I wonder: what can we learn about the Obama White House from his visitors? Does it matter who the President invites into the West Wing for a personal visit with himself, staff, and policy makers? Democrats sure thought it did when the Bush Administration was meeting with oil executives, and the Obama Administration has been […]
What can be learned from the White House visitor lists?
November 28, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Filed Under: Government Tagged With: Bill Ayers, Jeffrey Immelt, Presidency of Barack Obama, White House
Thoughts on “Obama’s Wars” by Bob Woodward
May 17, 2011 by Daniel Burton
I just finished “Obama’s Wars” by Bob Woodward. I don’t know that I feel ready to review a book by Woodward, but I do have some thoughts after reading it.
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Government Tagged With: Bob Woodward, Book Reviews, Central Intelligence Agency, Joe Biden, Obama Administration, Obama's Wars, Pakistan, politics, Presidency of Barack Obama, war, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), White House
Precedent for Presidential Refusal to Defend Statutes the Administration Believes to be Unconstitutional
March 2, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Initially I questioned the Obama Administration’s refusal to defend DOMA. On reflection, however, there may be precedent for their actions. Ilya Somin points out several precedents in both Republican and Democratic administrations that support the premise that the President may be justified in not supporting legislation he deems unconstitutional. During the Eisenhower, Kennedy and Truman […]
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