“When I think about what it means to be a Democrat in this day and age, I start with the basic proposition that we are all created equal, that we’re all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights,” Obama told House Democrats on Thursday at a retreat in Virginia, offering a glimpse of what’s [...]
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Obama Hits Three-Year High in Approval Rating
Fully 60 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of Obama in the new poll, up slightly from October but a clear shift in opinion from an election year in which his ratings hovered in the mid-to-low 50s. And by 39 percent to 26 percent, the president now has more “strongly” positive ratings than strongly [...]
Top Story — Obama’s Inaugural Week, Reid and Schumer’s Weaknesses Follow
The joint budget resolution could also call for Medicare reforms and using the chained CPI formula to curb the cost of Social Security benefits. These entitlement reforms combined with tax reform would give Republicans political cover to accept tax increases — or at least more cover than if tax increases were merely packaged as an [...]
Obama Nailed Paul “Straw Man” Ryan, Jon Stewart Explains [Video]
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook “Right now about 60 percent of the American people get more benefits in dollar value from the federal government than they pay back in taxes,” Ryan said. “So we’re going to a majority of takers versus [...]
Obama’s Decision on Keystone XL and His Response to Climate Change
There’s nothing unusual about politicians and Electeds saying one thing and doing another. It’s a bipartisan thing. We the Electorate are so accustomed to it that it’s a shock when actions actually follow the words spoken. Regarding Mr. Obama’s strong inaugural speech section related to climate change, we’ll soon have one indication of how closely [...]
Queer Talk: Obama Says ‘Gay’ in Inaugural Speech, WH ‘Tamps Down Expectations’ the Next Day
It isn’t just the LGBT realm which has enthusiastically pointed to Obama’s inclusion of “Stonewall” and “our gay brothers and sisters” in his Inaugural speech on Monday. I wrote about the importance of, along with a need for context and caution, his mention of Seneca, Selma and Stonewall in that speech. Tuesday, White House Press [...]
Stephen Colbert Humiliates Fox News Over Obama Inauguration
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive IF YOU watched FNC at any point during the President Obama’s Second Inauguration, from “Fox and Friends” on they tried so hard to keep their negativity in check. But as you’ll see in the clip above, they just couldn’t help themselves. [...]
Top Story — President Obama Lays Out Democratic Vision
EVERY DEMOCRAT and progressive had to thoroughly enjoy the Inauguration of President Obama. It was a marvelous ceremony, and the star of the whole day was just as much First Lady Michelle Obama and her high fashion statement, as the President himself. As for President Obama’s Second Inaugural Address, it was a manifesto for what [...]
Top Story — The Second Inauguration of President Barack Obama (and the Most Important Task) [Video - Full Remarks]
The speech, slated right after Obama takes an oath to “faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States” Monday on the Capitol’s west front, includes no new policy, aides say. Rather, the president plans to use the moment as it traditionally has been in most of the 56 previous inaugurations — to [...]
A Private Peek Inside St. John’s Church
THE WHITE House pool report is meant for journalists and media. Pool reporters follow the President and First Lady, the Vice President, too. There is a lead pooler as well. Never have I offered an entire pool report, but this is no ordinary day, and I’ve offered snippets in the past, as have many other [...]
Obama’s New “Taxation Without Representation” License Plates
OBAMA’S PRESIDENTIAL motorcade consists of “three identical cars” with “three identical license plates,” which were unveiled this past Saturday. From the official pool report over the weekend, with the pooler explaining, with help from other journalists in the White House pool. CLARIFICATION on motorcade license plates: There are THREE vans in the motorcade with Taxation [...]
The American Dream at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
WE HAVE been to the mountaintop with Dr. Martin Luther King, and in Michelle and Barack Obama we have seen the American dream manifested. No matter your politics, our country has moved major steps forward from when we were founded. We are a more perfect union. We’ve still got a long way to go.
Tonight’s Music: President Obama’s Inaugural Playlist, and…
Watch out Beyonce and Katy Perry. There’s another diva set to performing during the inauguration festivities — Lady Gaga. A person familiar with the inauguration tells The Associated Press that the pop star will perform at Tuesday’s ball for White House staffers. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because that person wasn’t authorized to [...]
Top Story — As Obama Inauguration Nears, Republicans Realize They’re Powerless
THE LIGHT dawns on the Republican Party, just as President Obama’s inauguration is about to drive salt into their wounds. “We will raise the debt ceiling. We’re not going to default on our debt,” Cornyn told the Houston Chronicle editorial board. – Cornyn: Congress Will Not Allow Default It may be a dim bulb, but [...]
Queer Talk: D.C. Episcopal Priest to Deliver Inaugural Benediction
After whatever combination of personal decision to withdraw, and being encouraged to withdraw, saw the exit of Pastor Louie Giglio as Obama’s choice to provide the benediction at the Inauguration, the replacement is from the “Church of the Presidents.” CNN reports that the Rev. Luis León, pastor of Saint John’s Episcopal Church, which is across [...]
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