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Schizophrenia in the White House.
Archive for the ‘Barack Obama’ Category
March 15th, 2010
by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: 2010 Democratic Agenda, Barack Obama, Law Notes, Politics and Leadership, The permanent campaign, US healthcare reform
Posted: Monday, March 15th, 2010 at
11:02 am
14 Comments »
March 3rd, 2010
by James Wimberley
Category: Barack Obama, Democrats in Congress
Steve Benen :
His [Barack Obama´s] tone was defiant and unflinching. He used the word “Republican” 10 times, usually in a negative and critical context. It’s as if the president was actually sincere about his bipartisan outreach, and felt personally insulted by the Republicans’ games.
Are the Washington Democrats belatedly about to join the John Paul Jones [...]
Posted: Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at
2:03 pm
4 Comments »
February 15th, 2010
by Jonathan Zasloff
Is Obama starting to lead?
Posted: Monday, February 15th, 2010 at
11:14 am
9 Comments »
February 11th, 2010
by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: 2010 Democratic Agenda, Barack Obama, Politics and Leadership, The Dysfunctional Senate, Watching Conservatives
If the White House wants its nominees confirmed, it might be useful for it to know what in the world is going on.
Posted: Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at
9:54 pm
12 Comments »
February 11th, 2010
by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: 2010 Democratic Agenda, Barack Obama, Politics and Leadership, The Dysfunctional Senate, Watching Conservatives
President Obama steps up his campaign for a GOP Congress in 2011.
Posted: Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at
9:31 pm
18 Comments »
February 6th, 2010
by Andrew Sabl
Category: 2010 Democratic Agenda, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Liberalism, Politics and Leadership, US healthcare reform
“I’m not going to walk away from healthcare reform”—Barack Obama, today, to ecstatic applause from DNC members. Some self-styled progressives may approach the health care bill with ambivalence. Partisans can’t, and won’t.
Posted: Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at
2:32 pm
12 Comments »
February 4th, 2010
by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: 2010 Democratic Agenda, Barack Obama, Politics and Leadership, The Dysfunctional Senate, Watching Conservatives
Senate Republicans have now decided to shut down the government again. Will Obama respond? Or would that not be bipartisan enough?
Posted: Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at
10:51 pm
3 Comments »
February 4th, 2010
by Andrew Sabl
Obama’s dual health care strategy: hidden-hand negotiations for specifics, bullhorns for general morale.
Posted: Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at
11:35 am
5 Comments »
February 3rd, 2010
by Jonathan Zasloff
Regarding Craig Becker, there is another obvious response: Obama could just give him a recess appointment. But then, the Senate Republicans would get mad or something….
Mr. President, where are you?
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at
4:49 pm
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February 3rd, 2010
by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: 2010 Democratic Agenda, Barack Obama, Politics and Leadership, The Dysfunctional Senate, US healthcare reform, Watching Conservatives
One word from Joe Biden takes the latest GOP effort to block health care reform off the table.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at
4:16 pm
12 Comments »