A quick note re: Gibbs from the President of America

Boehner hedges on debt limit
Speaker John Boehner isn’t saying he will raise the Debt Limit, but he’s also hedging a bit on how he’ll go about the vote. The Ohio Republican, in a statement, said that he’s been notified that the White House will formally ask to increase the borrowing ability of the Federal Government. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 But he doesn’t exactly respond that he’ll hold a quick vote on the Debt limit. “The American People will not stan...

Obama re-nominates 2 of my Wisconsin Law School colleagues to the federal bench.
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: President Barack Obama isn't giving up in his attempt to hand a federal Judgeship to former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler.Attempt to hand — that's a weird way to put it. The President has the appointment power. There's no way to get Federal Judges other than by having the President "attempt to hand" out the positions. For the third time, Obama has sent Butler's name to the U.S. Senate as his nominee to become a federal judge for Wisconsi...

Obama challenges Republicans on US debt
President Barack Obama, seen here in 2010. Newly empowered US Republicans f... Pie chart showing composition of the new US House of Representatives. Newly... Newly empowered US Republicans faced stiff early challenges Thursday as President Barack Obama pressed them to raise the US Debt Limit and his Democratic Senate allies vowed to defend his policies. One day after Republicans took over the House of Representatives, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner formally asked lawmakers to let the US go...

Obama challenges Republicans on US debt
Newly empowered US Republicans faced stiff early challenges Thursday as President Barack Obama pressed them to raise the US Debt Limit and his Democratic Senate allies vowed to defend his policies. One day after Republicans took over the House of Representatives, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner formally asked lawmakers to let the US government to borrow more money, the opening shot in a political war over the giant US Debt. Geithner warned in a letter to senior members of Congress that failu...

Robert Gibbs to leave White House
Chuck Todd writes:White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs will leave the White House -- not just his position as press secretary. His official departure will be after the State of the Union. No successor has been named, and that search may be expanded if a new Chief of Staff -- potentially ex-Commerce Secretary Bill Daley -- is named before the end of the week as some administration aides expect. As for Gibbs, he'll continue to work for the president but as an outside consultant, essentially se...

GOP Disc Failure! Rep. Issa's "Corrupted" Memory
Back in October, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the new chairman of the House Oversight Committee, told Rush Limbaugh that President Obama is "one of the most corrupt presidents of modern times." In the past few months, though, Issa has dialed down his Rhetoric and repeatedly pledged to use his Subpoena power judiciously. On CNN last night, Issa said that "Congress is more to blame" than Obama for the "misuse" of federal money, but defended his past characterization of the White House. Relying on a ...

Boehner Gets Warm Reception at Senate GOP Retreat
House colleagues greet Rep. John Boehner on his way to accept the Speaker’s gavel from Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 5. Featuring more than 80 pages of analysis, this essential issue provides Election Results and detailed profiles of the new Members — giving you the insight you need on the new Congress before any other source....

Gatess Cuts that Arent
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is poised to axe or significantly restructure a number of high-profile weapons platforms, and otherwise rein in the Pentagon’s Budget. The reports present these initiatives as intended to preempt greater scrutiny of the Military’s budget by Congress. The cuts will be announced later today, but it seems pretty clear that Gates will call for terminating the unnecessary Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), a Marine Corps program that is more than&...

Elizabeth Edwards leaves John Edwards out of her will
Elizabeth Edwards signed her will six days before dying of breast Cancer last month on December 7, 2010.  The will totally ignores her estranged husband, John Edwards . John Edwards, a former Senator from North Carolina as well as a two-time Presidential Candidate, was caught having an affair with a campaign worker and then admitted fathering that woman’s child during his wife’s illness.  The will which named Cate Edwards , her oldest child who is an attorney, to be the ex...

Obama Picks a Chicago Political Nepotistic Rich Guy At Random For Chief of Staff
“Two administration officials tell The Associated Press that William Daley will be the next White House Chief of Staff.” Yes, Barack Obama has replaced Chicago politician Rahm Emanuel with Chicago politician Bill Daley, so America has a new chief of staff to help its president fight its Congress. Obama was really thinking outside the box on this one. “Bring me a box of every single American that is capable of doing this job,” he said. “Then take out everyone who isn...

Obama Mulls Major Staff Changes
President Obama "is weighing a major reshuffling of his staff that could see as many as eight people playing new key roles in the weeks ahead," the Washington Post reports. A new Chief of Staff "is only part of a potentially much larger reorganization that encompasses almost the entire West Wing hierarchy, including those who have had the most influence over the administration's direction in its first two years." "Among the biggest changes could be the departure of Press Secretary Robert Gibbs ...

Bachmann: 'We Need to ... Make Sure We Repeal Pres. Obama'
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, Fox News: Nice to see you. Before we get to the issue of the Republican takeover of the House, the big buzz in Washington is, are you going to run for president in 2012? REP. Michele Bachmann, R-MINN.: I think that came out because I'm planning to do a series of speeches down in Iowa. And that's my home state. I was born in Iowa. But I'm planning to go down there and talk about why we need to have -- make sure that we Repeal President Obama in 2012, just like today we had a r...

