Centrist

By Jim Tankersley and Edmund Andrews National Journal President Obama's new circle of economic advisors is most notable for what it is not. It is not more protectionist, or Populist, or Keynesian, than Obama's original economic team. It's not pa…

Why not? The Republican nomination will be a wide-open affair, and more than one of the runner-up contenders from 2008 will return for another shot at the title.  And Rudy Giuliani apparently thinks he’s found a niche all to himself: …

As I noted yesterday, one problem with the William Daley pick is that it risks reinforcing a totally false interpretation of Obama's first two years: That he governed from the "left." Predictably, the "Centrist" group Third Way has jumped on the…

The New Obama Team Will Get Things Done Friday, 01/7/2011 - 11:25 am by Bo Cutter | One Comment Shaping the future with today’s choices. With the appointment of Gene Sperling as the new head of the National Economic Council (NEC), Preside…

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) confers with Gene Sperling. US P... US President Barack Obama will on Friday name Veteran Clinton-era policy expert Gene Sperling to a top White House economic job, in the latest stage of a staff reshuffl…

The high-stakes battle came as Obama continued his White House overhaul in the wake of a November 2 Elections rout of Democrats by picking William Daley, commerce secretary under Bill Clinton, as his new Chief of Staff. Daley, 62, is seen as a Ce…

That objective is among the guidelines sent out Wednesday to participants interested in attending the upcoming Jan. 13 No Labels community Meet-Ups. It is not clear how likely it is that the effort will be successful, but if it is or if it comes c…

Well, maybe not “get rid of,” but how about reform? Three Senate Democrats rolled out their Compromise proposal this morning and at least one writer at National Review (Dan Foster) says … it doesn’t sound half-bad. I̵…