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Shirtsleeves on day one
Ben Smith's Blog —
Taegan Goddard notes that Obama has already violated a Bush White House rule against anyone entering the Oval Office without a jacket.
Still unclear which press staffer will be the first to show up in flip-flops.
Obama Eases The Oval Office Dress Code
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
Following the release of the Oval Office photograph from Obama's first day, located below, many observers have noted a distinct change from the Bush years: the new president is not wearing his jacket.
As Taegan Goddard notes:
It was a rule during the Bush administration that no one ever enter the Oval Office without a jacket.
And as Politico's Ben Smith muses:
Still unclear which press staffer will be the first to show up in flip-flops.
Though this change is no doubt ...
Obama Eases The Oval Office Dress Code
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Following the release of the Oval Office photograph from Obama's first day, located below, many observers have noted a distinct change from the Bush years: the new president is not wearing his jacket.
As Taegan Goddard notes:
It was a rule during the Bush administration that no one ever enter the Oval Office without a jacket.
And as Politico's Ben Smith muses:
Still unclear which press staffer will be the first to show up in flip-flops.
Though this change is no doubt ...
Midday open thread
Daily Kos —
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WTF Is It Now?!? —
President Obama. President Fucking Obama. While the childish and anal lunatics are making travel plans to Paraguay, the grownups have taken charge. ...
