Dorsal Fins Surround White House

Report Finds Republicans Lead in New-Media Outreach
Last January, the Massachusetts election to replace the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D) rattled local Democrats: Republican Candidate Scott Brown stole the predominately blue state’s Senate seat from the Democratic Party’s grasp.

The Republicans do have an agenda
As noted by Jed Lewison , the Republican agenda, should they retake the House, distills down to this: Extend Bush Tax Cuts for wealthy. Pledge to Veto EFCA or energy reform Legislation passed by Congress after the November election but before the new Congress. Tell Democrats to support the GOP's effort to Repeal a provision of the Health Care law that Boehner claims would require businesses to itemize all expenditures over $600. (Note that Republicans actually blocked a vote to Repeal the...

Enforcement Rises After Accidents, Recalls
After the Explosion that rocked a West Virginia Mine, killing 29 workers, Mine Safety and Health Administration inspectors have stepped up their efforts , using the regulatory tools already available to them to expand their enforcement activities. A Reform Bill making its way through Congress would expand the Mine regulator’s authority, but what’s already changed is that inspectors are now using preexisting powers to a much fuller extent — particularly their ability to...

Dorsal Fins Surround White House
The analogy isn't quite right, because in the movie, the shark ultimately loses. It's hard to imagine a scenario where Barack Obama and Axelrod victoriously paddle away on the flotsam of their own political wreckage. But in one sense, the analogy works just fine: This White House is rudderlessly lost at sea and inadequate to the challenges it faces. At the beginning of the year, retiring seven-term Rep. Marion Berry, D-Ark., recounted a conversation he had with the president. Obama's...

The Ugliness of Government Dependence
Since ascending to the presidency in January 2009, Obama has spent much of his time tearing down this country instead of building it up. His hope and change, now fleshed out in Health Care reform, the Stimulus package, and Legislation aimed at giving the feds more control over Wall Street, has proven as hopeless as it has intrusive. Even honest Democrats are starting to see that Obamas change was for the worse. Because of these things, many Americans feel what Fouad Ajami describes as an...

The Devil Is In the Cartoon Details
By the Comics Curmudgeon Your cartoon correspondent has been looking at cartoons for Wonkette since roughly the Revolutionary War, during which time Political cartoons haven’t changed much. You’d think that a man would burn out seeing endless weeping Statues of Liberty and fat generic Congressmen and “funny” Bush/Obama drawings with big ears. And you’d be right! But every once in a while there is a little grace note in a cartoon that needs to be shared with...

Cenk Uygur: White House Circling the Wagons Around Alan Simpson
As Bob Shrum rightly responds, if the Democrats join with Republicans to destroy Social Security, it's going to spell big trouble for the party, and rightfully so. Alan Simpson and the whole commission need to go. Uygur: The White House is circling the wagons around former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson, the co-chairman of the president`s Deficit commission after he went berserk about Social Security. Simpson likes to talk about the Budget in terms of farm animals. In an e-mail to an older voter...

Bo takes his bow as latest White House pet
Bo takes his bow as latest White House pet The Obamas welcome their new dog, Bo, to the White House. He joins the line-up of famous presidential pets Email

White House press pool
Lousy is a Heinous Democratic Party who uses the Race Card against people with opposing Views. Lousy is a Corrupt Government who is unfeeling towards the people still suffering from 9/11 and allows a Victory Mosque built for 19 hijackers. What a Trophy they will have to show off to other countries. August 27, 2010 at 10:46 pm

White House already on a hunt to replace Souter
White House already on a hunt to replace Souter - LEADERSHIP CULTIVATION LEADERSHIP CULTIVATION Providing political insight consistently ahead of the curve. « Obama: Stamp out Credit Card 'abuses' |

Top 10 Things Overheard in the White House During Obama's First Term
7. “I’m not sure a Che Guevara wall flag in the Oval Office is a good idea, Mr. President.” 6. “Heads, we take over the Auto Industry. Tails, we nationalize the Oil Industry.” 5. “Apology list: Iraq - check . Saudi Arabia - check . Palestine - check . Syria…” 4. “Canada’s Health Care system is a perpetual money-sucking vortex that has resulted in bloated Bureaucracy, demanding unions, longer wait times, and a...

Election '12: Take back the victory mosque, formerly known as the White House
Bill Kelly’s Truth Squad is all about truth, justice, and all things America. Whether through humor or parody, or in just the facts, we are taking the side of those who have been continually shut out by the Mainstream Media. The Media seek to justify this position of dishonesty by perpetuating a storyline of Bigotry and prejudice; that those that oppose their thinking are backwards, illiterate, stupid, hateful, and dangerous. This has been the case from the beginning of the Obama...

Latest White House Press Pool Report
After nearly 6 hrs at the private beach in Edgartown, potus and family arrived back at the farm at 5:16 pm. Pool didn't get a glimpse of the First Family. Memorable quote of the day came from member of the Press Pool, in reference to our lunch. "Lobster roll was the highlight, really."

