Obama may be good
 

Obama has made these solemn promises on his webiste:

a.. Reinstate PAYGO Rules: Obama and Biden believe that a critical step in
restoring fiscal discipline is enforcing pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budgeting
rules which require new spending commitments or tax changes to be paid for
by cuts to other programs or new revenue.

a.. Cut Pork Barrel Spending: Obama introduced and passed bipartisan
legislation that would require more disclosure and transparency for
special-interest earmarks. Obama and Biden believe that spending that cannot
withstand public scrutiny cannot be justified. Obama and Biden will slash
earmarks to no greater than year 1994 levels and ensure all spending
decisions are open to the public.

a.. Make Government Spending More Accountable and Efficient: Obama and Biden
will ensure that federal contracts over $25,000 are competitively bid. Obama
and Biden will also increase the efficiency of government programs through
better use of technology, stronger management that demands accountability
and by leveraging the government's high-volume purchasing power to get lower
prices.
a.. End Wasteful Government Spending: Obama and Biden will stop funding
wasteful, obsolete federal government programs that make no financial sense.
Obama and Biden have called for an end to subsidies for oil and gas
companies that are enjoying record profits, as well as the elimination of
subsidies to the private student loan industry which has repeatedly used
unethical business practices. Obama and Biden will also tackle wasteful
spending in the Medicare program.

a.. PAYGO: Obama voted in 2005, 2006, and 2007 to reinstate pay-as-you-go
(PAYGO) federal budget rules.
b.. No-Bid Contracts: Obama has introduced and helped pass bipartisan
legislation to limit the abuse of no-bid federal contracts.
c.. Against Raising the Federal Debt Limit: In 2006, Obama voted against
misguided Republican efforts to raise the statutory debt limit at the same
time the Republicans were pushing through massive debt-financed tax cuts for
the wealthy.


I am looking forward to the end of deficit spending, reducing the deficit to
zero and pushing earmark spending to 1994 levels.

Deficit spending and Middle East wars were part of the Bush Doctrine. I will
be pleased to see these go away.