Screw the Gulf Coast. White House Staff Plays Beer Pong & Water Guns

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  June 7th at 12:00 PM  | 

Had Bush administration staffers been caught out on the Sunday after Katrina playing beer pong, reporters would be demanding to know first why they weren’t in church and second how was it responsible to be out playing beer pong instead of bunkered down at the White House trying to solve the problem. Luckily for White House spokesman Tommy Vietor and Barack Obama’s speechwriter Jon Favreau, | Read More »

I thought Obama didn’t have a speech writer

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  December 5th at 01:14 PM  | 

During the campaign, the press kept talking disparagingly about Sarah Palin only being able to give a good speech because she had a speechwriter. They never talked about Barack Obama having a speech writer. Not only does he have one, but Jon Favreau is in a bit of a hot spot today. Remember that Obama questionnaire? Question No. 58 in the transition team vetting document | Read More »