Rough Week for Obama
Tags: EDITORIALS; OBAMA, Barack, 1961-; PRESIDENTS -- United States; CABINET officers; GEITHNER, Timothy F., 1961-; DASCHLE, Thomas, 1947-; ECONOMIC policy
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- The Week. // National Review;2/23/2009, Vol. 61 Issue 3, p4
The author discusses various political news stories and provides a conservative opinion about them. Tom Daschle, a former U.S. Senator, withdrew his nomination as secretary of health and human services because of his previous experience as a lobbyist. Timothy Geithner, who was appointed by 2009...
- Nobody's Perfect, But Don't Tell Obama Bashers. Taylor Jr., Stuart // National Journal;2/14/2009, p31
The author reflects on the performance of U.S. President Barack Obama who is beset with the most daunting combination of economic and national security nightmares in many decades. He claims that Democratic as well as Republican partisans and journalistic second-guessers have been thrashing his...
- Regulatory rhubarb. Carlino, Bill // Accounting Today;9/1/2009, Vol. 23 Issue 13, p4
The author offers his views on the proposed creation of a government-run consumer protection agency under the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. While he does not question the formation of the new oversight body, he critiques the way officials fight over the issue of protecting or...
- Heavy Vetting. // New Republic;4/1/2009, Vol. 240 Issue 5, p1
The article discusses the vetting process for the prospective members of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration, and how that confirmation process has affected U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Annette Nazareth, and Tom Daschle. The author explains the thoroughness of the vetting...
- The Week. // National Review;2/9/2009, Vol. 61 Issue 2, p4
The article presents a series of editorials related to events in the news in January 2009. The inauguration of 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama was an historic event, and conservatives must adopt better policies in order to win future elections. Timothy Geithner should be rejected from his...
- Steady As She Sinks. // National Review;12/15/2008, Vol. 60 Issue 23, p16
The author discusses people who have been appointed to the cabinet of 2008 U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama and says that they are unlikely to do a good job solving the 2008 financial crisis. Obama believes that the government can solve the problem by giving money to low-income groups. His...
- Fixing Obama's Crooked Cabinet. Hopkins, Pandora // Peace & Conflict Monitor;Aug2009, p5
The author offers her opinion about the problems being faced by U.S. President Barack Obama concerning his cabinet. She cites that many have claimed that the nomination of Timothy Geithner as secretary of the Department of the Treasury was a mistake. She notes that the cabinet of the president...
- An Early Fork In The Road. Cook, Charlie // National Journal;2/7/2009, p10
This article discusses the reasoning that might went into the mind of U.S. President Barack Obama in not pursuing the nomination of Tom Daschle as secretary of the Health and Human Services after it was revealed and reported by the media that Daschle owes the federal government of unpaid taxes....
- Geithner Hearing Set: Jan. 21. Hopkins, Cheyenne // American Banker;1/15/2009, Vol. 174 Issue 10, p3
The article reports that the U.S. Senate is planning to hold a confirmation hearing for Timothy Geithner on January 21, 2009. Geithner is 2009 U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama's choice for Treasury Secretary. Geithner's hearing was originally scheduled for January 15, 2009 but reports that he...
