President Barack Obama has nominated New York Congressman John McHugh to serve as Secretary of the Army.

I’ve been thinking a lot about institutions. No, not the kind of institution necessary when one’s lost their mind — although perhaps that should be an option — but the larger-than-life organizations, edifices and assemblies that are often considered “the establishment.” Or, at the very least, the established

AP – A Senate chairman who will have a major role in writing health care legislation said Tuesday he hopes to convince President Barack Obama that taxing some employer-provided benefits will help

On June 1, President Barack Obama issued a Proclamation for LGBT Pride Month, June 2009 … Proclamations….)The important thing, for those trying to track the Obama Administration’s handling

As heuristics go, just as the most expensive wine on the wine list is not to be trusted, writers should be given a wide berth if they quote the first lines of books; especially if they are quoting Marx paraphrasing Hegel. At the start of The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon , a book which I probably have read in its entirety (

President Obama is set to host and conduct a summit regarding “fiscal responsibility” this week. President Barack Obama’s goal for the summit has not yet been announced. Peter G. Peterson watch … The Peter G. Peterson Foundation is under … Related posts: President-elect Obama’s Weekly

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will nominate Republican Rep. John McHugh as secretary of the Army, adding to Obama’s growing ranks of appointments from the opposition party, a White House official said Tuesday. McHugh has represented New York 2 Vote(s)

LONDON — President Barack Obama suggested that Iran may have some right to nuclear energy _ provided it proves by the end of the year that its … is that Iran has legitimate energy concerns, legitimate aspirations,” Obama said, adding … not respond positively to U.S. attempts to open negotiations on its nuclear program. Obama has said

June 2nd, 2009adminLeave a commentGo to comments From: TravisSubject: Journalists who don’t kiss Obama’s feet Date: Monday, June 1, … the Queen, PM Gordon Brown or — shock! — not even for His Utterliness Barack Hussein Obama … , and called Michelle’s wardrobe “frumpy.”  Gerald Warner pitches in by announcing “Barack Obama: all the bad

Approaching her 88th birthday, the former First Lady ventures an opinion on Barack Obama: Sometimes he isn’t political enough. Interviewed in Vanity Fair , Nancy Reagan says the new President