Legal Commentary

Obama's Regulatory Contradiction: Health And Finance Rules Exempt From Review

By Big Tent Democrat

This is why Obama's critique of government regulation was stupid:

President Barack Obama's government-wide review of federal regulations will have little effect on two of the president's major regulatory victories: an overhaul of Wall Street and the health-care market, according to a White House budget official. The review focuses on old, outdated regulations so new ones written as part of the health-care and financial overhaul likely won't be affected, an official at the White House Office of Management and Budget said.

The argument is indefensible. What makes a "new" regulation less likely to suffer from infirmities than an "old" one? Darryl Issa will, rightly, have a field day with this.

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Full post as published by TalkLeft on January 19, 2011 (boomark / email).