Gibbs to leave Obama Press Secretary post
Robert Gibbs, President Obama’s Press Secretary, will be stepping down from his post after the State of the Union address to become an adviser to the President during his Reelection campaign. Gibbs began informing his White House colleagues today that he will be leaving in order to concentrate on the 2012 election, but has not released an official statement. It is not clear who will succeed him, but a new press secretary is likely to be named in the next two weeks, according to The New Yor

Bill Daley Visits White House
President Obama was scheduled to meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon with William M. Daley, the former Clinton Administration commerce secretary who has emerged as the leading contender for the role of White House Chief of Staff. Tim Boyle/Bloomberg William M. Daley in April. Mr. Daley was set to hold a series of meetings in the West Wing, an official said, including one with Gene Sperling, who is expected on Friday to be named as director of the National Economic Council. The presid...

Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs leaving White House.
The White House Press Corps won’t have Robert Gibbs to kick around anymore. Gibbs, a long time Obama aide who served as Candidate Obama’s spokesman and worked with Obama in his Senatorial campaign in 2004, revealed today that he will step down from his role as White House Press Secretary. Mr. Gibbs is expected to join the polluted stream of Washington pundits where he will likely be free to more aggressively defend President Obama’s agenda. His Resignation is likely to take eff...

White House press secretary to resign
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is leaving his position to work as an outside adviser for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, an administration official said Wednesday. Gibbs is to depart in early February. A successor is to be announced within the next two weeks, the official said. Gibbs, a close confidant of Obama’s going back to his time as a U.S. senator from Illinois, has for many Americans been one of the most public faces of the White House s...

Boehner: Spending cuts must accompany debt limit (AP)
WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner says any increase in the nation's Debt Limit must include steps to cut federal spending. The Ohio Republican says the country cannot default on its Debt, but neither can it continue to borrow recklessly. His statement comes after the Obama Administration notified lawmakers that the government will reach the current Debt Limit of $14.3 Trillion this spring. The Debt Limit sets a ceiling on the government's borrowing authority. Boehner says in his st...

President renominates controversial judges, but not Chatigny
President renominates Controversial judges, but not Chatigny President Obama has renominated 42 judicial Candidates returned to the White House after the Senate adjourned on Dec. 22. His list contains the four Controversial nominees we've been tracking: Edward Chen, Goodwin Liu, Louis Butler, Jr., and John "Jack" McConnell. Missing from the list, however, is Robert Chatigny, previously nominated to the Second Circuit. The list of the nominations starts on Page 3 of The Congressional Record's ...

John Edwards cut out of Elizabeth Edwards will
John Edwards is many things—a former personal injury attorney, a former vice Presidential Candidate, and a former senator from North Carolina. One thing he is not is not an heir of his late wife. In her last will and testament, which she signed just days before her death on December 7, Elizabeth Edwards left all of her worldly possessions to her Children and nothing to her philandering husband. The document didn’t so much as mention Edwards by name. All of my furniture, furnishings, ...

Administration confused regarding tax policy
This week the House of Representatives adopted rules which could make it more difficult to fund more Government Spending through increased taxes on individuals or businesses. When coupled with the extension of 2001 and 2003 Taxpayer relief laws late last year, it would appear many policymakers in Washington have realized higher tax burdens remain ill-advised in the current economic climate. Unfortunately, some strategically placed administration officials and lawmakers have failed to embrace t...

Daley Is Obama's New Chief
Updated at 12:15 p.m. on January 6. President Obama has asked William M. Daley, the JPMorgan Chase executive and former U.S. Commerce Secretary, to serve as his Chief of Staff, and Daley has accepted, senior administration officials said today. Obama will introduce Daley to the country at 2:30 p.m. as the face of his retooled senior staff. Choosing Daley, a well-respected Washington figure, is a further signal that Obama ties the fate of his presidency to the fate of The Economy and recognizes ...

HOH's One-Minute Recess: Hats Off for Wilson
Freshman Rep. Frederica Wilson isn’t completely giving up her Trademark hats, but it appears she’s going to abide by rules prohibiting them on the House floor. Not a Subscriber? To continue reading, sign up for a free trial. House colleagues greet Rep. John Boehner on his way to accept the Speaker’s gavel from Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 5. Featuring more than 80 pages of analysis, this essential issue provides Election Results and detailed profiles of the new Members — giving y...

Republicans take control of the House
The results of the mid-term election became a reality for Democrats yesterday as Republicans took control of the House of Representatives, and more than 90 new members were seated. John Boehner (R-OH) defeated Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in the election for Speaker. In fact, 19 members of her own Caucus voted for someone else (11 voted for Heath Shuler), voted present or did not vote at all; the most members of a Caucus to vote against their party’s nominee since 1923. The power exchange wasn̵...

Geithner Urges Congress to Raise Debt Limit
Like this Story? Share it: Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner speaks during a hearing of the Congressional Oversight Panel on Capitol Hill Dec. 16, 2010, in Washington. (Getty Images) (AP) WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned congressional leaders Thursday that the government could reach its borrowing limit by spring and failure to raise it could affect millions of American jobs. The government will reach the limit between March 31 and May 16, Geithner said in a lett...

House Republicans Stage a Mighty Expensive Opening Scene
We can get used to a daily dose of hypocrisy from newly minted Speaker of the House John Boehner. Already, House Republicans have spent most of the new year hammering the two themes we can expect to hear constantly over the next two years—Fiscal Responsibility and reverence for the Constitution—while vowing laws that flout both principles. They’ve passed rules saying any spending bill must identify a matching Budget Cut, but have exempted their massively expensive (and purely t...