The Difference A Week Makes
No Runny Eggs — ... We hop back in the “Wayback Machine” and set the date for a few days earlier, March 2, 2009.  Here we’re at Robert Gibbs press briefing.  At this briefing, Gibbs tells us that Obama is not responsible for anything that started before he became President.  If it was in the works, he is obligated to allow the action to proceed to its logical conclusion: ...

The Hill
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

WaPo
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Law.com
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Wash Times
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

AP
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Weds. Open Thread
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Sun Sentinel
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Fox News
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

McClatchy
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Jim Inhofe
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

CNN
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

The Quad
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Reuters
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

WaPo
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Karl Rove
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

CNN
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Plum Line
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

AP
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Tom Maguire
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

ADN
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Jake Tapper
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

AP
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

McClatchy
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

AP
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

LAT
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

BBC
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Politico
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

MSNBC
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Herald Sun
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Wash Times
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Cluster Stock
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

Reuters
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

CNN
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...

The Bush deficit vs. the Obama deficit
Sister Toldjah — Rhetoric: Tapper: AIG, is the Administration confident that it, that it knows what happened to the tens of billions of dollars previously given to AIG? [...] That they know, that you guys know what happened to the previous billions before you hand over this next $30 billion? Gibbs: Yes. - 3/2/09 Reality: Q: Did you guys first find out about these bonuses last week? Gibbs: I think that's true, based on what I read in the newspaper… Q: But, Robert, to follow up on Jake's point, did Sec. Geithner make a mistake by not reviewing these contracts -- they're a year old -- before ...