In the history of mankind, many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens lost the power of governing themselves and thereby of governing their state. TR
12:30 pm || Lunch with Biden 1:45 pm || Awards Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor 4:25 pm || Departs White House 5:30 pm || Arrives Newark, NJ 6:00 pm || Attends DNC fundraising dinner in Cresskill, NJ 7:45 pm || Departs Newark 8:50 pm || Arrives White House Gibbs will brief off camera at 10:30 am All times Eastern
President and Mrs. Obama hosted the distinguished representatives of various democrats and dictators in the East Room this afternoon. Several lambs and countless shrimp lost their lives. From the pool report. Diplomatic Reception: The East Room. The scene: 27-member USMC jazz orchestra in the foyer playing selections from the cocktalian repertoire.Some 200 diplomatic guests meeting and greeting in the foyer and the East Room. Guest
Here’s the SNL Rahm and Rouse bit from this past Saturday.
Would you like to visit the White House? See Michelle’s vegetables? Hang out on the South Lawn? Here are the detes from the White House. The White House will open its gardens and grounds to visitors on Saturday, October 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and on Sunday, October 17th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visitors can view the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, Rose
Trying to recapture the grassroots fundraising magic of the 2008 campaign, Michelle Obama is asking Obama supporters to pony at least up $3 dollars to support President Obama’s political arm, Organizing for America. OFA is the same group that, under its old name of “Obama for America,” raised millions to support his 2008 presidential candidacy. The group is now trotting out the First Lady to
President Obama, the man who recently tried to buy four apples with a dollar, now thinks owners of flat panel TVs are rich. Here’s what Obama said Monday during a meeting with an economic panel he himself appointed, which unexpectedly gave him some push back on his plan to raise taxes on higher income earners. He complains that maintaining the lower Bush-era tax rates for
Obama’s quest to look as much like Jimmy Carter as possible is picking up steam with the decision by the current president to install solar panels on the roof of the White House to heat the water and provide a little electricity too. Obama image-meisters thought long and hard before agreeing to environmentalists’ demands the White House take on solar power, fearing comparisons with Carter,
Rahm started running for mayor of Chicago Monday, and the results were mixed. Seems he got heckled plenty as he began his “listening tour,” which will be followed if he gets into office by his “expletive tour” as he meets his new employees. Just the site of Rahm suddenly kissing ass is quite shocking. One day, he’s at the podium in the East Room. The