Paul Begala: Obama should keep that BlackBerry

The first time I walked into the Oval Office my knees nearly buckled.  I was overwhelmed by the history — to think that Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt worked here; that John F. Kennedy hid candy for his son in that very desk; that LBJ strategized with MLK in front of that fireplace. And then the [...]

Obama, McCain pledge to work together on reform

President-elect Barack Obama and vanquished rival John McCain met for the first time since the November 4 election on Monday, pledging to work together to face the financial crisis and reduce government waste.
The two men were laughing and joking against a backdrop of American flags at Obama’s presidential transition headquarters, a far cry from the [...]

Obama Launches ‘Your Weekly Address From the President-Elect’ on YouTube

Obama Heads For The Goal Line

An Obama White House could be more careful and disciplined than past Democratic administrations.
We are in for something very different from past Democratic administrations: a White House more cautious and circumspect in its decision-making, more careful and disciplined in its execution.
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St. Louis Rally Largest Obama Crowd in U.S.

An estimated 100,000 people, confirmed by his campaign to be the largest crowd for an Obama event in the U.S., spilled onto the expansive grounds under the Gateway Arch. They appeared to be mostly ardent supporters of the Illinois senator, shouting “O-bam-AHH, O-bam-AHH” to his ideas on easing the nation’s economic crisis and lifting the [...]

Dem strategists see landslide

Three weeks of historic economic upheaval have done more than just tilt a handful of once reliably Republican states in Barack Obama’s direction. Democratic strategists are now optimistic that the ongoing crisis could lead to a landslide Obama victory.
Four large states John McCain once seemed well-positioned to win — Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and Florida [...]

CNN Poll: Obama won the night

Fifty-four percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey conducted after the debate ended said that Obama did the best job in the debate, with 30 percent saying John McCain performed better. A majority of debate watchers polled thought Obama was more intelligent, by a 57 percent to 25 percent margin over McCain. [...]

Obama: Raise FDIC Limit to $250,000

“Yesterday, within the course of a few hours, the failure to pass the economic rescue plan in Washington led to the single largest decline of the stock market in two decades.
“While I, like others, am outraged that the reign of irresponsibility on Wall Street and in Washington has created the current crisis, I also know [...]

Kerry Slams McCain

Barack Obama was the first person to speak and lay out at that meeting at the White House for about seven or eight minutes the entire parameters of what we had resolved. John McCain, when offered the opportunity to speak, passed, didn’t speak until the very end, and when he spoke, [...]

Obama accuses Republican rivals of dishonesty

“Mother, governor, moose shooter. That’s cool,” Obama said — but the election should be about who can change people’s lives for the better. He said that won’t come from a Republican ticket that almost always supports the same positions as President Bush even though they say they will bring reform.
“I mean, you can’t just make stuff [...]