Archive for December 20th, 2008
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Senate-for-sale case threatens new chief of staff (AP)
AP – Gov. Rod Blagojevich is legendary in Illinois political circles for not picking up the phone or returning calls, even from important figures like the state’s senior senator, Dick Durbin. -
Pilot killed in Ohio crash was GOP consultant (AP)
AP – An Ohio pilot who died in a small plane crash was a Republican media consultant who helped operate campaign Web sites for President Bush and former presidential nominee John McCain.
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Automakers grab loans, look to Obama White House (AP)
AP – The long-term fate of the auto industry rests with Barack Obama now that President George W. Bush has given car companies $17.4 billion in emergency rescue loans. -
Setting the Record Straight: The Three Most Egregious Claims In The New York Times Article On The Housing Crisis
“Most people can accept that a news story recounting recent events will be reliant on ‘20-20 hindsight’. Today’s front-page New York Times story relies on hindsight with blinders on and one eye closed. The Times’ ‘reporting’ in this story amounted to finding selected quotes to support a story the reporters fully intended to write from the onset, while disregarding anything that didn’t fit their point of view. To prove the point, when they filed their story, NYT reporters were completely unfamiliar with the President’s prime time address to the Nation where he laid out in detail all of the causes of the housing and financial crises.”
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Statement by the Press Secretary on Irresponsible Reporting by New York Times
Most people can accept that a news story recounting recent events will be reliant on ‘20-20 hindsight’. Today’s front-page New York Times story relies on hindsight with blinders on and one eye closed.
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NYT: Obama has vision for auto industry
With Detroit in a fragile financial state, it is unclear how many compromises President-elect Barack Obama will have to make in pursuing his agenda for the auto industry.
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Obama signals break with Bush in new science team (AFP)
AFP – President-elect Barack Obama vowed to “restore America’s place” at the forefront of scientific advancement and signaled a break with his predecessor as he named award-winning science and technology advisors to his White House team. -
Muzzle off, Biden breaks his record silence (Politico)
Politico – Barack Obama’s transition team has kept Joe Biden under wraps longer than any vice-president going back at least 20 years – longer even than Dan Quayle.
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Obama increases jobs goal to 3 million
President-elect Barack Obama has increased his employment goal with the nation’s economic outlook worsening, seeking to create or save 3 million jobs in the next two years. -
Mike who? (Politico)
Politico – A friend of mine recently attended a “where do Republicans go from here?” session with a selected group of high-powered politicos — congressmen, legislators, donors, party leaders and activists — in the Republican citadel of Orange County, Calif. It was a group closely attuned to GOP politics.
