Change? New?

Put your mind in the wayback machine. Go back a couple of months. Try to remember all the hoopla about change that PBO was going to enact. Then flash forward to the present.

"We've gotta restore the American people's confidence in the ethics process by ensuring that political self-interest can no longer prevent politicians from enforcing ethics rules."

Geithner sworn in as new Treasury Secretary, despite "forgetting" to pay taxes

Nominee Daschle forced to pay back taxes after "remembering" he didn't file properly.

Note - that last one goes especially well with this quote

“Make no mistake, tax cheaters cheat us all, and the IRS should enforce our laws to the letter. ”
Sen. Tom Daschle, Congressional Record, May 7, 1998, p. S4507

Back to the Obama quotes

"I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White House."

Obama administration breaks own ethics rules

And let's not leave out...

Bill Richardson withdraws nomination

Dems response to Republicans calling for Charlie Rangel's resignation as Ways and Means Chairman in wake of tax problems - so do you!

Eric Holder, AG nominee, was the go-between for the Marc Rich pardon

How about these?

"People are very hungry for something new. I think they are interested in being called to be a part of something larger than the sort of small, petty, slash-and-burn politics that we have been seeing over the last several years"

"I am convinced that whenever we exaggerate or demonize, oversimplify or overstate our case, we lose. Whenever we dumb down the political debate, we lose. For it's precisely the pursuit of ideological purity, the rigid orthodoxy and the sheer predictability of our current political debate, that keeps us from finding new ways to meet the challenges we face as a country."

Obama's response to Republicans trying to compromise on stimulus package - "I Won"

Remember Obama lecturing us on thermostats?

"We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen."

Obama tries to grow orchids in White House, disregards whatever any other country will say

I guess it IS going to happen, but I agree, it's NOT leadership.

How about one for the road?

"I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody."

(insert your favorite story about Socialism here)

UPDATE - Another one bites the dust. This was another of Clinton's cronies found to be a bit over the line of the law. Touted by PBO as someone who has been working to improve the IRS but was not smart enough to pay employment taxes on her help. Clinton and Obama thought this person was smart enough to have high positions in the OMB, Treasury Department, and White House staff. Good Grief.