Bizblogger (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Fred Barnes has an interesting piece that lays out Obama's philosophy on economics and it begins with the story of Obama's speech in Illinois back in February with Caterpillar CEO Jim Owens. Aboard Air Force One, Obama chatted amiably with Owens and [GOP Congressman Aaron] Schock. Owens showed Obama two pages of a PowerPoint presentation. The first gave the details of China's stimulus, devoted mostly...
First Read (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
From NBC's Athena Jones SEOUL -- President Obama's trip to Asia was a success, so declared White House senior adviser David Axelrod in response to questions about just what has been accomplished during the president's weeklong first foray to the region. Axelrod argued the president had done what he set out to do -- lay a solid foundation for diplomacy and strengthen relationships, even as he prepared...
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Rep. Bart Stupak, the moderate Democrat whose amendment to Obamacare prohibits federal funding of abortion through the health care program, is not impressed by a certain White House aide : The author of a controversial amendment restricting federal funding for abortion coverage on Tuesday predicted that health care reform legislation would stall if the White House tries to step in and strip it out....
United Conservatives of Virginia (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
And since we know that going in, we know how to act. Family Research Council Harry Reid's Shell Game Speaker Nancy Pelosi's health care bill wasn't exactly popular in the House, but sources say it's even more disliked in the Senate. So much so that Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has scrapped the idea of using PelosiCare as the shell for his legislation. Instead of making H.R. 3962 his vehicle for debate,...
The Snooper Report (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill: Stupak: I have votes to defeat health bill Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) pledged on Tuesday morning to defeat healthcare reform legislation if his abortion amendment is taken out, saying 10 to 20 anti-abortion-rights Democrats would vote against a bill with weaker language. "They’re not going to take it out," Stupak said on "Fox and Friends," referring...
Red State (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
That was Rep. Stupak’s (DEMOCRAT) blunt response to David Axelrod’s assertion that the pro-life language currently in the health care rationing bill would be ‘adjusted.’ Stupak’s having none of it : Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) pledged on Tuesday morning to defeat healthcare reform legislation if his abortion amendment is taken out, saying 10 to 20 anti-abortion-rights...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
In a conference call with bloggers this afternoon, I asked CongressDaily's lead reporter on health care issues, Anna Edney, about the status of the Stupak-Pitts amendment on the Senate side. She indicated that Ben Nelson is still considering drawing up an amendment that would approximate Stupak-Pitts, though he's also considering the Capps amendment from the original House bill. Nelson should take...
Classical Values (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Senior Adviser To The President David Axelrod says he wants to bring abortion back into the health care bill. Well it is already in the bill. The Stupack Amendment forbidding the government from funding abortions. The amendment, authored by Rep....
Hullabaloo (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Assassination By Leak by digby There is a lot of chatter about what exactly happened with the apparent ouster of White House counsel Greg Craig. Steve Clemons worries about the fact that it seems to be a sign that the factionalism that happens in most administrations is reasserting itself in the "No Drama Obama" White House: In fact, leaks are becoming standard fare by key players in the...
Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder had just announced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged accomplices would stand trial in New York when the blistering critiques erupted."Unconscionable," declared Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. "Dangerous," said former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. "An unnecessary risk," said Sen. Jon Kyl,...
JivinJehoshaphat (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
President Obama is such a shameless liar. In a nationally televised address to Congress he claimed “under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions” when the legislation at that time included abortion funding. Now that the legislation has been amended to remove abortion funding via the Stupak amendment and prevents abortion coverage from being federally subsidized, Obama...
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Washington – The White House on Sunday slapped down ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani and other critics of its decision to try the 9/11 plotters in New York City. White House adviser David Axelrod took to the Sunday morning airwaves to accuse Giuliani and other Republicans of two-faced politics. “When the 20th 9/11 bomber [Zacarias Moussaoui] was tried in [...]
The Rothenberg Political Report (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
By Nathan L. Gonzales David Axelrod has a cure that may be worse than the disease he’s trying to alleviate. The senior White House adviser admitted that low turnout among base Democratic voters contributed to the party’s gubernatorial losses in Virginia and New Jersey last week. And the White House plans to nationalize the 2010 elections around President Barack Obama in order to regain...
Black Political Thought (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Two-faced ex-mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, got a major slap-down by White House advisor David Axelrod in Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try the September 11th plotters in New York City. Axelrod reminded Giuliani that he played an integral role in the trial and subsequent conviction of the 20th 9/11 bomber Zacaraias Moussaoui, who was tried in Virginia in a civilian court. You...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
DOWNLOADS: (81) PLAYS: (240) From CNN's State of the Union, David Axelrod responds to Mitt Romney's carping that the President is taking too long to make a decision on troop levels in Afghanistan. Axelrod should have told King to ask Mittens when those 'brave sons' of his were going to sign up to go over there the next time he interviews him since he's so terribly concerned about sending more troops....
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