Obama Administration Archive

A changing of the guard. A sigh of relief.

• First Read Bleeds

  MSNBC’s oft-cited First Read, yesterday… Will Obama be able to articulate specific policy proposals on health care that he’s for, or will we hear more of the same chatter on his principles? Repetition is always important to pushing a message, but one of the things that may be slowing down the process in Congress is [...]

• Supreme Court Appointments Are Rare

  Just a few thoughts on the surprising news (well, surprising to most, I assume) that President Barack Obama will be nominating a Supreme Court Justice following the now-planned retirement of Justice David Souter… This doesn’t happen that often. Bill Clinton and George W. Bush both served two full terms, and they each made two appointments [...]