Obama Administration's Initiative to Limit Lobbyist Influence

Rational Nation USA has long held that special interest lobbyist, whether they be business in nature or any other special interest, have no place influencing government policy or congressional decisions. For this reason RN USA is coming out in support of the Obama Administration's recent initiative to curb their influence.


The Washington Post November 27, 2009 article on this issiue explains in some detail the inititiative. Please take a moment to read through this article. While many of us on the conservative side of the political spectrum find much to criticize the Obama administration for, this initiative is a good start to eliminating special interests.


Via: Memeorandum
Via: The Washington Post

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