Obama Staff Arrives to White House Stuck in Dark Ages of Technology - washingtonpost.com

Obama Staff Arrives to White House Stuck in Dark Ages of Technology - washingtonpost.com

If the Obama campaign represented a sleek, new iPhone kind of future, the first day of the Obama administration looked more like the rotary-dial past.

Yes, but were the "O"s missing from all the keyboards????

Get used to it Obama.  This is what technology looks like when you have national security and freedom-of-information to worry about at the same time.  The giant US bureaucracy doesn't run on Facebook and Blackberries...

Will Obama break 1981 Reagan record for inauguration Nielsen ratings? No.

Updated: Will Obama break 1981 Reagan record for inauguration Nielsen ratings? No.

Amazing isn't it?  What has been purported to be the most significant inauguration in history was watched by 4 million LESS people than watched Ronald Reagan take the oath in 1981.  Two factors to also consider here:  there were 80 million LESS people (about 26% less) in the country in 1981 and DVRs didn't exist (yes, they count in the ratings if they are watched the same day...)

On the Money Trail: Inauguration Perks Go To the Rich

ABC News: On the Money Trail: Inauguration Perks Go To the Rich

President-elect Barack Obama billed his inauguration an event "for all Americans." But in the nation's capital this long weekend, wealthy visitors are finding themselves a bit more equal -- and warmer -- than others.

Feds Say Obama Prayer Leader Is From Group Linked to Hamas

Feds Say Obama Prayer Leader Is From Group Linked to Hamas

A Muslim scholar chosen to speak at President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural prayer service Wednesday is the leader of a group that federal prosecutors say has ties to terrorists.

It didn't seem to matter with Bill Ayers. Why should we think the public will care about this? Ties to terrorists? All the better to negotiate with them....right?

Obama Hosting Pricey Party in Hard Times

Obama Hosting Pricey Party in Hard Times

WASHINGTON - Unemployment is up. The stock market is down. Let's party.

The price tag for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration gala is expected to break records, with some estimates reaching as high as $150 million. Despite the bleak economy, however, Democrats who called on President George W. Bush to be frugal four years ago are issuing no such demands now that an inaugural weekend of rock concerts and star-studded parties has begun.

Pelosi Reverses House Fairness Rules

Pelosi Reverses House Fairness Rules - HUMAN EVENTS

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to re-write House rules today to ensure that the Republican minority is unable to have any influence on legislation. Pelosi’s proposals are so draconian, and will so polarize the Capitol, that any thought President-elect Obama has of bipartisan cooperation will be rendered impossible before he even takes office.
Pelosi’s rule changes -- which may be voted on today -- will reverse the fairness rules that were written around Newt Gingrich’s “Contract with America.”

EU's new figurehead believes climate change is a myth

EU's new figurehead believes climate change is a myth - Times Online

The European Union's new figurehead believes that climate change is a dangerous myth and has compared the union to a Communist state.