Barack Obama inauguration: this Emperor has no clothes, it will all end in tears
• Telegraph.co.uk via Rense.comby Gerald Warner - After the Blair experience there is no excuse for anybody in Britain falling for Obama.
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Obama Administration
A Comedy of Tax Errors
• Washington PostMake no mistake about it: Tim Geithner made mistakes. "These were careless mistakes," said the man who as Treasury secretary would supervise the same IRS he underpaid by nearly $43,000. "They were avoidable mistakes." "These
The Obama presidency: Here comes socialism
• By Dick Morris for TheHill.com2009-2010 will rank with 1913-14, 1933-36, 1964-65 and 1981-82 as years that will permanently change our government, politics and lives.
Obama's most viewed inauguration since Ronald Reagan’s 1981 inauguration.
• News LinkRonald Reagan January 20, 1981-Tue 37.4 29,100,000 41,800,260............... Barack Obama January 20, 2009 -Tues 25.5 28,906,061 37,793,008
Geithner Apologizes for not Paying Taxes, Calls for 'Dramatic' Action
• Wall Street JournalTimothy Geithner, President Barack Obama's pick for Treasury secretary, told lawmakers that "substantial" and "dramatic" action will be needed to resolve the financial crisis but said the Obama administration was still determi
Ron Paul on Geithner's Confirmation Hearing 1/21/09
• Youtube (Bloomberg TV)Obama's Treasury Secretary comes under "scrutiny" by our Senators. Not so fast says a skeptical Ron Paul.
Chris Wallace (FOX NEWS) Doubts That Obama is President
• Catherine AbbittEach president recites the following oath, in accordance with Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of
Ron Paul on Obama’s Inauguration Speech
• bankimplode.com/The Obamas are as blind as the Bushshies. We have a new president and renewed hope, but the same old direction.
Crisis may force Geithner's Senate approval
• ReutersPresident Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. Treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, though tarnished by disclosures of his failure to pay taxes, is likely too uniquely qualified for Congress to reject amid hopes to contain the worst economic downturn
After Flub, Experts Say, A Do-Over Couldn't Hurt
• Washington PostThe presidential oath of office is required of a new president before he can execute his powers, and the Constitution is clear that its 35 words must be spoken exactly. Oooooops!
Change has come to WhiteHouse.gov
• White HouseJust like your new government, WhiteHouse.gov and the rest of the Administration's online programs will put citizens first. Our initial new media efforts will center around three priorities: Communication - Transparency - Participation
Obama Sworn in as 44th President of U.S.
• Washington PostAddressing a huge throng estimated at more than 2 million people on the capital's Mall and millions of others watching on television, Obama recognized the multiple crises now afflicting the nation at a time of war abroad and economic turmoil at h
An Obamanation: 2009 Inauguration to cost over $160 Million
• Activated Again[and no place to pee] While the US economy is in the midst of what may be the worst economic crisis ever, our great nation is preparing to throw a party to celebrate the election of our soon to be president, Barack Obama.
Biden tries to shush wife after state-VP slip
• APJoe Biden's wife said Monday that he had his pick of being Barack Obama's running mate or the secretary of state nomination that eventually went to Hillary Rodham Clinton, a slip that the vice president-elect immediately tried to shush.
Justin Raimondo: Inauguration Day, 2009 - A Day of Mourning
• Antiwar.com/justin/At a time such as ours, the spectacle of jeweled and gowned courtiers feasting on inaugural canapés is beyond tacky. The Bourbons partied, too, right up to the eve of the French Revolution.
Obama team weighs government bank to ease crisis
• ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Obama administration is considering setting up a government-run bank to acquire bad assets clogging the financial system, a person familiar with the Obama team's thinking said on Saturday.
Obama: I 'always thought' Bush was a 'good guy'
• RawStory.comPresident-elect Obama must have either an enormous capacity for forgiveness, or a short memory. On Friday night, he told CNN's John King that he has "always thought" Bush was a "good guy."
Obama's Education Secretary Militarizes the Chicago Public Schools
• TomDispatch.comDisturbing as well is the prominence of Duncan's belief in offering a key role in public education to the military. Chicago's school system is currently the most militarized in the country, boasting five military academies, nearly three dozen
Why all the hoopla over Obama's inauguration?
• Christine Smith BlogObama doesn’t care about freedom - not yours as an American, and certainly not that of foreigners. He is neither benevolent or enlightened. So what’s to celebrate?
Secret List of U.S. Military Bases to Replace Gitmo
• ABCnews.go.comThe list -- which includes Camp Pendleton in California, Fort Leavenworth in Kansas; the Marine Air Station in Miramar, California; and the U.S. Naval Consolidated Brig in South Carolina -- has been circulated in a classified brief to members of Cong
Obama's Banker Bailout: Fool Me Once
• TruthDig.comThe New York Times reported this week that “the Treasury says there is no urgent need” for additional money. Somehow, forcing average $40,000-aires to keep giving their tax dollars to Manhattan millionaires is depicted as the only “serious” course of
Obama's Admin: U.S. ‘Bad Bank’ Plan Gets Momentum to Remove Toxic Assets
• Bloomberg.comRenewed questions about U.S. banks’ viability are pushing regulators toward a new plan that would remove toxic assets from bank balance sheets, in what may become the biggest effort yet to unfreeze lending.
Supreme Court denies petition in Berg v. Obama
• sonoran news1/8/09, a Joint Session of Congress counted the electoral votes and declared Obama President of the United States, without a single member raising an objection. On Monday, the Supreme Court denied Attorney Philip Berg’s petition for a writ of certior
Bush Declares Washington D.C. a Federal Emergency Area
• Washington Times[The designation clears] the way for the city to receive federal money to help cover the overwhelming cost of providing security for the inauguration events, the first time the designation has been used for anything other than a national disaster.
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Endorses Obama's Attorney General
Powell GammillWhen Eric H. Holder Jr. comes before the Senate Judiciary Committee today for confirmation as U.S. attorney general, he needn't worry about a challenge to his qualifications. The panel has been deluged with testimonials to his
Obama Administration: Wall Street Robber Barons Ride Again
• TruthDig.comThis is our money we’re talking about. Why don’t we get to read the fine print in what will end up being trillions of dollars in taxpayer obligations? Because we are suckers, that’s why, and the folks who swindled us into this disaster can count on i
U.S. Budget Deficit May Exceed $2 Trillion for Fiscal 2009
• Reuters.com/U.S. budget outlays through the first three months of fiscal 2009 topped $1 trillion for the first time ever, rising nearly $300 billion from the year-ago period.
"The Daily Show" On Obama's Press Conference:
• HuffingtonPost.com"He's Still Got A Lot To Learn" (A sample of how Obama will be treating the Press Corp)
Obama Dines With Conservative Opinion Leaders
• marcambinder.theatlantic.com...he is breaking bread with William Kristol and David Brooks. CBS News's Dan Raviv tells the press pool that the house, on Grafton Street in Chevy Chase, belongs to George Will. (Unless he's moved.) (CHANGE???)
Clinton Vows to Use Cabinet Position to Push for Climate Treaty
• Business & Media InstituteAt her confirmation hearing on Jan. 13, President-elect Barack Obama’s Secretary of State designate Hillary Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations committee she would use the office to shape foreign policy that would fight climate change. (VIDEO)
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