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It's important to note that Obama makes clear in both his campaign assertion and his official memo that he does not consider signing statements to be problemati
by aamar 15y ago
It's important to note that Obama makes clear in both his campaign assertion and his official memo that he does not consider signing statements to be problematic in and of themselves. Rather, he argues, their use should be limited in scope and reach, clearly stating that President Bush went overboard.
From Politifact's extensive discussion:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/516/no-signing-statements-nullify-instruction-congress/ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/pr...
Politifact consulted 5 experts, 4 of whom (at the time of consultation) felt he has kept his promise. Politifact itself has currently rated the promise as "compromise", meaning partial fulfillment.
- protomyth 15y agoPolitifact isn't exactly the beacon of truth it purports to be either: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politifact http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politifact - the SNL business was particularly odd
- aamar 15y agoI agree that they've made errors, but they seem deserving of their fairly good reputation (not as high as, say, NYT).
- protomyth 15y agoI would imagine the same people and groups that have problems with Politifact also have problems with NYT much like the other side has problems with the WSJ and Fox News.