He's Got Game

Good speech on Gitmo today.

Wouldn't you know that NIMBY would prevail with the gutless creeps in congress?

Thanks for sticking to your principles, Mr. President.

Smarty Pants

From Dylan Loew on Huffington Post:

Over the weekend, President Obama named Utah Governor Jon Huntsman as the next Ambassador to China, a masterstroke of political strategy.

Huntsman may be the most important person you've never heard of. He's a moderate Republican governor in one of the most conservative Republican states, where, until the time of his appointment, he enjoyed approval ratings above 80%. A few weeks back, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe unintentionally elevated Huntsman on the national stage by suggesting that he was one of the few Republican politicians that appeared formidable in 2012.

Huntsman is young, exceptionally smart, quick on his feet, amiable and incredibly articulate; when he speaks, he exudes reasonableness, a quality almost entirely void in the modern Republican party. He has the potential to be for the Republican Party what Obama was for the Democrats - a man capable of simultaneously exciting his base while appealing to an ever-more critical group of Independent voters. To hear him speak is to know he's a guy an Independent would love.

In the wake of Plouffe's comments, and a few high profile trips to critical presidential states, Jon Huntsman made his way onto just about every Washington insider's list of possible 2012 Republican contenders. That is, until he joined the Obama administration.

Auwe, Barack!

What is wrong with you? How could you not step in on this one? God bless Dan Choi, and God Save America...

Barack Shows His Funny Side

At the Annual Correspondent's dinner in Washington.

There are a million different views on youtube. Here's one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww0EPKAZy-c&feature=related

Among his comments: Democratic party bringing in young people like Arlen Specter.

Barack Going After Credit Card Companies:

PRICELESS!!!!

WASHINGTON (AP) — Putting himself on the side of fuming consumers, President Obama is pushing Congress to send him legislation by Memorial Day that would put a tighter rein on the credit card industry.
"Americans know that they have a responsibility to live within their means and pay what they owe," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address released Saturday. "But they also have a right to not get ripped off by the sudden rate hikes, unfair penalties and hidden fees that have become all-too common."

Barack and Michelle After a Date Night Out

Picked up from USA Today. They must hate having no privacy, but they sure are cute.

Can't Wait to See Your Supreme Court Pick

Just read a great article in the NYTimes about how the President will approach his pick:

Many American presidents have been lawyers, but almost none have come to office with Barack Obama’s knowledge of the Supreme Court. Before he was 30, he was editing articles by eminent legal scholars on the court’s decisions. Later, as a law professor, he led students through landmark cases from Plessy v. Ferguson to Bush v. Gore. (He sometimes shared his own copies, marked with emphatic underlines and notes in bold, all-caps script.)

May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii

In the President's home state we celebrate May Day as lei day -- giving lei of beautiful flowers to friends and family ... and even perfect strangers.

Happy May Day President Obama.