Politics

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. The meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President and the Vice President will meet with…

(The Root) — I know I brought the following on myself. Asking me “Why would you do such a thing?” will be a complete waste of typing and/or breath: I tuned in to Sean Hannity’s radio show. I’ve already stated that I’m aware of my error. I was having a delightfully peaceful afternoon, and then…

In a blog post for New York’s Daily News, The Root’s contributing editor David Swerdlick says that Mitt Romney’s running mate “has stuck his hand in the cookie jar, but he wants you to think that Obama’s the cookie monster.’ Out on the campaign trail Monday, Mitt Romney said that “It’s radical and extreme to…

(The Root) — One of the earliest moments I remember of the awful spiritual and emotional disconnect of American politics was when President Ronald Reagan got shot in 1981. When I got home, my sister and I discussed it with our mother. Then we switched on the news. It turned out that in my hometown…

(The Root) — Joe Biden is no George Jefferson. But by the way Mitt Romney reacted to the vice president’s inexcusable line Tuesday — that Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan might “put y’all back in chains” — you could be forgiven if you thought, somehow, that Biden had gone off and called Romney a “honky.”…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2012 In the afternoon, the President and the First Lady will deliver remarks at a campaign event at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater in Dubuque, Iowa. This event is open to pre-credentialed media. Later, the President and the First…

In his Chicago Tribune column, Clarence Page argues that Mitt Romney’s assault on President Obama’s welfare-reform policy actually gets in the way of putting its recipients to work. In a July 12 directive, the Obama administration invited the states to apply for waivers from welfare reform rules that require recipients to get a job, seek…

(The Root) — Mitt Romney has managed to do the impossible: find a running mate who is the mirror image of himself. In a surprising, though not completely unexpected, move, Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his vice presidential nominee. Ryan, who hails from the small town of Janesville, Wisconsin, has risen to national…