The Obameter: Tracking Barack Obama's Campaign Promises
PolitiFact has compiled about 500 promises that Barack Obama made during the campaign and is tracking their progress on our Obameter. We rate their status as No Action, In the Works or Stalled. Once we find action is completed, we rate them Promise Kept, Compromise or Promise Broken. Full Story »
Posted by Leo Romero - via Jay Rosen, Alex Williams (f), Patrick McDermott (f), Tiffany Hebb (f), Rachel Fus (f)
Where was this "hold-his-feet-to-the-fire" outfit when Bush-Cheney made a right turn into radical conservatism immediately after the 2000 election? Paraphrasing Cheney--when he was reminded of their campaign promises: "Back then we were running for office. Now that we're in office, we can do what we want."