Today in Washington – June 16, 2010

    President Obama laid an egg on national TV last night.  The Boston Celtics followed with their own egg laying against the Lakers.  Obama is in the process of losing his base, as evidenced by the scathing analysis by three Obama cheerleaders at MSDNC (via RCP) Keith Olbermann – “I thought it was a great speech if you lived on another planet for the past 57 days.” | Read More »

    Today in Washington – June 15, 2010

    The President will address the nation from the Oval Office this evening.  Like many of the President’s actions during the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, this speech may be a day late and a dollar short.  President Obama will have to explain why he has not taken responsibility for his slow and distracted response to the crisis and avoid his natural urge to blame to others for | Read More »

    Today in Washington – June 10, 2010

    Conservatives argue that government usually makes a situation worse when it tries to help.  A great example of this is the decision by President Obama to impose a drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of the spill.  From the LA Times, “Interior Secretary Ken Salazar also reassured congressional representatives from the beleaguered gulf states that a six-month moratorium on drilling that | Read More »

    Today in Washington – May 27, 2010

    At least four hearings today in the House and Senate on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  This is becoming a big problem for the Obama Administration, because Obama Administration officials and President Obama himself, just don’t seem to be responding quickly to emerging threats.  There is no official of the Obama Administration taking point on the situation to explain to the American people | Read More »