Gene Sperling
A Good Day for Medicare--and Medicaid Too?
Obamaites In Budget Fantasyland
I'm not sure if the administration is spinning Politico here, or if they really believe Republicans will have to embrace a budget deal: White House officials maintain that some kind of deal is achievable, if for no other reason than Republicans, who have attacked Obama for punting on the issue, will be forced to negotiate in good faith or lose credibility. “They are in a box,” said an Obama ally. READ MORE >>
The Escape Artist
Dear Gene
TO: GENE SPERLING FROM: BILL GALSTON SUBJ: INFRASTRUCTURE DATE: FEBRUARY 3, 2011 It feels like a lifetime ago that you and I shared a windowless broomcloset in the West Wing. I assume your digs are more spacious and better illuminated now. In any event, congratulations on returning to a position you occupied with such distinction in the Clinton administration. READ MORE >>
SOTU Address: The Real Story of Obama and Corporate America
The NYT's Fuzzy Clintonite Math
I’m trying to understand the math in today’s NYT story by Michael Shear about Bill Clinton people in the Barack Obama Administration, begged to the announcements of Bill Daley as Chief of Staff and Gene Sperling to head the National Economic Council. Key quotes: The appointments add to the already significant ranks of Clintonites in Mr. Obama’s administration. READ MORE >>
Keen for Gene and the Green Machine
Daley, Sperling, and Obama 2.0
Multiple media outlets are reporting that President Obama today will name William Daley as his new chief of staff, which means I've missed my chance to weigh in on him. Both Jon Chait and Ezra Klein have expressed misgivings about Daley and I share them. READ MORE >>
Not So Fast on Those Bill Daley Chief of Staff Rumors
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Is the Favorite to Replace Larry Summers Too Close To Wall Street?
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