Who’ll Stop the Pain? By PAUL KRUGMAN February 19, 2009 Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve released the minutes of the most recent meeting of its open market committee — the group that sets interest rates. Most press reports focused either on the Fed’s downgrade of the near-term outlook or on its adoption of a […]
Aides Say No Pardon for Libby Irked Cheney The officials said Tuesday that Mr. Cheney’s lobbying campaign on behalf of Mr. Libby was far more intense than previously known, with the vice president bringing it up in countless one-on-one conversations with the president. They said Mr. Bush was unyielding to the end, already frustrated by […]
Some things Cheney says ‘irresponsible’ The Obama administration is making it clear that Cheney and Rove are not in a place to criticize. President Barack Obama’s senior advisor, David Axelrod, was on NBC’s Meet the Press earlier today, speaking both about the president’s new stimulus package and responding to criticism from Dick Cheney. Cheney has […]
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Failure to Rise New York Times By PAUL KRUGMAN February 12, 2009 By any normal political standards, this week’s Congressional agreement on an economic stimulus package was a great victory for President Obama. He got more or less what he asked for: almost $800 billion to rescue the economy, with most of the money allocated […]
I don’t want to leave town in a lousy mood [Gregg’s withdrawing]. I’m actually kind of pleased with Barack Obama’s first three weeks. I had no idea that the Republicans would put on such a show, or that their Media would be this vicious. Just goes to show you how naive old guys can be […]
Second Thoughts February 13, 2009 KARL ROVE It was a bold and positive move when President Obama announced Sen. Judd Gregg as his choice for commerce secretary. The new president has made a point of proclaiming that his Cabinet would have greater influence and a bigger role in decision making than in previous administrations. Saying […]
Gregg withdraws Commerce nomination By Reid Wilson 02/12/09 Sen. Judd Gregg [R-NH], who would have brought a bipartisan flavor to President Obama’s cabinet and circle of economic advisers, unexpectedly and abruptly withdrew his nomination Thursday, dealing yet another blow to the president’s bumpy first weeks in office. Gregg cited irresolvable conflicts about the president’s stimulus […]
Stimulus Done – Same with Conservatives by Deacon Blues After the mainstream media and Beltway intelligentsia spent the last several days convincing us (me included) that Congress faced a difficult and rancorous battle to reconcile the two stimulus bills in conference committee in the days ahead, House and Senate Democratic leaders did what some of […]