Obama: 1, journalists: 0

Perhaps the love affair between mainstream journalism and Obama has ended. After two days of snubbing the White House press corps, the corps get testy and so does Obama.

Obama's money quote:

"Ahh, see," he said, "I came down here to visit. See this is what happens. I can't end up visiting with you guys and shaking hands if I'm going to get grilled every time I come down here."

Just wait until they start asking real questions, Mr. President.

Change = free money

I don't know how to do a screen grab, so this will have to do.

To the right of a Google search, this was the sponsored link:

Obama Inaugural Speech

1. Change is on its way with Obama.
   Start applying for free money.
   www.EarnCashFromGrants.com

Puppies and sunshine - random thoughts

Based on the collective swooning from my esteemed colleagues here at the university, I am fully expecting to see the sun break through the clouds, frolicking puppies and kittens as far as the eye can see, and the earth swallow all forms of evil.

Can any one of my esteemed colleagues really expect the new president to do all the things they have heaped in a pile in front of him? One blog I read stated that not since Jesus has one person been expected to do so much.

Does anyone really think that Barack Obama, George W Bush, Bill Clinton, or any president for that matter, wield so much power and sway that others will just bend to their wishes? Has anyone noticed how much all politicians change their tune when they start learning actual information and have to make hard decisions?

Consult a Constitutional Lawyer

A previous post asked "what happens when the court charged with determining the legality of warrantless searches for the purpose of intelligence agrees that the president has the right to order such searches after millions of people have invested themselves in the premise that such searches were immoral because they were illegal?"

If you are a Constitutional lawyer, like Glenn Greenwald, you read carefully and apply legal knowledge to the false claims of reporters who can't be bothered with little details like facts.

The rule of law

So what happens when the court charged with determining the legality of warrantless searches for the purpose of intelligence agrees that the president has the right to order such searches after millions of people have invested themselves in the premise that such searches were immoral because they were illegal?