Mr. Obama Repeals the Law of Gravity
This just in from the White House: Barack Obama — the
beneficent, the merciful — has repealed the law of gravity,
calling it “old science” and saying in his weekly radio address
that it was “time to move on and put this slavish devotion to
17th century dogma behind [...]
A Legitimate Philosophical Disagreement
Walking back to the White House to grab lunch after the morning session of the bipartisan meeting at the Blair House, the President stopped in front of the gate on Pennsylvania Avenue to answer a quick question about progress so far:
Q. How is it going, Mr. President?
THE PRESIDENT: It’s interesting. I mean, I don’t know if [...]
Jane Norton’s hard-hitting ad takes aim at Barack Obama
Barack Obama went on the road in Colorado today to do three fundraisers for his loyal ally, appointed Senator Michael Bennet. When Air Force One touched down, he was greeted by TV ads from GOP Senate candidate Jane Norton that lays down this hare-hitting message (Ht/t - Jeri Thompson):
“As a candidate, you came [...]
Full speed ahead, Mr. President
Mike Allen at Politico reports that, according to White House staffers, President Obama “plans a combative response if, as White House aides fear, Democrats lose Tuesday’s special Senate election in Massachusetts.” Allen explains that “the health care backdrop has given the White House a strong incentive to strike a defiant posture, at least [...]
Your move, Mr. President
Yesterday, before leaving town for Christmas, the Senate approved 30 more of President Obama’s nominees for federal posts. However, it did not approve Dawn Johnsen, Obama’s choice to head the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department. There was no vote on Johnsen, she just “ran into opposition,” in the words [...]
Obama: Do Not Fear; This Health-Care Bill Puts Us on the Edge of a Large, Scary Cliff
It was with an odd statement that Obama announced the progress he had made in meetings with Senate Democrats today on the health-care bill he’s desperate to pass by Christmas, no matter what’s in it.
“We are on the precipice of an achievement that has eluded Congresses and presidents for generations,” Obama told reporters after meeting [...]
