www.odysseynetworks.org– Just back from the COP-15 meeting in Copenhagen, Reverend Richard Cizik, founder of the New Evangelicals is continuing to push for climate justice. At a White House holiday reception this week, he delivered a personal request to President Obama, who will attend the climate conference on Thursday, [...]
There are any number of reasons to admire Peter DeFazio. This is merely one of them:
Rep. Peter DeFazio’s phone rang. On the other end was Rahm Emanuel.The White House chief of staff last month expressed frustration with DeFazio’s resignation calls for President Barack Obama’s top two economic aides — [...]
Commentary By Ron Beasley
The White House is attempting to shore up support for an unsupportable health care bill. The latest attempt comes from the clueless David Axelrod.
Trying to stave off a sudden fusillade from the left, White House senior adviser David Axelrod said Thursday that Howard Dean's criticisms of health-care reform' [...]
I guess just anybody can wander in off the street, shake hands with Obamama, and have a meal.
Yep, it’s happened again!
This afternoon the White House held a reception that they very kindly invited me to. Both the President and Mrs. Obama were there. President Obama made a few brief remarks about the spirit of the season. He acknowledged the difficulties being faced by the country (two [...]
By Dave Anderson:
Ian Welsh summarizes politics 101:
Bad policy = bad outcomes for ordinary people. Bad outcomes for ordinary people when you control the House, Senate and White House make them figure they should try the other party. (See, 2006, 2008).
Dem politicos need to get this tattooed on their butt, [...]
Transcript of President Obama’s speech at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo on Wednesday, as released by the White House:
Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and citizens of the world:
I receive this honor with deep gratitude [...]
By Steve Hynd
In an interview with the German press (Google translation here) which isn't going to help the Obama administration win friends and influence people at NATO, Richard Holbrooke is blaming the allies to push the "we're starting from scratch, not in the ninth year" BS the White House [...]
By Gregg Carlstrom
Note: No analysis here, just reporting what the White House said; curious to hear what you folks think in comments.
Barack Obama will announce a temporary surge of 30,000 troops into Afghanistan during his West Point speech tonight, two White House officials said today on a conference call with [...]
According to NewsMax
…White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Dr. John P. Holdren, is a key player in the Climategate e-mails flap, which is shaping up as the biggest scandal in the history of modern science.
…Canada Free Press this week revealed that the former Harvard professor and [...]
"Yours is the first official state visit of my presidency, its fitting that you and India be so recognised," 48-year-old Obama told [...]
Big donor Hollywood types have been invited to a state dinner at the White House. This vital gesture by the president is necessary in tough times like these. Let’s review:by Eric Martin
Steve Clemons tries to suss out the price tag associated with escalation/continuation in the rudderless conflict in Afghanistan:
The White House is suggesting the price tag will be...$1 million per new soldier per year.
And can I add that these figures do not seem to include the long term health costs that [...]
