Goolsbee Gets Top Advisory Post
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 10th, 2010 4:42 am by HL
Goolsbee Gets Top Advisory Post
President Obama will appoint longtime economic adviser Austan Goolsbee to become chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, “signaling continuity even as a high unemployment rate has left much of the public dissatisfied with administration policies,” the New York Times reports.
Key point: “Because Mr. Goolsbee has been confirmed by the Senate as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, he does not need approval to become the chairman — not a small consideration at the White House.”
Judge Calls Military Ban on Gays Unconstiutional
A federal judge in California ruled that the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay service members violates the Constitution, the Washington Post reports.
The decision “is likely to put more pressure on Congress to act on pending legislation that would repeal the policy, which forbids the military to ask about a service member’s sexual orientation but retains a ban on gays serving openly. The House voted in May to repeal the act, but the legislation is stalled in the Senate.”
Snyder Way Ahead in Michigan
A new Detroit News poll in Michigan shows Rick Snyder (R) way ahead of Virg Bernero (D) in the race for governor, 56% to 36%.
Said pollster Richard Czuba: “I think (Bernero) is in increasingly bad shape — I was shocked to find only 7.5 percent undecided. People are making up their minds already. At this stage, Bernero has to peel people away that have already decided to vote for Snyder — that’s a hard challenge for any candidate.”
A poll yesterday also found the race turning into a blowout.
