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
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In one of the posts I wrote below, I put up a White House “readout” of the meeting today between President Obama and Fed Chairman Bernanke to show how opaque the “openness” administration can be. This is so typical of readouts – nothing to see here. It was just as bad under Bush. But sometimes, we get a morsel of information that, whether intentionally or
Updated Aug. 10 at 10:37 ET While I’m critical of his wife’s absence, President Obama’s presence at Dover Air Force Base yesterday was a welcome salute to fallen heroes, done right. The White House was correct to largely bar the press from the event and not to stage remarks by the president. This should be a private affair for families in mourning – and for
See what we have to deal with as journalists. Here’s the “readout” of Obama’s meeting with Bernanke. Please tell me if you have any idea what really happened. The President and Chairman Bernanke met today in the Oval Office to discuss the economy and global recovery. They were joined by Secretary Geithner, Chief of Staff Daley and NEC Director Sperling. The President and the Chairman
President Obama once famously suggested that he would be trying to figure out “whose ass to kick.” Well, there will be a perfect ass – pun intended – in the Oval Office THIS VERY AFTERNOON. The White House schedule says that Obama plans to meet at 4:00 pm with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. And – this is weird – it doesn’t saying anything about the
The briefing has concluded.
This is not something I wanted to be cynical about, though I was a little. And now I am a lot. Some of you may know that Michelle Obama, along with Second Lady Jill Biden, runs something out of the White House called Joining Forces, which is billed as “a national initiative that mobilizes all sectors of society to give our service members and their
President Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base to pay respects to the 30 service members killed over the weekend in Afghanistan. Acknowledging the economy is weaker than it thought, the Fed predicted it will keep rates near zero through 2013. Dealing with the economy might force Obama to live up to his statement that he would rather be a one term president if that’s what it took
“These Tea Party people think they can do anything they want. Next thing you know they’ll be vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard.” – John Kerry A note from our attorneys: This is not a real quote.