Tag: Obama
Norton takes disavowed ‘repeal Obamacare’ talking points on air
Colorado Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jane Norton is running a new TV ad that is extra-heavy on talking points, even for Norton, who has...
Gallup: Obama seen as ineffective on oil spill and immigration
The old adage that "in politics perception is reality" may be playing out on multiple fronts for the Obama administration as it battles not...
Recalling Bush-Rove Romanoff-style negotiations
Republicans are working overtime today to make political hay out of Colorado Senate hopeful Andrew Romanoff’s revelation that the White House suggested three jobs...
Alleged Romanoff job offer revisited in light of Sestak flap
As the White House takes heat for offering a job to Rep. Joe Sestak as a way to entice him away from the Pennsylvania...
Military chiefs oppose ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ compromise
In a setback for Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) and Senate Armed Services Committee supporters like Colorado's Mark Udall, efforts to...
LGBT groups gear up for today’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal...
The Senate Armed Services Committee goes into room 222 of the Russell building today at 2:30 p.m. to mark up the fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill. Until members emerge at 9 p.m., it’s a black box of information for determining the contours of the half-trillion-dollar-plus piece of legislation, including the fate of Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-Conn.) amendment to repeal the military’s ban on open gay service, an amendment strongly supported by Colorado's Mark Udall. The coalition of LGBT-rights organizations pushing to secure passage in the committee and then later this week on the House floor are trying as hard as they can to lock down votes by mid-afternoon before the Senators gather behind closed doors.
New offshore drilling would amount to roughly 1 percent of demand
As the scramble continues to plug the oil gusher a mile deep in the Gulf of Mexico — and as Senate Democrats promote their...
Obama nominee Kagan has embraced expanded executive authority
Solicitor General Elena Kagan will be President Obama’s second Supreme Court nominee. The emerging conventional wisdom is that Kagan, a rare nominee for the high court who hasn’t been a judge, is a very smart blank slate. On at least one category of issues that Kagan will face — the intersection of national security and law during a time of war — that conventional wisdom looks correct. But there’s a proxy for that set of issues, however inexact, that offers a few clues in advance of her confirmation hearings: Kagan’s deference to executive power.
Budget hawks bafflingly idealize big spender Reagan
This morning, Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, senior House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, wondered aloud why Democrats faced with the recent recession didn’t...
Top-Notch Denver school wins Obama cabinet-member commencement speaker
The Denver School of Science and Technology, not used to be a runner up for anything, made it to the final round but lost...