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Obama Tally: Day 22 - We Have a Deal!
By Michael Kraskin - Politics DailyHouse and Senate leadership worked together to reach a deal on the controversial and extremely large stimulus bill that Obama has been asking for since he assumed the presidency over three weeks ago. The final cost is just $789 billion, a number far lower than we were hearing last week. The house is expected to vote on the bill as early as Friday, and the Senate shortly thereafter. Once the bill is signed, the country should be stimulated, and we'll all be upper-middle-class by late March, right? Right?Two other advancements for the Obama administration occurred today. First, William Lynn, a ...
Obama Tally: Day 16 - More Tax Problems
By Michael Kraskin - Politics DailyI'm more than a little sick of hearing about Obama nominees with tax problems. Can't we have a government filled with folks without questionable morals already? No? Ok. Maybe we'll get some change in another four years.This time it's Hilda Solis, Obama's choice for Labor Secretary. Her husband forgot to pay some taxes or something. You know the story at this point. Click the link below if you really care.Some good news for Obama, though. He expanded the office of faith based initiatives, which he had indicated he wanted to do during the campaign.He also got his choice for deputy defense ...
Reporter Offends Barack Obama By Daring to Ask Question
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThat's the snarky, childish headline, or variations thereof, that you'll see from rabid Obama-haters when they embed this video exchange during a White House Press Corps photo-op.Is it a fair interpretation? In a word, no.The reporter wasn't out of line, that's for sure. It's his job to get answers, even if decorum dictates otherwise. It is always the time and place to ask a question.On the other hand, Obama wasn't out of line, either. It's his job to stay on-message, our job to throw him off. If he takes the guy's question, he's there for an hour, fielding eighty questions.I've been on the ...
Obama Waives Own Executive Order for Defense Lobbyist
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPresident Obama's much trumpeted ethics rules did not last very long from the time he signed them into existence in an Executive Order. Just two days after establishing the rules, which were touted as the most sweeping ethics reforms in history, President Obama waived the rules to allow William Lynn to take a position as Deputy Secretary of Defense. Up until last fall, Lynn was a lobbyist for the defense contractor Raytheon. In his new position in the Pentagon, Lynn will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Defense Department, as well as handle budget and procurement issues.The ethics ...
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