Changes coming to 1600

President and Mrs. Bush welcomed President-Elect and Mrs. Obama to the White House…

So who is Rahm Emanuel?

  So glad you asked.  Emanuel is Barack Obama’s first staff choice for his administration, and will be the White House Chief of Staff.  Previous chiefs of staff include Andy Card and Mack McClarty.  Not ringing any bells?  That’s the point.  This is a behind-the-scenes job known in Washington as all guts, no glory, and a [...]

It’s official

Ladies: Senator Barack Obama of Illinois is going to be the 44th President of the United States of America. [CNN, NBC]

30 minutes, 7 Networks, $7 Million and one Closing Argument

If you weren’t watching one of the seven networks that brought you Barack Obama’s half-hour special message/ infomercial, you can see it right here on CJP. Here you go:

Obama rolls out new proposals to fix the economy.

  Barack Obama and John McCain both spoke about the economy in speeches today.  We’ll take up Obama’s speech now, since he laid out a new set of economic proposals to address the meltdown. McCain’s campaign says he’ll have new plans to unveil tomorrow, so we’ll hold off on Johnny Mac until then.   
Obama today proposed:

A [...]

And this one, too…

Behind the Curtain- Debate Prep

It’s ON at Ole Miss tonight. But with so much time spend flying to D.C. AND so much time not knowing if the debate would even happen, we’re wondering when the campaigns have found the time for debate prep.
“Debate prep?” Think of it as a combination between cramming for a final and practicing [...]

Obama’s Real Secret Weapon? Vogue says it’s not Michelle….

“Vogue” has a lengthy profile in its October issue on the woman they and other media call “Obama’s secret weapon” and “the other side of Barack’s brain.” She is so powerful within the campaign and wields such a level of influence over Obama that she’s been mentioned as a shoe-in for a major position [...]