It's all about image, my friends, and since that is all the President elect has going for him, oh, and all the past Clinton appointees he has in his admionistration (You know, the same Clinton administration people he railed against in the primaries)...we'll be seeing this pseudo Presidential posturing a lot up until Jan.20th before he takes office....when he'll have to actually provide results instead of just ideas. From Fox News.com:
President-elect Barack Obama is looking very presidential these days. When he makes an announcement, he is ringed by American flags and stands behind a lectern that has a very presidential-looking placard announcing "The Office of the President-Elect." .....But the props are merely that. Under the Constitution, there is no such thing as the Office of the President-elect. Technically, Obama will not even become the president-elect until the Electoral College convenes after the second Wednesday in December and elects him based on the results of the Nov. 4 general election, as stated in the Constitution......So what is Obama's executive authority in the weeks leading to Jan.20?...In the 11 weeks between Election Day and Inauguration Day, the next president must ensure a smooth transition by selecting political appointees to manage key agencies and offices within the Executive Branch, and by creating the policies that will define the new administration -- all while respecting the authority held by the current president.....The Presidential Transition Act -- created in 1963 and amended in 2000 -- establishes formal provisions for the transition period by outlining training and other assistance that the president-elect and his team of advisers can receive as they prepare to assume office......The amended bill -- co-sponsored by lawmakers including former Sen. Fred Thompson, Sen. Joe Lieberman, and Sen. Dick Durbin -- calls for the "training and orientation of high-level presidential appointees," among other things, as well as more efficient background checks to ensure individuals are properly vetted and confirmed for office......"New administrations face a series of hurdles they must overcome to accomplish this essential task before they can begin to govern," Lieberman told Congress in 1999 while arguing in favor of the amended legislation.....The original bill also allowed the president-elect and vice president-elect certain "services and facilities," like suitable office space to conduct transition operations, public funds to pay their staff's salaries and money to transport workers to and from Washington.....Obama has employed over 500 staffers to assist in his transition operations -- working from a nondescript office building in downtown Washington and from locations in his hometown of Chicago.....His transition team has received a budget of $12 million -- $5.2 million of which was allocated by Congress, and the rest from private donations of under $5,000.....As president-elect, Obama is also given the same highly classified intelligence briefings that President Bush receives on a daily basis. And Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden get full Secret Service protection, which Obama also received during the Democratic primaries and general election campaign.......But the "Office of the President-Elect," while critical in building the future government, has no official power -- which Obama himself acknowledged during his victory speech in Chicago on Election Night.
Read Here:http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/11/25/despite-bells-whistles-office-president-elect-holds-authority/
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Curious. Any word yet on whether the Suprem Court will behearing the case about Obama's place of birth, I mean was it really Hawaii or what. I voted for him, but I think the released birth records that were proven to be ridled with errors is an issue even if its not getting reported. Not asking because I want this to come about but could we all be blindsided by all of this if he does turn out he was actually born in Kenya. I mean the stories of his records of admission to Columbia and Harvard are worrisome given he now is to be President. I mean he has won now so should there really be anymore sealed records? Or will it be just like the Clintons and a pass be given simply because we like them as people alot.
"office of the president elect." what another happy, energy sharing declaration by the shiny, trendy illuminati of this election. I'm anxious to see what happens once he stops being able to impress people with the image and has to present substance... or be criticized by not doing so.
Wake me when there's something worth complaining about.
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