It hasn’t even been three weeks since his inauguration, but Barack Obama is breaking promises faster than most expected. Take a look:

7 Broken Promises in Record Time:

1. Make government open and transparent.

2. Make it “impossible” for Congressmen to slip in pork barrel projects.

3. Meetings where laws are written will be more open to the public. (Even Congressional Republicans shut out.)

4. No more secrecy.

5. Public will have 5 days to look at a bill.

6. You’ll know what’s in it.

7. We will put every pork barrel project online.

1 – How can it be considered “open and transparent” when Democrats are shutting out Republicans? If Congress can’t even manage to be open to itself, how can they ever be that to its citizens?

2- It’s hardly impossible when the head Democrats are stuffing the pork in themselves.

3 – See #1.

4 – If you like suspense, see #3. If you want to know right away, see #1.

5 – Fail. HR 1 was completed Thursday at 11pm and voted on Friday just before midnight. Obama will sign it Tuesday. You’ll need a multiplier to reach 5 days with this one.

6 – Democrats were voting blind on Porkulus!

7 – Waiting…

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