Tag: Obama Team

Yo RMoney! I Got Your Context Right Here….

Filed in National by on September 20, 2012 1 Comment

The Obama Campaign Team gives me the impression that not only are they the hardest working team in the business, but that they are also having a damned good time while they are at it. This new video used Mitt Romney’s words to show the importance of “context”.

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All Apologies

Filed in National by on July 14, 2012 11 Comments

While the Romney people are demanding apologies from President Obama, the Obama Truth Team send out this video that reminds us all that Romney isn’t talking about issues, he is just attacking and making up stuff:

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We Dodged That Bullet

Filed in National by on November 18, 2009 8 Comments

We always knew Obama was smart and sometimes we got confirmation in unexpected ways: As you know, Plouffe’s book offers the fascinating revelation that just before the South Carolina primary, a senior Edwards adviser offered him a swap: Edwards would drop out of the race if Obama would make him his Veep. The adviser argued […]

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I Wasn’t Sure How I Felt About Panetta Until…

Filed in National by on January 6, 2009 17 Comments

Dianne Feinstein and Jay Rockefeller – two of Bush’s most ardent enablers – came out against him.  Now, just like Glenn Greenwald, I’m lovin’ the pick.  Spencer Ackerman reports that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is upset with the selection of Panetta, petulantly complaining that she wasn’t consulted in advance and that it would be best to have […]

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A Sign that Obama Plans to Act on Healthcare Immediately

Filed in National by on November 19, 2008 18 Comments

Although it’s not official sources are reporting that Obama has chosen Tom Daschle as Secretary of Health and Human Services. After an earlier round of hand-wringing about whether President-elect Obama would push off health care reform out of fear of its economic and political costs, some experts and advocates in the field are increasingly optimistic […]

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Today’s Better News

Filed in National by on November 18, 2008 8 Comments

More “leaking” re: Obama’s possible cabinet picks (with the usual caveats re: grains of salt): Eric Holder for Attorney General — Holder was co-chair of the Obama VP Search Team and and a Deputy AG in the Clinton Justice Department. I like this choice, largely because he knows how the building should function and could […]

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