On Obama’s speech, I’m puzzled by Andrew Sullivan’s response to my asking, in my previous post, “What does it matter who caused the problem [of the budget deficit]? Obama’s job is to solve it.” Andrew replies:
Let me…
The man in the House chamber openly disagreeing with President Barack Obama as he spoke to Congress wasn’t an over-the-top Republican or a seething Democrat. He was a Supreme Court justice, Samuel Alito.
The morning after President Barack Obama urged Congress to finish the job on health care overhaul, a key moderate Democrat on Thursday likened the sweeping legislation to a patient hovering near death.
Little sign of a reset that I could see. The speech emphasized jobs and the economy over healthcare reform, but that would have made sense even if the political landscape had not shifted. As for the poll numbers, as for Massachusetts, they might never …
The anger roiling the ranks of Congress is being wrapped in smiles and standing ovations as President Barack Obama outlines the nation’s top priorities in his first State of the Union speech.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton missed President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to attend a conference in London, but she was not the only absentee Cabinet member.
The White House released excerpts from President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech in advance of delivery.
The South Carolina congressman who called Barack Obama a liar during the president’s last speech before Congress says he’ll be on his best behavior for the State of the Union address Wednesday night.
Two police officers credited with stopping last year’s shooting rampage at Fort Hood will be guests of the first lady during Wednesday’s State of the Union speech.
In his first State of the Union address, President Barack Obama will offer a skeptical public repackaged plans to energize the economy, stem a tide of red ink and strengthen anti-terror defenses.