White House pre-SOTU talking points
Here are the pre-State of the Union talking points disseminated by the White House to its surrogates yesterday:
Topline Points: Pre-State of the Union
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Rescue, Rebuild and Restore
ยท President Obama took office a year ago amid an array of challenges unparalleled in our lifetime.
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It's Work Creating Jobs, But It's Worth It
Ed. Note: The sign-up period for community job forums has come to a close, look for the final report synthesizing the feedback we got in the coming weeks.
In 1993, Kevin Kline starred in a movie titled "Dave," the story of a temporary employment agency owner and presidential doppelganger who finds himself substituting as the President.
Despite its [...]
The limits of "calibration"
For the most part, the first year of the Obama administration has proceeded about as I expected it to. The president has been a bit less aggressive in pushing a liberal domestic agenda and a bit more aggressive in promoting an America-effacing foreign policy than I thought he would be. However, the deviation [...]
A "process" so absurd Tom Friedman can no longer support it
Thomas Friedman has concluded that the United States should abandon efforts to bring about peace in the Middle East. Friedman’s reasoning is characteristically weak in spots. For example, he says twice that we need to “fix” our own country — meaning what, that we need to become more like Red China? [...]
A Marine’s Family Says
Kyle and Joseph Nevins, respectively the brother and father of a Marine serving in Afghanistan, write on the homepage:
As family members of a Marine deployed in Afghanistan, we know the importance of timely decisions in the heat of battle–indecision in the field puts troops at risk and leads to casualties. Likewise, the president’s indecision about [...]
Packed agenda awaits G20 heads in Pittsburgh - AFP
Telegraph.co.uk
Packed agenda awaits G20 heads in PittsburghAFPThe summit, which opens on Thursday with a dinner and continues through Friday, will be US President Barack Obama's first chance to host a major …Obama seeks G-20 support to repair global economyThe Associated PressObama pushes economic message before big summitsReutersObama Highlights Domestic Agenda Before UN, G20Voice of AmericaChina [...]
