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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Did Obama expose his own mendacity?
President Obama began his speech about the economy at the Brookings Institution yesterday by discussing how dismal the economic outlook was a year ago when he was president-elect:
Almost exactly one year ago, on a frigid winter’s day, I met with my new economic team at the headquarters of my presidential transition offices in Chicago. [...]
The GDP, Small Business and Health Insurance Reform
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This afternoon the President took to the South Court of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to speak about small business. And as important to the identity and history of America as small businesses are in their own right, it is also the case that they are at the [...]
"Normalcy Cannot Lead to Complacency"
It was one year ago today that predictions of a possible depression began to be taken seriously. Lehman Brothers, one of the world’s oldest financial institutions, one which most would have assumed would be around virtually forever, had fallen. In the time since then, a great deal has happened – a new President was elected and sworn [...]
Party like it’s 1993
The political landscape in 2009 resembles that of 1993 so much that it’s scary, at least if you’re a Democrat. My Examiner column considers the extent to which 2010 is likely to resemble 1994. I argue that the biggest variable between the upcoming cycle and the glorious one of 15 years ago [...]
More Trouble in Cash for Clunkers?
The program started late, cost $50 million to administer, crashed computers and ran out of money. All to see people spend money now that they would likely have spent later.
Now, this story says dealers are becoming frustrated that the government hasn’t paid them for their deals - so frustrated that some believe [...]
