And now, the flip side of Making the Grade.
From Elkhart to Ottawa to Leno to London and back to Washington, D.C. - President Barack Obama has been on the move during his first 100 days in office. This milestone is personal because it also celebrates my first 100 days of unemployment.
At the start, it was [...]
Last week, the White House press corps turn to their favorite past time - narcissism - and asked White House press secretary Robert Gibbs to grade the press corps performance over the past 100 days. “Talk about us, Robert!” We used to always get a kick out of those types of questions. Gibbs proclaimed, “An [...]
It’s turning into a BUSY political day after swine flu controlled the airways for the beginning part of the week. Tomorrow is a big milestone for President Obama. The events of his first 100 days in office can be put into three categories. The Good. The Bad. And the Perceived Good.
The Good. His plans to [...]
In the wee hours of Wednesday morning President Obama returned from his first overseas trip as president. To follow-up on my column from The Times last Thursday, I wanted to look at the trip from a communications perspective. Did Team Obama have a solid message? Were they able to effectively communicate that message and what [...]
President Obama took to the East Room stage again last night to discuss the economy, and specifically his budget proposal currently before Congress. Primetime press conferences are an ace that only president’s can play.  Who else can convince network and cable TV to preempt huge hits like Biggest Loser and American Idol? (Unless Ross Perot pays for the time, [...]
According to Dictionary.com the definition of “bipartisan” is the following:
bi-par-ti-san /[bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn] - adj. representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions.
In the Obama Dictionary Version 2009 the definition is:
bi-par-ti-san /[bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn] - adj. a one-way street representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions embracing every presidential agenda item with open [...]
Our friend Molly Lyons over at FOX News’ Live Desk (@livedesk on Twitter) sent out a note asking the tweeting masses about their thoughts on the Obama Administration’s plan to curb executive pay on Wall Street. Since my less than 140 character response to her was…well…short…here’s more.
This is a dangerous slippery slope. @newmediajim pointed out [...]
During the fall of ‘08, President George W. Bush cancelled out-of-state events and in-town interviews left and right to focus on our nation’s economic woes. See ABC and FOX for a few examples.Â
How focused is President Obama on an economy that has only gotten worse?  You should ask ESPN. Seems that even with more Americans losing their jobs, a failing stimulus plan [...]
Chris Cillizza (@TheFix on Twitter) of the Washington Post just posted thisstory about Indiana Senator Evan Bayh’s dissenting ways in Washington. Cillizza points out that Bayh has frequently been vocal with his disapproval of Obama’s policies and is leading a group of 14 centrist Democrats in weekly meetings to plot ways to increase their influence on [...]
A day behind, but great piece from Time magazine on Obama feigning populist outrage at AIG bonuses. As the days go on, we’re learning more and more about how much the Administration and Members of Congress knew about this plan. Some knew for days, weeks, months and possibly a year ago. Demanding answers and reprecussions [...]
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