Posts Tagged ‘Jay Carney’

Obama ups ante; demands $1.6 trillion in tax increases

by Peter Grady –   In what could be a troubling sign as lawmakers begin discussions on avoiding the so-called “fiscal cliff”, the President has called for tax increases that are nearly double what was previously agreed on between the administration and House Republicans.   Jay Carney, the White House Press Secretary, said the President has [...]

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Biden laughs while Ryan talks Nuclear Iran

Interrupts candidate 82 times in 90 minutes by Peter Grady –   Vice-president Joe Biden has received criticism after he was laughing while the subject of a nuclear Iran was being discussed in this week’s vice-presidential debate.   During the debate in Danville, Kentucky, which was seen by an estimated 43 million viewers vice-president Joe [...]

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President to Boehner – security, really?

O The schedule for the Republican presidential debate has been set for months. So why would even the most avid Obama supporters believe that his selection of the same evening to ask for a joint session of congress for a speech was anything other than a clever attempt to upstage his opposition candidates? Because Jay [...]

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Obama: “I’m working on gun control under the radar”

Plans include enacting restrictions via executive order, bypassing Congress  by Jack Minor  While the Obama administration said it is committed to gun rights, a gun control advocate has spilled the beans, saying Obama is using stealth to work on firearms restrictions.  The Washington Post did a story on Steve Croley, the White House gun control czar. [...]

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