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
We are going to commit an act of war tomorrow. It’s not a casual thing. President Obama should be in the country. Who knows if Qaddafi has some kind of sleeper cell here waiting to act, or if things might go wrong somehow over Libya? Politically, the sight of him reviewing some kind of Samba receiving line while we are launching bombs at Libya ain’t
10:55 am || Interviews with WSOC Charlotte, WSVN Miami and WPVI Philadelphia to preview his trip to Latin America and highlight the economic benefits of our relationship with the region 10:15 pm || Obama and the First Family depart for Brazil All times Eastern
The United Nations approved airstrikes against Libya, giving President Obama the option to create a No Fly Zone and bomb Libyan tanks and heavy armor to prevent him from defeating the rebellion. The resolution passed 10-0, with Russia, China, India, Brazil and Germany abstaining. All of these five certainly would have rather voted against the resolution, and so the vote is a clear demonstration that
President Obama’s chief political antagonist at the moment, House Speaker John Boehner, is generally popular with the public, at least among those who have any idea who he is. He’s cried his way into our hearts, it seems. Worth noting that he’s down a few points from January. What’s your opinion of House Speaker John Boehner? Favorable: 41 percent Unfavorable: 27 percent Never heard of
OK, this isn’t exactly fair, since most of these were official trips. But it’s kind of funny. Thanks to Granny Jan who blogs at Granny Jan and Jihad Kitty.
President Obama today offered an empathetic and informative statement on the nuclear nightmare in Japan, expressing U.S. grief, detailing the ways in which we are helping the Japanese and American in Japan, and advising that the situation is not likely to be a threat to the United States. I know that many Americans are also worried about the potential risks to the United States. So
The United States appears on the cusp of getting the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution that would permit NATO not only to establish a No Fly Zone, but to also create a kind of No Drive Zone that would allow for the bombing of Qaddafi forces besieging the rebel capital of Benghazi. Here’s a copy of the resolution provided by CBS. I
An excellent gesture toward our beleaguered friend. From the pool report: President Obama visited the Japan Embassy, in an unannounced trip, and signed a condolence book. POTUS sat at a table covered in white cloth with the book before him. He sat for about 4 minutes 30 seconds. In front of him, on another table, were flowers and handwritten cards. “We are thinking of you,”
President Obama told reporters this morning he will make a statement later in the day on Japan. I think this is a very good idea because it’s THE VERY IDEA I HAD FOR HIM YESTERDAY. Not that I’m gloating or suggesting someone at the White House might have read it in White House Dossier. OK, I’m gloating and suggesting someone at the White House might have
Heeeeeeeeeeere’s Muammar! Having failed to cancel the Muammar Qaddafi Show, President Obama is going to have to sit and watch it, along with American voters, for the next two years. The first episode airs this week, as Qaddafi inflicts mass civilian casualties while bombing the city of Benghazi. In this special two hour season premiere, we’ll also watch as his kids’ private armies and his
President Obama has entered an accelerated fundraising phase as we begin the 2012 election cycle, according to the New York Times. Obama is hearing from critics who say he’s inattentive, criticism you might first have read in White House Dossier, but the White House says everything is fine, according to the Wall Street Journal. Sen. John Kerry prodded the administration to do something about Libya.
Michelle Obama will write a book encouraging people to eat healthy, locally grown food, according to reports. In the book, Mrs. Obama will also discuss the correct way to eat buffalo ribs and reveal that the presence of several kilos of cheeseburgers and sausage at a recent White House Super Bowl party was “a complete accident” on her part. “I honestly thought I had ordered