John Kerry Mum On Secretary of State Rumors
Ready to report for duty
Barack Obama
Washington's Phantom Austerity
Fiscal Cliff negotiators will means-test everything except government.
Why the Sequestration Cuts Shouldn't Be Part of Any Larger Fiscal Cliff Deal-Making.
So we're facing a "fiscal cliff," Ben Bernanke's term for the following things scheduled to take place on January 1, 2013.
Barack Obama's Not Ending the War in Afghanistan
This is looking like the war that never ends, it just goes on and on...
Obama Could Hold Public Meetings on Fiscal Cliff
Trying to rally support for tax increases on high-income earners
3 Reasons to Kill the Dept. of Homeland Security
It's unnecessary, ineffective, and expensive. And that's just for starters.
Turkeys Gobbler, Cobbler Only Recipients of Presidential Pardons This Year
The power to pardon is not just a novelty
President Obama's Visit to Burma and What Happened to Human Rights
An historic visit to a country slouching toward reform
Americans Not Optimistic Obama Can Reduce Deficit
Majority in Gallup poll doubt he can make a dent
Obama Praises Suu Kyi, Myanmar Reforms
Heads to Cambodia to argue for better human rights recognition
"No country on Earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders," Says Man Who Regularly Bombs Pakistan and Yemen
Speaking in Thailand Sunday, President Obama defended Israel's counter-assault on Hamas in the Gaza Strip by saying, "There's no country on Earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders."
No Response from Obama on Marijuana Initiatives
Of course, the press is partly to blame for not even asking
Barack Obama First President Re-Elected With Less Popular, Electoral Support Second Time Around
Presidents don't usually win like this
Obama: Israel Has Every Right to Defend Itself
But warns that escalating the offensive on the ground could undermine any peace process
Many States Expected to Tells Feds of Obamacare Decisions
Must announce decisions by December 14 at the latest
Gay Vote Also a Boon for Obama
President had three-to-one edge among five percent of voters who identified as non-heterosexual.
Poll: Obama Can't Heal Partisan Rancor
Voters finally realize he's part of the cause, not the cure
Rand Paul Explains Missing Closed Door Benghazi Briefing: Not Interested in Propaganda, This Needs to Be Done in Public
Congress is holding classified briefings this week on the Benghazi attacks
Burma Frees Hundreds of Prisoners Prior to Obama Visit
None, however, are political dissidents
Privacy Groups Seek Answers on Obama's Secret Cybersecurity Guidelines
Appears to enable military deployment within the United States
Republicans Have Already Lost Fight on Fiscal Cliff
Obama will never fall on his sword, because he doesn't even have to bring a weapon to this fight.
McCain Responds to Obama on Benghazi: You're Either Incompetent or Corrupt
The president, as usual, took personal offense to criticism of his administration's job performance
Romney on Obama: Won By Making Big Effort on Small Things
Gifts to target groups, if you will, the former GOP nominee said
Ron Paul, Barney Frank Ask Obama to Respect States' Pot Laws
Send president a letter hoping feds won't go after Colorado and Washington
At Obama's Press Conference Today, Not a Single Reporter Asked About Marijuana Ballot Initiatives
In case y'all were wondering, the journalists who attended Obama's press conference today found it prudent to ask the president if he wishes he had known sooner that Gen. Petraeus is a slut, whether movie critic/U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice will be nominated to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, if he will bomb Iran, and what he plans to do about the "situation" in Syria.
Obama: Transparently Disappointing
The president has fallen far short of promises to establish "an unprecedented level of openness in government."
Watch the President's News Conference Live
Fiscal Cliff, Benghazi, tax cuts, and Petraeus affair all expected to be addressed
