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VIDEO: Behind-the-scenes look at the Obama-Biden Transition Team

VIDEO: Barack Obama on 60 Minutes

VIDEO: The Obamas visit The White House

VIDEO: President-Elect Obama’s 1st press conf.

And they said it couldn’t be done — Obama wins!!!

Barack Obama will be America’s 44th President. It’s been an amazing ride.

How did we get here?

The market sucks. The economy’s broken. The government has thrown laissez faire out the window and almost a trillion of our tax dollars down the rabbit hole. How did we get here?! Well, here are some thoughts.

End in Sight: 100 Days till End of Bush

The end is near, my friends. No, I’m not talking about the end of the race for the White House, which has been going on for two frickin’ years. That ends in just 24 days. I’m talking about the end of the term of the current occupant of the White House: George W. Bush.

Hey, what’s an extra $25,000,000,000?

The Financial Times reports The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $25 billion package of low-cost loans to help hard-pressed carmakers and their suppliers finance plant modernisation at a time of restricted access to public capital markets. The automotive loans are separate from the proposed $700bn bail-out for the banking sector, which is still being [...]

Clay “leaning against” supporting $700B Bailout

Count Congressman Lacy Clay among those that are having a tough time swallowing the idea of handing over $700,000,000,000 in taxpayer dollars to the already wealthiest people in America in the hopes of fixing a crisis that they created. From Monday’s CQPolitics.com: “I’m leaning hard against it,” said William Lacy Clay, D-Mo. “All the calls to my [...]

Ashby: Why Evangelicals REALLY Supported George W.

PubDef columnist Blake Ashby tells why he thinks Evangelical Christians really supported George W. Bush for President and what it could mean for the current election. Plus: Blake tells the latest rumor Republicans are spreading about Barack Obama.

Bush’s former spokesman blasts him on Iraq, Katrina

Former Press Secretary Scott McClellan's new memoir is a blistering tell-all book about President Bush, who he accuses of manipulating the truth to sell the Iraq War.

Dick Gephardt Calls Bush the “Worst President Ever”

Speaking Saturday at the Missouri Democratic Convention in Columbia, former Congressman Richard Gephardt called President George W. Bush "clueless" and the "worst President ever."

Bush to Visit St. Louis Friday, No Word Where Yet

The Associated Press is reporting that President George W. Bush is scheduled to visit St. Louis on Friday to talk about the economy.

Bush Has the Highest Disapproval Ratings EVER!

A new Gallup Poll released today show President George W. Bush with the highest disapproval rating of all time! Even higher than Nixon in the heat of Watergate. Wow! That can't help the Republicans' chances of holding on to the White House.

President Bush Booed at Baseball Opener

McCain Surging in Missouri?

McCain is beating both Democrats in the latest Rasmussen Report - getting Clinton by a little and Obama by a lot in the Show-Me-State.

Who’s the Best President Ever? Who’s the Worst?

This an Open Thread. On this President's Day, let us open the comment lines to one of the most commonly debated parts of American history.

KARL ROVE HAS RESIGNED [Updated]

The White House has announced that controversial Presidential aide Karl Rove has resigned. Rove said his resignation, which he submitted to President George W. Bush on Friday, was not forced. He said when he leaves the White House at the end of August he plans to spend his time writing a book and teaching. As long as [...]