Category Archives: White House

Obama team plans for 2011 – and for 2012

Obama and his senior staff are hard at work on the size and shape of his White House team as they prepare for the 2012 elections. He hopes to spend more time outside of Washington. CSM

Posted in Election Process, Obama, White House | Leave a comment

Obama Will Move Political Operations to Chicago

President Obama will close the office of political affairs at the White House in preparation for the establishment of his re-election headquarters, which will open its doors in Chicago by late March to concentrate on building a national fund-raising and … Continue reading

Posted in Election Process, Obama, White House | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

White House adviser to ‘gear-up’ for 2012

Image via Wikipedia White House adviser David Axelrod says he’s preparing for an early return to Chicago to get “geared up” for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign UPI Related articles The White House: Obama’s New Inner Circle (time.com) David Axelrod … Continue reading

Posted in Election Process, Obama, White House | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Axelrod to start Obama’s 2012 re-election bid next year

Image via Wikipedia In case you were wondering if President Obama will seek re-election: Top adviser David Axelrod confirmed today he will leave the White House in the first half of next year to start organizing Obama’s 2012 campaign. USA … Continue reading

Posted in Obama, White House | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

White House Counting on the Tea Party in 2012

No, President Obama doesn’t think that tea partiers will suddenly accept that he’s a Christian, natural-born citizen who loves America. New York Magazine Related articles Why Isn’t the White House Worried About 2012? [Elections] (gawker.com) DeMint to GOP: Give Credit … Continue reading

Posted in Tea Party, White House | Leave a comment

More senior White House staff are to leave in the next few months, adding to the high exit rate from President Barack Obama’s administration. Guardian

Posted in Obama, White House | Leave a comment

Pelosi’s Loss Could Be Obama’s Gain

Image via Wikipedia In Washington these days, President Obama is rumored to be hoping Republicans capture the House of Representatives in the midterm election in November. There’s no evidence for this speculation, so far as I know, but it’s hardly … Continue reading

Posted in Obama, White House | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Rahm Emanuel, Valerie Jarrett, David Axelrod, the back story so far

Image via Wikipedia Obama’s problem is that his other confidants — particularly Valerie Jarrett and Robert Gibbs, and, to a lesser extent, David Axelrod — are part of the Cult of Obama Chicago Sun Related articles by Zemanta Having Never … Continue reading

Posted in Obama, White House | Leave a comment

The Myth of the One-Term Wonder

Image via Wikipedia From NYT: No doubt President Obama was sincere when he recently told ABC’s Diane Sawyer that he’d “rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president.” http://nyti.ms/atilAa Related articles by Zemanta Does Obama Want … Continue reading

Posted in Obama, White House | Tagged | Leave a comment

Emanuel Apologizes, in Wake of Palin Slam

NYT: Palin asks for removal White House chief of staff Related articles by Zemanta Hey, Tim Shriver! Get off Rahm Emanuel’s case for using the word “retarded”! (slate.com) Palin says she’s fine with Limbaugh’s use of the ‘r-word.’ (thinkprogress.org) Palin … Continue reading

Posted in Palin, White House | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Liz Cheney: White House Is ‘Radical’

Politico: http://bit.ly/fYogM

Posted in Republicans, White House | Leave a comment