Tonight 60 Minutes gives us the Obama interview, which contains this: In a wide-ranging interview that will air Sunday night on the CBS program, “60 Minutes,” President-elect Barack Obama said he would choose at least one Republican for a position in his cabinet but declined to hint at who he had in mind. “Will there […]
A familiar face from the Clinton years: Gregory B. Craig, a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton’s impeachment defense, has been chosen White House counsel by President-elect Barack Obama, according to Democratic officials. Craig is intimately familiar with the president-elect’s record because he played the role of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in debate […]
The AP has taken a big look into the ‘hundreds’ of racial threats and crimes that have occurred since Obama became our President-elect: From California to Maine, police have documented a range of alleged crimes, from vandalism and vague threats to at least one physical attack. Insults and taunts have been delivered by adults, college […]
And it is Valerie Jarrett: ABC News’ Sunlen Miller Reports: President-elect Barack Obama has named Valerie Jarrett Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison, according to an Obama advisor. One of Obama’s closest confidantes, Jarrett has been friends with Obama and his wife, Michelle, since the President-elect decided to […]
I have been staying pretty clear of all the Lieberman stuff going on. Would I like to see him stripped of his chairmanship? Yes I would. Will I be upset if he isn’t? No. There has been a lot going on in the left blogosphere over Lieberman. A lot of bigger blogs are adamant about […]
This is what happens when you elect a President who understands the world of technology and how most people now get their news and information: Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly Democratic address not just on radio but also on video — a first. The address, typically four minutes long, will be turned into […]
Here’s another one for the IRS to investigate: A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him “constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil.” The Rev. Jay Scott Newman said in a […]
It looks like some members of Senate aren’t wasting any time to get one of Obama’s key campaign promises out there: Two of the Senate’s most influential leaders are working separately behind the scenes on legislation that would dramatically alter the way Americans get health care, hoping their early efforts — including the release today […]
This is what happens when you have a President coming into office that understands the Constitution and doesn’t treat it like a piece of toilet paper: Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies […]
This is change, we need. Actually it isn’t as much change as it is undoing the damage of the Bush years: The Food and Drug Administration, bedeviled by a salmonella outbreak and tainted medicine from China, is likely to monitor imports and fresh produce more closely under an Obama administration. With President Bush no longer […]