But even more heartening was reading through some of the reader comments linked to the article. I am encouraged that both Democrats and Republicans want our government to be more transparent and honest. Neither side seems content only to have "won." Many, I really think most, of us want a change in the way government does business just like President Obama campaigned on. It gives me "hope" that both sides still seem set on expecting this to take place. If we demand it, it just has to happen.
Barack Obama promised a change from this revolving-door, behind-closed-doors collaboration between special interests and government. He vowed to “do our business in the light of day” — with health care negotiations broadcast on C-Span — and to “restore the vital trust between people and their government.” He said, “I intend to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over.” That those lobbyists would so extravagantly flaunt their undiminished role shows just how little they believe that a new sheriff has arrived in Dodge.
Obama’s promise to make Americans trust the government again was not just another campaign bullet point; it’s the foundation of his brand of governance and essential to his success in office.
