Month: August 2010

Ed. Note: A slightly edited version of this post is available at my blog and at the day job. Part I of III When caught at something, I believe it’s always best to come clean. And so, I must admit that I’ve been...

I got this directly from the White House New Media shop. I watch too much cable, I admit. Day after day it gets frustrating. Yesterday I watched as someone called legislation to prevent teacher layoffs a bailout — but I...

The next US boat to break the siege of Gaza is named, appropriately, the ‘Audacity of Hope.’ after Obama’s book. Its purpose, obviously, is to remind us of Obama’s backtracking on the cause of the...

The story du jour is going to be Robert Gibbs’s interview with The Hill. The White House is frustrated with the relentless negativity they’re getting from their left flank, which is the same exact thing that...

A little bird talked to Ben Smith of Politico: A former Bush aide, watching the GOP’s current discussion of Islam with some interest, noted to me today that the crucial thing will be how the 2012 presidential candidates...