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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (388163)	6/7/2009 7:25:42 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Respond to of 436258

LOL.

To: Terry Maloney who wrote (388163)	6/7/2009 7:40:01 PM
From: Trumptown	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

<<But no president, without exception, has taken the creation of Shadow Government offices to the extent that Barack Obama has. The longest serving Democrat in U. S. Senate history, Sen. Robert Byrd has railed against Obama's usurpation of as congressional oversight. He recently wrote President Obama saying: "The rapid and easy accumulation of power by White House staff can threaten the constitutional system," He went on to say: "As presidential assistants and advisers, these White House staffers are not accountable for their actions to the Congress, to cabinet officials, or to virtually anyone but the president," Byrd wrote. "They rarely testify before congressional committees, and often shield the information and decision-making process behind the assertion of executive privilege. In too many instances, White House staff have been allowed to inhibit openness and transparency, and reduce accountability.">> beaufortobserver.net