA and bless our once great country
Report Post »do_it_all_again
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:45amWe can beg and plead, but until we (Christians, Believers ) do what GOD says in 2 Chronicles 7:14 , Things will continue the way they are,, and 2 Chronicles 7:14 says:
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
So, no matter how sincere or desperate you are, or how bad things get, if we do not do what GOD says, things will only continue to get worse.
Report Post »Sadly to say just voting in a new president will not change the direction were headed, it may slow it some, but not stop it.
kat747
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 9:40amVoting for Romney will be a great start……then we have to get the anti-Americans out of Congress !
Report Post »VOTE THEM OUT.
rsanchez1
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:21pmThere goes the President playing politics with legislation again.
Report Post »Bernice Durdan-Rowland
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:25pmI have ABSOLUTELY NO respect for this man – I am ashamed of him for being the President of the greatest Nation on earth – he is a disgrace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »brian9711
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:08amWhy are you mad at him?? “We the People” elected him with a huge vote total! The great thing about making a mistake is that most times they can be fixed, so let’s stop complaining and FIX this mess! The man had no foreign experience, did nothing but vote “present” in congress, came from the Chicago political machine, did nothing but smoke dope in high school, and yet, we still elected him! 4 more yeasr and this country will be worse than Europe! AMERICA, please fix this mistake!! Vote Obama OUT in 2012!! And if Romney sucks, we vote him out in 2016!
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:21pmHe is a Marxist communist…Since he has never proven that he meets are constitutional requirements to be president,we should just declare all his legislation Null and void..Its going to be tough enough to repair the damage he has done to our country.It will be impossible if we have to recover under the shackles of his toxic legislation.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:59pmIf these regulations get through to cars, the price of a new car will go up to where you might be able to make a decent living selling used cars.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:19pmINDI: was that regulation “thingy ” about cars or czars ?
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:58pmWell how about that..!
New Cars are going to skyrocket I mean their going to soar in cost …
Well good thing we can still afford old granny‘s car…oh snap..
that’s right I almost forgot about ..The ‘cash for clunker’ buyback program ,
when it was signed it into law back in 09’…Yep the old ’puddle jumpers’
were taken of the street ..Gubment Motors probably had them old reliable
cars melted down and the steel sold off to China or ..Hmmm …
How much interest does a billion dollars cover..??…anyway …Man oh Man …
“WHO” could have SEEN this coming ..!
Report Post »Twinspeedr
Posted on August 3, 2012 at 9:47amThat’s the idea. Vee vood like all of the zeetizens to use dee new high schpeed rail zat zee glorious leadersheep of dee USSA has provided, Komrades…
Report Post »arty6164
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:54pmOn Glenn’s Fox show he repeatedly warned that Cass Sunstein as regulatory czar would be “…the most dangerous man in America”. They’ve already implemented or tried to so many idiotic and costly regulations already that God only knows whats coming down the pike if O is re-elected. Remember commercial operator’s licenses for farmers to run their tractors?
Report Post »We must make Nov., 2012 such an overwhelming victory for Romney that they will not be able to resurrect enough dead people or import enough illegal aliens to counteract us. I truly hope that the “sleeping giant” has once again been awakened.
psadie
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:32amI agree. This election has to be a Landslide. Obama has 6,000+ lawyers in the wings for the election results if they are close. OMG, I don’t want anything to drag on and be challenged. This could be a nightmare.
Report Post »kat747
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 9:51amRE: Psadie
Report Post »Romney is the one who should be getting ready for the re-count.
Last time Barry only won by 3% and no one questioned it………scary ?
Take out the dead votes and the duplicate votes and he would have lost.
hatchetjob
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:59pmRemember, a lot of military votes were never counted. And we haven’t heard a peep more about that.
Report Post »Ponyexpress
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:47pmObam and his policies are unamerican.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:22pmperhaps the word “ anti” American is more appropriate ? As in against old American values like honesty, paying your bills, being accountable for your actions, and not blaming other for your mistakes ??
Report Post »Questionman
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:38pmAgain, Racism is being masked falsely as Patriotism. There are no Millions of Americas, just millions of racists, bigoted, extremist black-haters. There are NO Patriots, just racists, and that fits all these comments to a “T”
I’m so freaking sick of rightwingers hurling disgusting insults at Michelle Obama, and I’m freaking sick of rightwingers calling themselves Patriots, when in fact they are raists. Pure and Simple.
No…from what you said, your own fear demotivated you. You can’t cite one thing Obama has done that has had a direct impact on your business, but you are afraid he will.
Fear has been a Republican tool fostered by the mouth pieces of the party for years. This is why we saw the statements about Obama destroying America before he was even in office. Economic hard times and cycles are no new thing to the country, and this has been a hard and deep one due to many factors. But you can’t personally point to any one thing that Obama has done to hurt your business. You’ve just failed to rise above your Republican induced fear.
