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
11:25 am || Participates in live question and answer session on the White House website; White House Dossier will live stream 12:30 pm || Lunch with Vice President Biden 1:30 pm || Delivers back to school speech; Benjamin Banneker Academic High School; Washington 4:30 pm || Meets with Defense Secretary Panetta All times Eastern Live Stream of Carney briefing at noon
Today we saw the latest example of Obama’s newest campaign strategy – surround yourself with ecstatic young things who don’t have to pay any bills, making everyone think your campaign is filled with rapturous true believers who have lost control of their emotions. Obama today went to promote his American Jobs Act to the student population of Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver, where the
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I wanted to make sure you were aware that the Obama administration has decided to let the Supreme Court rule on Obamacare during the heat of the 2012 campaign. The Administration decided not to force an appeals court to rehear a ruling by a panel of the court that decided Obamacare was unconstitutional, setting the stage for a summertime 2012 decision by the Supreme Court.
President Obama will raise substantially less in the second quarter of his campaign than the first, according to the New York Times. The paper writes that Obama campaign manager Jim Messina has told Democratic officials that the president will raise about $55 million in the quarter that ends Sept. 30, about $30 million less than he raised the first quarter of his campaign – which
“I feel a little like the yellow lollipop. People will take it if there’s nothing else left.” – Mitt Romney A note from our attorneys: This is not a real quote