"I screwed up". "I screwed up" : these are the only words Obama found to speak about the way he handled the Daschle scandal (see previous post). He said nothing about the other members of his Cabinet who have not paid their taxes either. The president...

French version ; English version below Encore un ? D'abord, Richardson, pour des pratiques quelque peu contestables en tant que gouverneur. Puis, Daschle pour impôts non payés, Killefer pour impôts non payés, et Geithner pour impôts non payés ! C'est...

Another one? First Richardson over questionable dealings while governor, Daschle for back taxes, Killefer for back taxes, and Geithner for back taxes? Is that the “new era of responsibility promised in Obama’s inaugural speech ? Obama said no lobbyists,...

French version ; English version below C’est une belle brochette de lobbyistes aux poches bien remplies qu’Obama a choisi pour former son gouvernement. La semaine dernière, je vous ai présenté William Lynn, le lobbyiste qui est maintenant le numéro 2...

What a bunch of well-off lobbyists, Obama chose to staff his administration. Last week, I introduced to you William Lynn, the former (?) lobbyist who is now the number 2 at the Defense, as, But Of Course, he got dully confirmed by the Senate last week....

French version ; English version below Les Sénateurs des deux camps clament haut et fort leur désaccord avec le plan de relance de l’économie proposé par Barack Obama. Leurs principaux arguments contre ce plan sont qu’il serait beaucoup trop couteux par...

U.S. Senators from both sides of the floor are raising their voices about President Barack Obama's proposed stimulus plan, which critics say will spend too much and accomplish too little when it comes to creating jobs and jump-starting the ailing American...