Obama Considers Rolling Back Bush Policies

Jen Chung

Published Nov 10, 2008

Modified Nov 10, 2008

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Jen Chung

Published Nov 10, 2008

Modified Nov 10, 2008

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President-elect Obama will meet President Bush at the White House today to talk transition. However, the Washington Post reports that Obama's transition advisers "have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues." Even closing Guantanamo Bay prison is a possibility. John Podesta, a "top transition leader," said, "There’s a lot that the president can do using his executive authority without waiting for Congressional action, and I think we’ll see the president do that. He feels like he has a real mandate for change. We need to get off the course that the Bush administration has set.”