The State of the Union is recycled

By: Dan Spencer (Diary)  |  January 25th at 09:19 PM  | 

To paraphrase the campaign phrase of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, it’s still the lack of jobs and excessive spending, stupid! You can hardly read anything about politics these days without having Obama’s so-called pivot thrown in your face. Obama’s virtual turn on a dime is so far nothing more than a serious spin effort. It seeks to capitalize upon Obama’s Tucson moment and try | Read More »

Through the looking glass – Obama’s first not-State of the Union

By: Dan Spencer (Diary)  |  February 5th at 04:45 PM  | 

President Obama plans to address Congress for the first time on February 24: White House officials say that Obama’s speech to a joint session of the House and Senate will have the trappings of a State of the Union address, but it will not be considered one. His first State of the Union speech won’t come until next January. Which brings to mind the un-birthday | Read More »