March 04, 2009
By Jill Stanek It occurred to me the White House might be forced to nominate radically pro-abort Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as Department of Health and Human Services secretary after news leaked last week it was pausing due to her loathsome reputation among pro-lifers. Fear of pro-abortion recrim...
Catholic Fire
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February 12, 2009
Senator Judd Gregg has decided he just can’t work with President Obama. He just can’t do it. The ideological differences, analysts are saying, might have been too great for Gregg and the stimulus bill played a big part in him withdrawing his name. But I don’t know if I buy that, t...
conversations with an unapologetic black liberal
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February 07, 2009
When Skeptical Brotha regular Zeitgiest9000 posted yesterday that the Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder is reporting that the Obama Administration is vetting Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen for Secretary of Health and Human Services, my head exploded. I damn near stroked out, y’all. A diehard Hillarycra...
Skeptical Brotha
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at 10:55 AM
February 01, 2009
First it was Tim Geithner , US Treasury Secretary. Now it’s Tom Daschle  Health and Human Services nominee.Thank goodness they aren’t that many posts left . Are Obama nominees trying to take Walter Anderson’s  title away from him? I know, I know, I’m exaggerating just a ...
conversations with an unapologetic black liberal
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January 28, 2009
Washington Times (grain of salt) reports (oxymoron) that AG Holder assured the Senate Judiciary Republicans that he will not investigate or prosecute US intel officers, soldiers, or "political appointees" for their role in violations of Geneva Conventions and torture: President Obama's choice to run...
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Larisa Alexandrovna
at 6:33 PM
January 09, 2009
The Victory Fund wants former HRC board co-chair Fred Hochberg to replace Bill Richardson as Secretary of Commerce. It would be Obama's last chance to put an openly LGBT person in his cabinet. Denis Dison, spokesperson for the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, said his organization and the Presidentia...
Joe. My. God.
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Joe
at 8:52 AM
January 07, 2009
Panetta is not going to be in his element as DCI. Yes, he is very much anti-torture. This is a serious plus given the criminality under the Bush junta that has gone one for these last eight years. But I think it is possible walk and chew gum at the same time. This is not an either/or choice and shou...
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Larisa Alexandrovna
at 11:01 AM
January 06, 2009
Pay Attention to the seemingly less important Presidential Appointments. In the end Obama will be intimately involved in the details of our Foreign Policy and getting the economy started. So those appointees will be carrying out his specific will. But the picks for lower more technical positions are...
THE BLACK JEWISH EXPERIENCE
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January 05, 2009
National Journal has the story: Just as the dust was settling last week from the exits of Tom Daschle and Nancy Killefer, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., whipped up the tumult again. By pulling out of consideration for Commerce secretary, a post previously abandoned by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D), ...
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Democrats, as would be expected, are lobbying intensely for senior jobs in the new administration. It's a bit more unusual to see top Bush administration officials lobbying to keep their jobs....
washingtonpost.com - Al Kamen's In The Loop Column
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