“It has been an honor to work in the Barack Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise.” YearsHas BeensStillsTwoGovernmentPresidentWifeMiddleReturnHonorPeriodsPromiseMy WifeEastAdministrationTwo YearsMiddle EastI PromiseUnprecedented Author:Dennis A. Ross
“The Obama administration asked General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner to step down, and he agreed. This is good news for Obama; the last time he tried to get someone to quit, it took months -- and even then, he had to promise her a job as secretary of state. ... According to the government, Rick Wagoner was forced to resign because of poor performance. That's embarrassing -- run an organization that loses billions of dollars and then get fired by a guy who heads up an organization that loses trillions of dollars.” StatesGovernmentRunningJobsLastsGuyLosesPoorStepsMonthsPromiseNewsPerformancesOrganizationDown AndDollarsBillionsQuittingAdministrationSecretaryLast TimeCeoGood NewsEmbarrassingMotorHeads UpGeneral MotorsPoor Performance Author:Jay Leno
“The most basic obligation we have to our veterans is that we keep the promises that were made to them. That is what makes the recent failures of the Veterans Administration so shameful.” MadePromiseObligationAdministrationVeteranShamefulOur Veterans Author:Doc Hastings
“By admitting they have no contingency plan to assist the millions that may lose subsidies, the administration confirms how the misguided law is unworkable for the American people. I’m committed to working with my Republican colleagues on how Congress can respond to help those hurt by Obamacare’s broken promises.” PeopleMayHelpingLawLosesHurtMillionsPlansBrokenPromiseRepublicanCongressCommittedAdministrationColleaguesObamacareAdmittingMisguidedBroken PromisesSubsidiesContingencyContingency Plans Author:Orrin Hatch
“The Obama administration has admitted that under Obamacare, you might not be able to keep your doctor. At first the president guaranteed you'd be able to keep your doctor, and now they're saying you 'might' be able to. Today Obama changed his slogan from 'Yes we can' to 'Perhaps we could try. Can't promise anything.'” TryingFirstsMightTodayAblePresidentChangedPromiseDoctorsAdministrationSlogansObamacareYes We Can Author:Jay Leno
“The administration [ of Barack Obama ]says I`m wrong, that there`s nothing to worry about. They say the deal is nearly done, and they are making a lot of promises about how the deal will affect workers, the environment and human rights - promises. But people like you can`t see the actual deal.” PeopleHumansDoneDealsWorryEnvironmentRightsLike YouPromiseWorkersHuman RightsAdministrationBarack Author:Elizabeth Warren
“Every government, from the Obama administration right through to Angela Merkel, the Eurozone and the IMF, promise to save the banks, not the economy.” GovernmentEconomyPromiseAdministrationAngelaImfEurozone Author:Michael Hudson
“Candidates run for election on campaign promises, but once they're elected they renege on those promises, which happened with President [Barack] Obama on Guantánamo, the surveillance programs and investigating the crimes of the Bush administration. These were very serious campaign promises that were not fulfilled.” RunningPresidentHappenedCrimeSeriousPromiseProgramElectionCampaignsAdministrationBarackCandidatesFulfilledSurveillancePresident Barack ObamaInvestigating Author:Edward Snowden