OK, he’s been at this job for 10 months, and this website is still active… at least for now. So, how’s President Obama doing so far? Juan Cole grades Obama’s foreign policy, which for various reasons, doesn’t include Afghanistan. St. Petersburg Times’ PolitiFact has compiled more than 500 promises that Barack Obama made during the [...]
Jen Sorensen provides a perfect explanation with latest installment of Slow Poke Comics.
Did you know that President Barack Obama has a Flickr account? You can view The Official White House Photostream’s photostream at Flickr with photos by Pete Souza. Here’s a few photos that caught my eye:
Nancy Reagan, widow of President Ronald Reagan shared praise of Barack Obama: “I’m very grateful that President Obama has lifted the restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research,” she wrote in a statement released shortly after Obama signed an executive order lifting the Bush-era restrictions. “These new rules will now make it possible [...]
The moment so many of us have been waiting for has finally happened. Barack Obama is now the President of the United States of America. As he said today… Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or [...]
Here’s a few links to share before tomorrow, with thanks to porhomme … Barack Obama’s Pre-Inauguration checklist Rush Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails …spoken like the true hypocritical “patriot” that claims to “love” his country… Will Obama say ‘banana’ in inaugural speech? Place yer bets! Swedish online betting site Betsson sets the odds at 1,000 [...]
With less than a week to go, things are pretty exciting in the Obama universe as the world waits for the big transformation. I’m looking at the official 2009 Presidential Inauguration merchandise webpage, and I see a listing for a panoramic photo of the event that’s going to be taking place in less than 7 [...]
When George W. Bush entered the White House in January 2001, he inherited peace and prosperity. The military, the Constitution and New Orleans were intact and the country had a budget surplus of $128 billion. Now he’s about to dash out the door, leaving a large, unpaid bill for his successors to pay. To get [...]
With a tip of the hat to DailyKos, here’s a fun little story on the differences between covering the President-elect and the current President: For the White House press corps, covering Obama’s 13-day Hawaiian sojourn is a departure from past holidays hunkered down near President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Tex. They’ve upgraded their offices from [...]
There’s now an official Michael Franti video created for the song “Barack Obama.” If you’re not familiar with Michael Franti, I recommend that you check him out. He’s a very talented musician that is able to fuse rock, reggae, funk, jazz, folk and various other musical genres with his band Spearhead. He’s also quite active [...]
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