Presidential Vacations Carry Heavy Baggage
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 13th, 2009 4:34 am by HL
Presidential Vacations Carry Heavy Baggage
Summer vacations say a lot about a president. Ronald Reagan spent up to a month each season at his beloved Rancho del Cielo near Santa Barbara, Calif., much of the time on horseback. George H.W. Bush retreated to the family’s compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, while his son, George W. Bush, preferred…
Raucous Crowd Greets Cardin at Health-Care Town Hall in Hagerstown
President Obama’s call for civility in the health-care debate fell flat Wednesday in Maryland’s first congressional town hall meeting after his plea.
Garrett Graff Gets Top Job at Washingtonian
Huge shakeup at the Washingtonian: After 40 years at the monthly magazine, top editor Jack Limpert is stepping down, replaced by Garrett Graff, the hotshot executive editor who joined the staff four years ago.
Will Town Hall Mark a Turning Point for Specter’s Reelection Bid?
The back-and-forth between Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter and several attendees of a town hall meeting in Lebanon, Pa., this week may become the lasting political symbol of the summer of 2009: a politician and his constituents standing inches away from one another, angrily debating the merits (or …