President Obama

The video and text of Obama's Memorial Speech in AZ.

Dazed, I turned only to see said chorus approaching, grinning, with one of them rapping the words "Slam Slam Cinderella.” To add to the surreal quality of the event: I didn't feel humiliated.

Loads of people are in high-gear whine mode about the deal cut in Washington by the President with the Republicans last week. One of the lesser ad hominems being thrown at the President at the moment is the accusation that...

When it comes to the Bush Tax Cuts, the Devil is in the details...and the bargaining room.

Thank you for signing on to the obstructionist dog and pony show contrived by your Republican colleagues in the Senate. Have you signed the “secret” letter being circulated in the hallways of the Senate Building, akin to passing notes in study hall?

When the only thing that's enough is too much...

Watch live: President Obama is scheduled to speak today at approximately 1:00 pm at a Democratic rally from the front steps of the Doheny Memorial Library, the site of previous speeches delivered by sitting President Gerald R. Ford and...

CNBC is rebroadcasting this morning's economic-themed town hall event it hosted for President Obama. It begins at 5:00 pm EDT. You can Live Blog here as you watch the rebroadcast or watch the clips below and comment on them. Obama: GOP Must...

As a follow up to our post on writing a speech for Obama on confronting the hatred and racism that has become so mainstream in our politics, I've composed the following draft for your review and comments. One note before...

During last Friday's Vox Populi, we were discussing how the GOP/Tea Party, assisted hugely by Fox, the MSM and corporations, has foisted this fraudulent series of racist and hateful "issues" on the nation and into our politics. Pres. Obama, being...