Obama to include accountability in economic plan

[dbackjon]

President-elect Barack Obama is promising that his economic stimulus plan won't include money for politicians' pet projects and will include provisions aimed at ensuring his administration is open and accountable to taxpayers and Congress.

A transition official said Tuesday that Obama is planning to establish an oversight board to meet publicly and issue reports to Congress on how the money is being spent. The official says Obama also will create a user-friendly Internet site to allow people to track the flow of dollars in his economic plan that Democrats say could cost as much as $775 billion.

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting Obama's announcement, expected during a meeting later with his economic advisers.

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[dbackjon]

Transparency and openness? What a concept!!

[AZGrizFan]

Government handouts and entitlement programs! What a concept!

[Appaholic]

He's starting to sound more like Jimmy Carter everyday....noble ideas, but wait until he starts trying to get some accountability in Pelosi's district or Nevada or Massachussets.....anyone remember how successful Carter's water projects hit list in '77 was?

[AZGrizFan]

He's starting to sound more like Jimmy Carter everyday....noble ideas, but wait until he starts trying to get some accountability in Pelosi's district or Nevada or Massachussets.....anyone remember how successful Carter's water projects hit list in '77 was?

And by the time he's done, he'll make us all long for the days of Jimmy the Peanut.

[houndawg]

You don't get accountability at that level, you get seven-figure bonuses for knowing what day it is.