White House plans new housing push
From CNN Senior White House Correspondent Ed Henry Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan revealed to CNN Friday that the Obama Administration plans next week to unveil two New initiatives to deal with the crumbling Housing Market. Washington (CNN) - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan revealed to CNN Friday that the Obama Administration plans next week to unveil two New initiatives to deal with the crumbling Housing Market, and he left the door open to also...

White House Pushes #SaluteTroops On Twitter
The push followed a series of moves earlier in the day by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), who previewed an upcoming Speech he’ll give on the Iraq War by releasing an op-ed and Web video that slam Democrats for “seeking credit” for the end of the combat phase in Iraq. “With all due respect to them, our Troops who have served so courageously in Iraq deserve the credit for the success of the Surge and, along with the Iraqi people, the turnaround in Iraq,”...

White House sees 'positive' GDP figure, says more needed
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AFP) – The White House said Friday the latest US Economic Growth data represented "positive news" but that the lowered estimates mean more work is needed to keep the recovery on track. "Four consecutive quarters of Economic Growth is positive news, but the revised numbers mean there is still much more we need to do to continue on the path to recovery and that remains the focus of the president and the Economic team every single day," said...

White House Adviser Summers Hopes History Forgets This Great Recession
With the U.S. economy apparently headed for another rough patch, the Obama Administration faces a growing chorus of complaint and opposition. Just this past week, House Minority Leader John Boehner called for Larry Summers and Timothy Geithner , Obama's top economics advisors, to resign. While Geithner is fairly well-known to the General public, Summers is not. Who is this insider who helps President Obama call the macroeconomic shots? By most accounts, White House economic adviser Larry...

Candidates for governor talk health care at debate
The men who want to be Georgia's next Governor clashed Saturday over Tort Reform, embryonic Stem Cell research and Medicaid funding in their first formal debate since the November ballot was set earlier this month. More Georgia politics stories » Democrat Roy Barnes, Republican Nathan Deal and Libertarian John Monds appeared together for the first time in a debate sponsored by the Medical Association of Georgia at the Cobb Energy Center. Given the sponsor's focus, the questions were...

A Tale of Two Congresses
Whatever you may believe about the 111th Congress, they have been more productive than not in the past 20 months. Among their accomplishments: ARRA, Health Care Reform, Financial regulatory Reform, and Credit Card Reform. It is also true that these legislative accomplishments were less than the ideal envisioned by many in 2008. After round after round of Republican obstruction, stalling, and Conservadem enabling, they were hammered compromises, imperfect. Still, they represent forward movement...

Baucus Aides Warn K Street
“Our effort has been to get these folks to speak their mind,” one senior Senate Republican aide said. After months of holding their tongues while inclusive, Bipartisan negotiations continued in the Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees, the business community has now considered speaking out, given their displeasure with the HELP panel’s Reform Bill, which was made public on Tuesday. But with Baucus’ office still warning dissenters that anyone who...

Up in Montana, Schweitzer Takes Aim at the High Cost of Prescription Drugs
It's the latest idea from Schweitzer to either import cheaper name-brand Prescriptions or to otherwise bypass what he sees as exorbitant prices charged by "Drug Cartels." Previous plans have been shot down by the Federal Government as either illegal or impracticable. Schweitzer, who has been critical of the Health Care overhaul passed by his fellow Democrats in Washington D.C., said he is drafting a Federal request to let any Montanan voluntarily sign up for a special Medicaid Prescription Drug...

House Overview: Could 2010 Be the "Year of the Angry White Senior?
Assessing the Climate "You could feel the ground moving," said GOP California Rep. Kevin Mccarthy of his recess Candidate recruitment tour. The Republican Base he saw is "much more motivated than you've seen in years." No question, August proved cathartic for voters and chaotic for Congressional Democrats. But way before the Town hall Meetings during recess, there were ample signs for Democrats to fear for their careers in 2010. First and foremost, the Midterm electorate appears tailor-made...

Palin Ethics Investigator Closely Tied to Democratic Party
The independent investigator who has accused Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin of violating state ethics Laws is a major Donor to the Democratic Party as well as a partner in a Law Firm that represented Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign. Thomas Daniel was hired by the Alaska Personnel Board in late April to investigate several complaints against Palin, including one filed by an Alaska resident who claims the Governor used her official position for personal gain by authorizing the creation of a trust...

Ground Zero Mosque: Who’s in Charge?
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In fact, the Obama Administration has weighed in with a comment specifically directed to the matter of the Ground Zero Mosque. During the Q&A at a daily briefing last week, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stated that America is “not at war with a religion but with an idea that has corrupted a religion.” Without elaborating, he quickly shifted responsibility for the matter...

More Grim Economic News Underscores Obama Admins' Failed Policies
More Grim Economic News Underscores Obama Admins' Failed Policies The Obama Administration has spent much of the week touting their failed $862 Billion Stimulus bill, but theres been little to celebrate in what the White House wanted to call recovery summer. The AP reports on the latest disappointing economic news today: The Economy grew at a much slower pace this spring than previously estimated, mostly due to the largest surge in imports in 26 years and a slowdown in companies'...