This from White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs via Reuters: “Let me correct a little bit of what I said yesterday. I denoted that Mr. Ahmadinejad was the elected leader of Iran. I would say that’s not for me to pass judgment on,” Gibbs told reporters aboard Air Force One. “He’s been inaugurated. That’s a [...]
Harold Pollack dispenses with them (and their sources) here.
From TIME’s Sophia Yan: President Obama dropped by the White House briefing room today on his 48th birthday. With cupcakes in hand, a sprightly Obama wished Happy Birthday to another celebrating reveler, White House correspondent Helen Thomas of Hearst newspapers, who turned 89 today. Grinning broadly, Obama plopped down in the front row seat next [...]
In yesterday’s New York Times, columnist Ross Douthat held up Texas as “model citizen” in this difficult economy. And while I’ll take a back seat to no one in my regard for my home state, I have to take issue with Douthat’s suggestion that President Obama should be looking to Texas as he tries to [...]
The House managed to pivot on a dime and quickly pass legislation to expand funding by $2 billion for the surprisingly popular Cash for Clunkers program before adjourning for summer recess last week. The Senate this week is finding such expedited moves rather more difficult. Turns out the program has opponents from both the left [...]
The identification of the remains of Capt. Michael Scott Speicher, an American Navy pilot shot down in the opening days of the first Gulf War nearly two decades ago, reminds us how much we owe to those who make the ultimate sacrifice, and to their families, who will carry with them a heartache for the [...]
