Andy Bartlett on February 6th, 2009

Remember that? Fast forward to Feb. 4… “A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe.” – President Obama, Feb. 4. WASHINGTON — Catastrophe, mind you. So much for the president who in his inaugural address two weeks earlier declared “we have chosen hope over fear.” Until, that is, you need [...]

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Andy Bartlett on January 29th, 2009

A very interesting story on the cultural shift at the White House under President Obama, from the New York Times. NYT: White House unbuttons dress code

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Andy Bartlett on January 27th, 2009

Just in case anybody was afraid Obamania hadn’t gone far enough yet, in step the Japanese to ensure that the limits of silliness have yet to be reached. Obama – swordsman and gunfighter. Seriously, this comes with a lightsaber. Is it sad that I’d probably want one of these if I saw it? Of course [...]

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Andy Bartlett on January 22nd, 2009

Thus the delay in the posting of yesterday’s Executive Orders. Good stuff. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28787998/ The fact that somebody in the White House knows what an Xbox is should be welcome fun for most of us.

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Andy Bartlett on January 21st, 2009

President Obama issued several executive orders earlier today laying out new ethics guidelines for the members of his administration (you can read CNN.com’s pathetic coverage of the announcement – all two sentences of it; MSNBC has slightly better story). I heard the President announcing the orders on Minnesota Public Radio as I was driving home [...]

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