May 18, 2013, 4:15 pm - White House Dossier

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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Obama Playing Golf with Sebelius

May 18, 2013, 4:15 pm 69 Comments

President Obama is golfing today at Joint Base Andrews with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and White House chef Sam Kass. This amounts to something of a show of support for Sebelius, who is under fire for trying to end run Congress by demanding donations from health care companies to fund efforts to encourage people to enroll in Obamacare. Obama’s usual

Obama Calls in the Marines

May 18, 2013, 11:56 am 61 Comments

Some people are none too happy that Obama summoned two Marines to hold umbrellas for him and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan when it began to rain during Thursday’s press conference in the Rose Garden. Obama, it seems, is averse to using military force, except to protect him from precipitation. I think he was being polite: He didn’t want Erdogan to be rained on, but it