Report Post »spsoccerfan
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:36pmAre you kidding me? Anyone who uses the term racist to describe a political opponent they don’t agree wth is a blatant racist. That’s the liberal way. Throw away the crutches and be accountable. Don’t hide behind the shield of calling someone a racist. Deal in facts and become informed before you make that claim again. And give specific examples of a racist act. There are a million reasons why Obama and his administration is killing small businesses. The biggest are Obamacare and the economy. Educate yourself in the facts about what these issues are doing to small businesses before spouting off again about racism you racist!
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:50pm@QUESTIONMAN Here is a list of thousands of things Obama has done to hurt our country and our businesses http://american-trojan-horse.blogspot.com/ Go get yourself an education.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:39am“Fear” ? –What a twisted perception.
This is such a frightening time to be a woman.
Race baiting is off season….go fish.
Report Post »oregon scott
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:12amyou are such a fool, the people that have really been hurt by racism should find you and beat you for minimizing what they have really gone through. The liberals have played the race card way to many times when it was nothing of the sort. yet it is your only argument. Just because I do not agree with any thing Obama says, has nothing to do with the color of his skin. I felt the same about Jimmy carter, and about Bill Clinton (until he signed the welfare reform act) that you idiot Obama just dismantled by the way. In any case, I am printing this on a t shirt. Hey Liberals you played your race card now its time to fold.
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:32ammichelle obammy is a pig. How’s that for an insult?
Report Post »PutMoreOnMyPlate
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 4:33pmI was a liberal. I was a Democrat. I overslept the last election so really I have no right to complain. I was even going to probably vote for this jacka$$ even though I had no idea. Then I found God and I can see the truth through the bullcrap this man just spews out. So now I don’t know what I am politically, but I do know one thing. I do not support Obama. So not knowing any better I feel sorry for those that chose to be blind and chose to throw ignorance at people for the sake of argument. I make my decision on the bases of our simple freedoms that our Constitution gives us. That’s the litmus test of where our nation is going to see that our rights are being thrown out for convenience by a man that does not give one damn for America. So be a sheep with your ABC and your hate where the big kids will keep trying to use the Internet to find the truth.
Report Post »Shoot2Stop
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:53pmIn the late 1700s were our founding fathers interested in regulating America? Were they concentrating on controlling the citizens of these new United States, and giving them grants and a free ride?
An emphatic NO! They’re only interested was in freeing us from oppression, and insuring we would NEVER be oppressed again. Hence the Second Amendment. Their interest was that every American, once free from oppressive rule, could have an equal change at grabbing the golden ring. No guaranty – Just an equal shot at trying.
Out of the miniscule two and one half million people occupying what would become the United States of America in 1776, not much more than a handful were found with the ability to craft a new nation. Not just any new nation, but an entire new paradigm, which became the finest nation this earth has ever seen!
Two hundred and thirty-six years later, with a population over a hundred and twenty times larger, we can’t seem to find five hundred-plus good folks to stand in their stead, nor just one with a fraction of the honor and morals of our first president. Times may have changed – But morals and honor have not! Where the hell are they?
From our three hundred plus million souls today, can we not find just a few who’ll put our country and freedom first? Glenn, bless his old alcohol soaked heart, is trying his damnedest to find the next George Washington, and help the sheep of our country recognize the wolves. But is it too little too lat
Report Post »marybethelizabeth
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:23pmOf course they wanted to regulate commerce,
The British were selling their tea cheaper than the home grown tea.
And selling it was. All people cared about was the price. They’d be shopping at Walnart if they were alive today.
That taxation without representation was just a publicity campaign. The colonists had representation. The American Revolution had nothing to do with taxation. It was chiefly about a few wealthy landholders trying to increase their wealth.
That‘s why it didn’t have popular support.
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:28pmComrade we need all these regulations or the greedy evil baby eating capitalists will poison your air, throw your mother over a cliff, rape your daughters and enslave your sons. Did I miss a cliche?
Report Post »You are right, they are very deep into the end game and, despite what GB thinks, trying to avoid their checkmate will probably be impossible.
seeker9
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:54pm@marybethelizabeth
Report Post »Where was the American tea growing regions. Really wasn’t aware of any tea plantations. Help me out here.
barber2
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:17pmDear Mary: please tell me in which colony they grew tea . I just seemed to have missed that info in my American history classes. Am sure, since you are one of those sharp Obama people, you can enlighten me….
