When James Madison and friends put together the Constitution, one of the key things they endeavoured to do was ensure that the Chief Administrator (President) did not have the power of a king. After all, we had just fought our tails off for the right to not have to be subjugated by King George, and as such provide sovereignty to the people and not the President.
I say this in preparation for something that Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of Obama’s transition team, said on Meet The Press yesterday:
“Given the daunting challenges that we face, it is important that President-elect Obama’s prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.”
DavidL at BitsBlog takes this at face value, which is not in the least unfair. He characterizes this [...]
It’s not exactly been a big mystery where the former Secretary of State was going with his own vote this year. And NBC was was certainly fairly confident that they knew what Power was going to say today when he gave his endorsement to Obama.
I would tend to agree with Michelle Malkin when she states that this doesn’t look like a mater of race, despite[...]
An anonymous writer at The Real Sporer Tuesday night made an interesting observation that I think we should not only understand but build an action plan upon.
At the end of the second Presidential Debate there were a few trailing comments at Ted’s site (including one from yours truly), and the final one at about 12:20 AM stated:
I feel like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. Instead of repeating “there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home”
I find myself repeating “Maybe democrats aren’t so bad, maybe[...]
By Art Smith. Posted Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 5:30 am Filed Under: News Media, Tim Russert, Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw, NBC News stalwart and probably the last remaining real “newsman” from a generation that has struggled to maintain a distinctive presence in the midst of cable news mayhem, will be moderating “Meet The Press” through the General Elections this year.
I respect Tom, although I find his editorial positions and influence in some of [...]
This morning’s Meet The Press featured an interview with Ralph Nader where he announced that he is running for President. True to form, Tim Russert asked Nader a lot of stupid questions about the 2000 election and Nader’s supposed impact on the outcome of that election, which Nader actually responded to rather adroitly. And of [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 10:45 pm Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, John Edwards, John McCain, McGehee, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, NBC, Ralph Nader, Republican Party, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, Swamp Stompers, Tim Russert, US Politics
It’s been a busy day in politics…
John Edwards has apparently been paying attention to our suggestions. He has decided to drop out of the race leaving no endorsement (yet). Any bets on who that helps?
Rudy Giuliani also has departed, providing an endorsement to John McCain. Nice. Most people seem to agree that McCain is [...]
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