Keeping promises?
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- January
- 27
Ever wonder about all the campaign promises that get made as candidates criss-cross America or even more important, after they get elected?
The folks at the St. Petersburg Times and their TampaBay.com Web site are tracking promises made by Barack Obama — 509 to be exact — to see how he’s doing in making them reality. They’ve set up PolitiFact.com to showcase their findings.
OK. He’s only been president for a week, a day less if you’re one to worry about the oath of office do-over. But there’s already movement.
The tally so far: Promises kept, 5; Compromises, 1; promises broken, 0; stalled, 1; in the works, 14; No action, 488.
They also check out claims made in chain e-mails circulating on the Internet and in statements made by public officials, White House staff and others, testing their truth as best the St. Pete editors and reporters can determine it.
It’s interesting reading. Drop by here for a look.
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on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 at 3:35 pm by Bob Baird.
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