Report Post »snowdin
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:09ammarybethelizabeth…stop reading the revisionist historian Howard Zinn, who was a coward in the face of defending not only his country, but the world…bye, bye now
Report Post »snowdin
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:12ammarybethelizabeth…stop reading the works of the revisionist historian Howard Zinn who was not only a coward in defending his country, but the world of humans wanting freedom…
Report Post »jorskippy
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:48pmChicken. Obama knows if he releases this now he will not be reelected.
Report Post »Mike Benton
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:46pmHe’s a coward. And he’s toast
Report Post »Silversmith
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:38pmLies Lies Lies Ye-ah..
Silversmith
Report Post »Maxim Crux
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:36pmAnother reason not to vote for him and to hang him for treason when he is ousted through law and order as in accordance to the powers presented to the people by the people of the United States and the constitution. AMEN
Report Post »cassandra
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:20pmobama is also pretending to care about Israel too, I hope they can see right through his giving money for their defense, it is just a ploy because Romney is going to Israel, just answer this question obama what is the capital of Israel ?
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:35pmThe Israelis have his number. Don’t think the American Left will ever see though the anti-capitalism which is at the heart of the international Lefties like Obama. Amazing that Jewish business people could support an anti-capitalist. The Jewish intellectuals actually started the Marxist anti-Czar / rich mess so that is understandable. But the Hollywood moguls ? Odd.
Report Post »Amazingoly
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:14pmWon’t matter as President Romney will delete all the illegal executive orders and unneccesary regulations that kill business. One term for Obama and his herd.
Report Post »seeker9
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:58pmSo they have to pretend they care about the economy and country. After the election, they can continue the disasterous policies. Some of the surrogates are saying they plan middle class tax increases as well. 2013 – the next recession. (If BHO is reelected).
Vote 11/2012!
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:08pmI hope that the Romney campaign makes an ad addressing this “sly” move. They can use the slip of the mic remark made to the Russians. Play that comment over and over again regarding everything. Make that Obama’s talking points and message. I think that kind of ad would be very compelling in his own words.
Report Post »Amazingoly
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:19pmAlso in his plans are mass amnisty for illegals. appointing two more for Supreme Court, and will go after our guns. We must stop his madness and vote him out. We have had enough of him and his corrupt herd.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:28pmRESTORED: Hope there are as many Romney people reading suggestions here as there are Obama Trolls reporting back to ” headquarters!” The Lefties are fanatics . Their politics are their religion and they are dedicated ! Too bad they have filled a spiritual void with a dysfunctional political filling . Like Eve in the Bible, they have listened to the Devil who is much craftier than they are .
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:58pmLOL…OWEbama is so damn obvious that even Helen Keller could see through this clever strategy! If he’s re-elected, however, these tax increases will seem like a warmup pitch!
Report Post »DEFCON4
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:54pmCass Sunstein is another of Obama’s “Masters Of Deception” !
Report Post »RetiredAmericanNavyTaxpayer
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:56pmIsn’t he the direcctor of the Ministry of Truth?
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:48pmI am not, nor will I be. deceived!!!
We have much work to do. Be discerning and confident. Know when to cut and run. Do not waste time casting pearls before swine. There are those who will not see and will not hear. Our responsibility ends when we proclaim the message. We are not responsible for them “getting it”
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:43pmThe hallmark of a coward,have the voters feel the pain of the Marxist regime after the election just like he did with his so called health care bill,it doesn’t fully implement until 2014.Your actions won‘t matter since you’ll be fired in November you Marxist POS.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:53pm@progressiveslayer
Report Post »Oh, no doubt he has big plans to implement after nobody can do anything about it. I sure hope enough people will wake up in time to stop him before it’s too late.
lexington_green
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:40pmif folks in this country are dumb enough to fall for this election year pandering then they get exactly what they deserve for the next four years and beyond.
Report Post »SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:45pmSad but true but their ignorance can effect us all and we have nowhere safe to run.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:38pmTranslation – Obama fears his end in office is at hand. May it be proven true lord, and may you stop him from a lame duck session of imposing final, absoltue, crushing regulations on all aspects of the nation.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:49pmSnow, just think of all the damage Obama will do before he leaves office in January.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:15pmSCUBA: Will the riots start at the Republican convention ? Will the Lefties dress up as Ron Paul / Tea Party conservatives and tear up the place ? ( We know the Democrats and their Lap Dog Media never miss an opportunity to smear and discredit the Tea Party as violent and racist . ) So will the Democrats and the media have a scripted drama planned then ? or will the riots start when Obama loses and the Lefties cry “ Stolen Election ” and the OWS just tear up the Democrat controlled cities with their crazy 99% bull / Watts riot style ? This has all been organized, scripted, well staged, and the ground work has been laid. Think we have seen Act I already : the MIC checks, the bull horns, and the OWS theater in the media. Then the teleprompter presidential rhetoric of the anti – Wall Street / anti capitalism ; the race card; and the “police acting stupidly.”
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