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Bush Looks to the Handoff
The Caucus —
With 75 days remaining in his presidency, President Bush said today that his administration was making an “unprecedented effort” to ensure a seamless transition as Barack Obama takes office. “All of us must ensure that the next president and his team can hit the ground running,” Mr. Bush said. He outlined several steps the White House has taken to usher in a smooth handover: The administration is readying “extensive transition materials” and preparing to brief Mr. Obama’s staff on a range of policy issues. Mr. Obama has received intelligence briefings, and the Department of ...
Bush to meet with Obama Monday
The Swamp —
President Bush accompanied by First Lady Laura Bush Vice President Cheney and cabinet members on the White House South Lawn, Nov. 6, 2008.(Photo credit: TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)
by Frank James
President Bush said he has scheduled a meeting with President-elect Obama on Monday.
In the coming weeks, we will ask administration officials to brief the Obama team on ongoing policy issues, ranging from the financial markets to the war in Iraq. I look forward to discussing those ...
The Rude Pundit — ... "Sure, they can all put on a little show, coming out to say how the whole transition's gonna be smooth. But you weren't fuckin' here election night. First, they made Condi leave because Card said he wanted to be able to say what he was really feeling. Then when she was gone, it was just 'nigger' this and 'jigaboo' that and 'porch monkey' and you know the rest. Fuckers would giggle at every backwards ass racist joke about watermelon parties and threatening to boil Gordon Brown in a giant pot on the South Lawn. Hello? Fuckin' look at me. I'm a brother, motherfuckers. And ...
The Color Of Love
BAGnewsNotes —
... One thing I'm deeply thankful to be losing is Bush/Rove's knee-jerk visual policy of representing Dubya, as much as possible, in the company of (and expressing love for) people of color. Yesterday's "transition" (read: goodbye) meeting with employees of the Executive Office was, once again, indicative. ...
REPORT: Bush’s Backward Sprint To The Finish
Think Progress —
In its “sprint to the finish,” the Bush administration is working tirelessly to enact or alter a wide array of federal regulations that would weaken government rules protecting consumers, workers, and the environment.
As Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, told the Wall Street Journal, “This administration will stop at nothing to jam through as many reckless proposals as they can before the clock runs out.”
The Wonk Room and ThinkProgress are keeping a close ...
Bush already packing up to leave the White House.
Think Progress —
President Bush has repeatedly said that he plans to “sprint to the finish,” remaining active and engaged until the very last day of his presidency. However, it appears that he may be beginning to check out early. In yesterday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said that the President has already started packing his bags:
Q: Dana, how will it work around here — I mean, two weeks out — how did it work around here? When do boxes start coming out? When do you start putting things away? When do ...
