Dodd Not Considering Retirement
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 19th, 2009 4:35 am by HL
Dodd Not Considering Retirement
In an interview with the Hartford Courant, Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) acknowledged he has been enmeshed in multiple controversies recently and that doesn’t help his re-election bid.
Wilkerson Blasts Cheney
In a guest post on the Washington Note, Lawrence Wilkerson, the former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, argues former Vice President Dick Cheney made the country less safe.
Writes Wilkerson: “Cheney and his like are the evil people and we certainly are not going to prevail in the struggle with radical religion if we listen to people such as he…”
“But al-Qa’ida will be back… How we deal with the future attacks of this organization and its cohorts could well seal our fate, for good or bad. Osama bin Laden and his brain trust, Aman al-Zawahiri, are counting on us to produce the bad. With people such as Cheney assisting them, they are far more likely to succeed.”
Obama Signed Book Deal Just Before Taking Office
Just a few days before he took office, President Obama signed a children’s book deal that came with a $500,000 advance, the Washington Times reports.
“Analysts say there don’t appear to be any rules that would bar such transactions after a president takes office, but it’s unclear whether an incoming or sitting president has ever signed a book deal upon entering the White House.”
The project calls for an abridged version of his book Dreams From My Father for middle-school-aged children.
