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
2:00 pm || Holds a Cabinet Meeting 3:15 pm || Meets with Secretary of State Clinton 3:45 pm || Meets with Attorney General Holder 5:00 pm || Departs White House 6:00 pm CDT || Arrives in Chicago Obama’s 50th Birthday celebration begins: 7:00 pm CDT || Participates in a DNC Video Conference; Aragon Entertainment Center 7:15 pm CDT|| Delivers remarks at fundraiser; Aragon 8:25 pm
Oh no. This is going to ruin everything. President Obama tomorrow night is set to host a lavish birthday bash in Chicago where some revelers will be paying up to $35,800 in donations to his campaign in order to listen to stars perform and to hobnob with the prez and eat really good unhealthy food. But terrorists – aka Tea partyers – will rudely be
President Obama signed the debt ceiling bill just minutes ago after the Senate overwhelmingly pass the legislation by a 74-26 vote. Before signing the measure, Obama made clear during a Rose Garden appearance that he will push for some tax increases in the second tranche of cuts to be considered by a joint committee. This compromise requires that both parties work together on a larger
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Ahh, it’s Arab spring, and the smell of Islamic fundamentalism is in the air. Gosh I hate to be right. Hate it, hate it, hate it. I wrote in February that Obama was being hasty shoving Mubarak aside, that it would preclude the type of transition we want. Israel and our Arab allies in the region, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, think we
“In honor of the impeding passage of the debt ceiling deal, today we’ll be serving moussaka and chicken souvlaki at the White House.” – Barack Obama A note from our attorneys: This is not a real quote.
He’ll appear in the Rose Garden at 12:15 pm ET. Carney goes at 1:00 pm. I’ll live stream both.
3:15 pm || Meets with the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the U.S. Commander of the ISS Expedition 26 4:30 pm || Meets with Defense Secretary Panetta All times Eastern Live stream of Carney briefing at 12:30 pm
The House approved the debt ceiling increase by a 269-161 vote. The Senate is expected to pass it today, just hours before the midnight deadline. Both Parties are finding fault with the bill. Wondering how your Rep voted? Here’s the roll call. Liberals are furious, feeling like they’ve been rolled and President Obama allowed it. Fifty nine GOP freshman supported the deal, while only 28 voted against