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Tim Geithner has “a wonderful giggle.”Wednesday, March 11th, 2009We’ve noticed America hasn’t really warmed to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, and we’re wondering if that’s because people don’t really know him that well. A “Wall Street Journal” poll points out that while 68 percent of Americans feel positively about President Obama, just 18 percent feel the same way about Sec. Geithner…51% say they don’t know him [...] Who Is Kathleen Sebelius?Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009So glad you asked! You may have heard yesterday that President Obama announced his new nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary: Kathleen Sebelius, who is currently Governor of Kansas. So what do you need to know about this Kansas Jane? Read on for the highlights… Kathleen Sebelius is a Democrat and the 44th governor of [...] Hot Topics at Holder HearingsFriday, January 16th, 2009Today on Capitol Hill, the Senate Judiciary Committee finished its hearings on Eric Holder to be Attorney General. CJP was your johnny on-the-spot, and here’s what we can tell you: Holder made lots of news, telling the senators: Waterboarding is torture and therefore illegal; Hillary Clinton moves closer to SoS…Wednesday, January 14th, 2009The nation’s top Jane, Hillary Clinton, moved one step closer to becoming the next Secretary of State with a largely, but not entirely, smooth hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Who is Chu?Thursday, December 11th, 2008Have you ever asked yourselves, “Who IS Steven Chu?”  Haven’t we all? Who is Eric Shinseki?Monday, December 8th, 2008 So glad you asked.  Eric Skinseki was born in Hawaii to Japanese-American parents, [...] Who is Bill Richardson?Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008You may remember Bill Richardson as one of the many candidates in the Democratic presidential primary field in 2008. But what else do we know about Barack Obama’s pick for Secretary of Commerce? So glad you asked. Obama’s “Team of Rivals”Monday, December 1st, 2008As you read about Obama’s announcement of his national security team today and tomorrow, you may ask yourself why you keep hearing the phrase “team of rivals” again and again.  It’s all a reference to Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book, “Team of Rivals” that details Lincoln’s choices for his cabinet after he won the presidency in [...] |
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