Barack Obama has now said that executives of these failing banks should forfeit their bonuses: Asked whether bank executives should forgo their bonuses, Obama said: “I think they should.” He also said it would show they are taking responsibility. “I think that if you are already worth tens of millions of dollars, and you are […]
No big surprise here: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to stay on under President-elect Barack Obama, according to officials in both parties. Obama plans to announce a national-security team early next week that includes Gates at the Pentagon and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as secretary of state, officials said. Retired Marine Gen. James […]
Latinos is the fastest growing part of our population, so their vote is going to continue to grow in significance. That hasn’t mattered to the Michelle Malkins, Rush Limbaughs and Tom Tancredos of the world. They continue their demonizing of the Hispanic community through illegal immigration. Well it looks like some Republicans are worried about […]
There is so much damage control to be done from eight years of total incompetence running our country that we end up forgetting where all the broken pieces are. Well Barack Obama hasn’t forgotten and he is working to fix them. One big piece is FEMA: The Federal Emergency Management Administration, a tragicomic disaster […]
The idiot employees at Verizon who decided to snoop around Obama’s cell phone records are now on the unemployment line: The curiosity in President-elect Barack Obama’s phone records came with a high price tag for Verizon Wireless employees. According to CNN, the workers who snooped on Obama’s phone records have been fired. Glad to see […]
Bob caught Chuck Todd saying this today: “You guys [Team Obama] own the economy at 12 o’clock eastern time today, correct? When Senator Obama announces his Treasury Secretary, announces the Larry Summers position. It is now Barack Obama’s responsibility on the economy, is that not correct?” So the Constitution says “the President shall take office […]
Awaiting the Obama cabinet? How about worrying about your financial future? Well none of that is important. Instead let’s focus on the most pertinent issue of the day: President-elect Barack Obama has yet to attend church services since winning the White House earlier this month, a departure from the example of his two immediate predecessors. […]
James Pethokoukis is scared that Daschle means the end of conservatism: The GOP strategist had been joking about the upcoming presidential election and giving his humorous assessments of the candidates. Then he suddenly cut out the schtick and got scary serious. “Let me tell you something, if Democrats take the White House and pass a […]
Barack Obama shattered all records and use of the Internet: Barack Obama raised half a billion dollars online in his 21-month campaign for the White House, dramatically ushering in a new digital era in presidential fundraising. In an exclusive interview with The Post, members of the vaunted Triple O, Obama’s online operation, broke down the […]
This is the problem living in the information super age, where so much is only a click away: Records from a cell phone used by President-elect Obama were improperly breached, apparently by employees of the cell phone company, his transition team said Thursday. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said the team was notified Wednesday by Verizon Wireless […]