“As a former member of President Obama's economic team, I have a soft spot for the fiscal stimulus legislation he signed just a month after his inauguration.” PresidentTeamEconomicMonthsMembersSpotsFormerPresident ObamaLegislationStimulusInauguration Author:Christina Romer
“For years President Obama has been saying that no one would lose their healthcare plan. Now the White House has admitted that in fact many people will lose their plans. But there is a way to keep the great coverage you have. Just become a member of Congress. Then the taxpayers pay for the whole thing.” PeopleWayYearsHas BeensWholeFactsHousePresidentLosesWhitePayPlansMembersCongressWhite HousePresident ObamaHealthcareTaxpayersCoverage Author:Jay Leno
“President Obama is so much smarter and a better communicator than members of Congress in either party. The contrast, side by side, is almost ridiculous.” SidesPresidentPartyMembersCongressRidiculousPresident ObamaContrastSmarterCommunicators Author:Jonathan Chait
“The president doesn't get an automatic pay raise, so they can't freeze it for him. But it also does extend the pay rate - they pay increases or pay freeze for pay increases for members of Congress. They've had a pay freeze since 2009, but most civil servants will see a small pay bump in 2016 thanks to a separate order from President Obama.” DoeOrderPresidentPayMembersIncreaseRaisesRateCongressThanksServantPresident ObamaFreezeBumpsCivil Servants Author:Susan Davis
“Write to your newspaper. Call your Member of Congress. Email President Obama. Speak out for a cleaner, more stable future for all of us.” WritingSpeakPresidentMembersCongressNewspapersPresident ObamaStableEmailCleanersSpeaks Out Author:Frances Beinecke
“I mean, all of these things that [Bashar Assad] has done, there's no way even if President Obama wanted to just play along that you could actually achieve peace, because there are 65 million Sunni in between Baghdad and the border of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, who will never, ever again accept Assad as a member - as a legitimate leader.” IfsWayMeanDonePlayWantedPresidentLeaderAcceptingMillionsAchieveMembersIraqBordersPresident ObamaSyriaTurkeysBaghdadAssad Author:John F. Kerry