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To: Taro who wrote (452260)	1/29/2009 3:21:20 PM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1573941

"This tough and commendable new set of ethics provisions goes a long way toward breaking the worst effects of the revolving door. There are many qualified people for the vast majority of government posts. But a tough ethics provision cannot be so tough and rigid that it hurts the country unintentionally. Kudos to President Obama for adding a waiver provision, to be used sparingly for special cases in the national interest. This is all about appropriate balance, and this new executive order strikes just the right balance." -- Norman Ornstein ================= So, If I understand the 'new' tough ethics provisions correctly, they are best when there are waivers. That just seems contradictory to me. Does anyone know how many former lobbyists have been waived in under the new provisions so far? I thought it was twelve but it may be 14.