Thoughts & Commentary on the Obama Administration

[Xiahou]

File this under 'slightly creepy'.

There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.

There's just something inherently wrong about the White House asking people to turn in anyone spreading "disinformation"...

Take him to... Detroit

Nice find.

[Xiahou]

Shocking, I know, but extraordinary renditions are continuing under the Obama Administration.

The Obama administration will continue the Bush administration’s practice of sending terrorism suspects to third countries for detention and interrogation, but pledges to closely monitor their treatment to ensure that they are not tortured, administration officials said Monday.

Human rights advocates condemned the decision, saying that continuing the practice, known as rendition, would still allow the transfer of prisoners to countries with a history of torture. They said that promises from other countries of humane treatment, called “diplomatic assurances,” were no protection against abuse.

[Ronin]

File this under 'slightly creepy'.There's just something inherently wrong about the White House asking people to turn in anyone spreading "disinformation"...

I would say that the inherently wrong thing is the disinformation in the first place....wouldn´t you say?

[Centurion1]

I would say that the inherently wrong thing is the disinformation in the first place....wouldn´t you say?

it is there constitutional right to spread whatever they want to. As long as it does not directly harm anyone.

[Xiahou]

From the McClatchy: Pentagon worried about Obama's commitment to Afghanistan

"I think they (the Obama administration) thought this would be more popular and easier," a senior Pentagon official said. "We are not getting a Bush-like commitment to this war."

Monday's assessment initially was to include troop recommendations, but political concerns prompted White House and Pentagon officials to agree that those recommendations would come later, advisers to McChrystal said. Although the White House took a hands-off approach toward Afghanistan earlier this summer, Pentagon officials said they're now getting more questions about how many troops might be needed and for how long.

Some White House officials said the administration feels it was pressured to send the additional 17,500 combat troops and 4,000 trainers earlier this year, before the administration was comfortable with its plan for Afghanistan , because of the country's election in August.

After all the talk on the campaign trail of Iraq being the wrong war and Afghanistan being the right one, it looks like there are some early signs that the administration is already beginning to waver....

[Sasaki Kojiro]

The afghanistan thing seemed like something he touted so he could criticize the iraq war without looking like a pacifist.

[Xiahou]

The afghanistan thing seemed like something he touted so he could criticize the iraq war without looking like a pacifist.

Yeah, I'd agree. But then again, I thought Obama spent most of the campaign trying to (and succeeding) convince voters that he was something he was not.

[Papewaio]

A politician pretending to be something he is not! Say it is not so. Does, does that mean Clinton did get it on with the pretty little thing in the blue dress

I do actually agree with you... the thing with all sales and marketing is that at some point you have to deliver what you promise or expect a real dip in your brand.

[CountArach]

After all the talk on the campaign trail of Iraq being the wrong war and Afghanistan being the right one, it looks like there are some early signs that the administration is already beginning to waver....

Good.

Also - see Sasaki.