Democrats Against Democracy
For weeks, President Obama has been demanding an “up or down
vote” on health care legislation. So where is the president now
that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she would like to pass the
Senate health care bill in the House without allowing an up or
down vote on [...]
Some Democrats were opposed to Slaughter-like solutions before they were for it
And, as Sister Toldjah quips, you’ll never guess which three.
Calling it a flip-flop of epic proportions is an understatement. This is a jaw-dropping, head-slapping, eye-rolling, laugh-out-loud-rolling-on-the-floor, seriously sick flip-flop by the very people pushing this Constitution-busting, Democracy-fracturing, but apparently legal (though highly inappropriate) strategy.
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Make Your Voice Heard
On February 6, the White House Open Government Initiative launched a government wide public participation opportunity unprecedented in the history of our democracy. As part of the Open Government Directive issued in early December, every major agency published an open government website. These pages went live in early February complete with the latest news and [...]
The President and First Lady at the National Governors Association
Yesterday, President Obama and The First Lady hosted the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room at the White House. We thought we’d pass along some photos and excerpts from their remarks:
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President Obama:
One of the things that I’ve always said about governors that Washington could learn from [...]
Gibbs Should Take Lessons from Michelle on Talking About Palin
When Michelle Obama was asked about Sarah Palin repeatedly by Larry King during an interview last night, she didn't get rude and off message by making fun of the former vice presidential candidate.
Instead, she mostly side-stepped and praised "strong female voices," while saying that she tries "not to make, or set, opinions about people that [...]
A crisis averted in Iraq?
I wrote here about the disturbing prospect that the disqualification of hundreds of Sunni candidates in the unpcoming Iraqi elections would degrade those elections and perhaps prompt a surge of sectarian violence. But now, as Max Boot reports based on statements by General Petraeus, it appears that, not for the first [...]
