On Tuesday afternoon, I caught up with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs in his office, and the conversation turned to President Obama’s decision last year to appear on both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Show with David Letterman. Gibbs was insistent: I actually, truth be told, was shocked that basically [...]
By golly, this is turning into a groundswell! I’m going to need a bigger bandwagon. Harry K. Scwartz delivers the latest endorsement in the Philadelphia Inquirer*:
Both Republicans and Democrats are up today with online spots touting or defaming the Recovery Act, which turns 1 today. Most notably, both parties have chosen to parody high-tech ads to make their point, with great effect. This spot is from the Democrats on the House Labor and Education Committee: After the jump, Google gets [...]
If Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid want to use reconciliation to pass health care reform, a bipartisan summit notwithstanding, they will need 50 motivated Democratic Senators to do it. Those 50, plus a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Joe Biden, could allow the Senate to pass a set of budget-related modifications to its current bill. [...]
“Save Big on Wizards Gear!” You don’t say. I bet there are great deals to be had on Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood jerseys. As yet another Washington team gives up on providing professional-level sports for beleaguered fans here, the city should consider a new motto: “Washington–We Hope You Like Hockey!”
