For a Washington Job, Be Prepared to Tell All
nytimes.com 11/13/2008 — A questionnaire being sent to those seeking high-ranking posts in the Obama administration may be the most extensive — some say invasive — application ever. >

Becoming The President Is Hard
eschatonblog.com 11/5/2008 — Tbogg: I never thought that I would see an African-American elected President of the United States in my lifetime. I just didn't think we had it in us but it appears that we have most assuredly come a long way. I didn't think I would see it, or ...

Biden, enemy of the prepared remarks
politico.com 12/2/2008 — Jonathan Martin, now blogless, emails over the classic contrast between Joe Biden's prepared remarks today and what he actually said: As prepared: "And Governor Palin, your being here today sends a powerful message that when campaigns end, we ...

Hard Times
maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com 11/20/2008 — A friend of mine in New York told me yesterday that he was considering giving up his jet share, which was costing him $200,000/yr. Then Mrs. B. tells me that Lord&Taylor is packed with shoppers. I was struck by this "hardship ...

Barack Obama administration 'prepared to talk to Hamas'
guardian.co.uk 1/8/2009 — The incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon President Bush's doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organisation, sources close to the transition team say. The move to open contacts with Hamas - which ...

Networks Prepared for Historic Night
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 11/4/2008 — CBS and CNN are among the networks that will have reporters stationed on election night at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Obama's Inaugural Address, As Prepared For Delivery (washingtonpost.com)
media.washingtonpost.com 1/20/2009 — Remarks as Prepared for Delivery January 20, 2009 My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service ...

Ask-me-a-hard-one Dep't
WWW.samefacts.com 11/11/2008 — John Tierney asks whether Obama's election doesn't prove that racism is mythical. No.

Rubin: ‘Nobody Was Prepared’ for Crisis of ‘08 | The Big Picture
ritholtz.com 11/30/2008 — “What came together was not only a cyclical undervaluing of risk [but also] a housing bubble, and triple-A ratings were misguided. There was virtually nobody who saw that low-probability event as a possibility.” > With that line, former Treasury ...

Redefining hard intelligence
hotair.com 12/26/2008 — Read this post »