Obama the Anti-Regulator!!

An Obama campaign press release today (sent to all of us diehard supporters of the O) proclaims that "Obama Has Approved Fewer Regulations Than Bush Up To This Point." Of course, if you read the report, as opposed to the press release, the thesis of the press release collapses (I can only imagine how much the phrase "Up To This Point" needs to be unpacked). Why? Because of this key paragraph in the article Obama Has Approved Fewer Regulations Than Bush Up To This Point, Analysis Finds:

Obama has approved 4.7 percent fewer rules than Bush had at the same point in his presidency, but they cost businesses more, according to a Bloomberg News analysis. Obama's regulations are expected to cost businesses between $100 million and $4.1 billion more than Bush's, Bloomberg finds.

I should say that most conservatives wouldn't present Dubya as our standard on the issue of big gov't or regulation, but such disingenuous and deceptive spin isn't pretty. Hey, whatever it takes to win, right?