Archive for February 24th, 2009
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Obama leaning toward 19 months for Iraq withdrawal (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama looks likely to order U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Iraq over a period of about 19 months — a compromise between his campaign pledge and some commanders’ wishes, officials said on Tuesday. -
Promises, promises: Obama’s wish list (Politico)
Politico – President Barack Obama laid out an agenda Tuesday that would do just about everything but cure cancer.
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Jindal’s response: Panned, seared (Politico)
Politico – Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) hoped to step into the national spotlight Tuesday night to sound a hopeful yet defiant note in countering President Barack Obama as the GOP’s fresh and exciting face.
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What Obama really meant (Politico)
Politico – President Obama’s maiden speech to Congress was loaded with durable lines, many aimed with precision at specific audiences or political objectives. As is often the case, the most memorable lines were often written with subtlety and delicacy to keep the speech above petty politics and blame-casting.
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2009 fireside chat: Did Obama connect?
At a harrowing national moment, Franklin D. Roosevelt commandeered the airwaves for a “fireside chat” with the American people — a candid talk about big troubles. Fast forward 76 years. -
Jindal Hits Familiar Themes in GOP Response (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com – The solution to America’s challenges lies in its people, not its government, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told the American public Tuesday night as part of the Republican response to President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress.
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Obama calls for carbon cap legislation (AFP)
AFP – President Barack Obama urged Congress to draft legislation setting market-based caps on the emissions of carbon gases in a landmark move in the United States to combat global warming. -
What was political reaction to Obama’s speech?
Some reaction’s to President Barack Obama’s speech to Congress Tuesday.
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Remarks by the President after regulatory reform meeting
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Obama: U.S. to survive economic “day of reckoning” (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama sought to strike a delicate balance between hope and reality on Tuesday to reassure Americans mired in economic crisis that they would survive a “day of reckoning.”
