Obama Campaign Office Vandalized

Obama's Westside campaign office vandalized : "Los Angeles police were investigating a Thursday night incident in which someone sho...

The Most Compelling Argument for Raising Taxes Yet

Bill O'Reilly, Professional Fuckhead: Here's the unintended consequence of Mr. Obama's revenue-enhancing plan—and, I must tell y...

Rhetorical Question of the Day

Should the title of this article really be "In early Obama White House, female staffers felt frozen out," or should it be, say, ...

So the President Gave a Speech

As promised , the President unveiled his debt-reduction plan in a speech this morning. The full transcript, as provided by the Office of th...

Headline of the Day

House Speaker Boehner rejects Obama deficit plan . Of course he does.

Obama to Unveil Deficit-Reduction Plan Today

And, aside from the fact that its a deficit-reduction plan ( Question Austerity !) at a time when the economic focus is desperately needed e...

It's Like People Have Noticed They're Unemployed

July 8, 2011 : President Obama's senior political adviser David Plouffe said Wednesday that people won't vote in 2012 based on the u...

Great Jobs Plan. Very Cool.

Liberal Democrats fear payroll-tax holiday will undermine Social Security : Liberal lawmakers in both chambers are hammering the Obama admin...

The President Proposes the American Jobs Act

[I'm still on holiday, and will be until next Wednesday, but here is the text of the President's speech last night, as prepared, for...

Dispatches from the Two Americas

In the latest CNN/ORC poll, 80% of respondents believe we are in another recession . One-third believe it is a "serious" recessio...

Mixed Messaging

[Trigger warning for terrorism.] There's a very interesting piece by Carrie Johnson at NPR about the Obama administration's Justice...

Great Idea! Very Democracy!

A press release I just received from the White House Office of Communications: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________...

Number of the Day

0: The number of times American University professor Allan Lichtman has incorrectly predicted presidential elections since 1984. Using a d...

More Evidence That YOU Don't Understand 12 Dimensional Chess

In the latest Gallup poll , President Obama's job approval rating averaged 40%. But the even more important numbers are these: Support ...

Dear Ladies: I Got You a Shiny New Proclamation. Happy Equality Day! Love, The President

A press release I received this afternoon from the White House Office of Communications: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _____...

The Password Is: Jobs

I never expected hope and change to feel so underwhelming : President Barack Obama is finalizing a jobs package that could include a program...

Whoooooooooops the Alienation of Your Base During an Election Is Definitely a Terrible Idea!

Or just more evidence that I am very, very stupid and don't understand 12-dimensional chess. ("It's that one."—The Obama ...

Jobs Schmobs

In case you were worried that President Obama might accidentally pursue some progressive economic policies, DON'T WORRY HE WON'T : P...

Quote of the Day

"He should go after the problem with everything he's got. He should travel the country and go where people are not employed and let...

Number of the Day

Ten Thousand: The number of hours I spent laughing at Senator Jim DeMint's contention that the Obama administration is "the most ...