10:12 AM, May 22, 2013 • By DANIEL HALPERJ. Russell George, the inspector general who uncovered the IRS scandal, appears to have at one time dated Michelle Obama, well before she was married to Barack Obama.
"All the attention was new, but George has operated in these halls of power his entire career. He worked for Dole, and then in President George H.W. Bush’s White House. In between, he attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1988 alongside a young Michelle Obama (then Michelle Robinson)," reports National Journal.
They weren’t in the same section – the academic groupings that Harvard uses to divide its students – but as two young black law students, George said they traveled in some of the same social circles, including the Black Law Students Association (BLSA).
“I think he actually dated Michelle at one point,” said former Rep. Tom Davis, a Virginia Republican, who worked with George when he was staff director for a House oversight subcommittee in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
“That is overstating it,” said George. But they did socialize in group settings. “Michelle was a lovely person and down to earth,” he said. “…The BLSA went out for pizza we would go out together.”
He paused, for a beat. “Don’t get me in trouble,” George added.
May 27, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 35 • By FRED BARNES
There is no curse on the second term of presidents. When presidents lose credibility, when trust vanishes and their word is no longer accepted, they have only themselves to blame. That was true for President Nixon, among many others, and now it’s true for President Obama.
Read more... May 27, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 35 • By FRED BARNES
There is no curse on the second term of presidents. When presidents lose credibility, when trust vanishes and their word is no longer accepted, they have only themselves to blame. That was true for President Nixon, among many others, and now it’s true for President Obama.
Read more... May 27, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 35 • By WILLIAM KRISTOL
Everyone in Washington, except those in the crosshairs, likes a good scandal, and THE WEEKLY STANDARD is no exception. What’s more, in the case of the Obama administration, comeuppance is well deserved and overdue. So while it may be a dubious pleasure to enjoy watching the high brought low and the proud en route to their fall, we’re willing to indulge in it.
Read more... May 27, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 35 • By WILLIAM KRISTOL
Everyone in Washington, except those in the crosshairs, likes a good scandal, and THE WEEKLY STANDARD is no exception. What’s more, in the case of the Obama administration, comeuppance is well deserved and overdue. So while it may be a dubious pleasure to enjoy watching the high brought low and the proud en route to their fall, we’re willing to indulge in it.
Read more... Hosted by Michael Graham.11:44 AM, Apr 30, 2013 • By TWS PODCASTTHE WEEKLY STANDARD podcast with William Kristol on the Boston marathon bombing, Benghazi, and Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player.
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Read more... Obama's lack of leadership.5:39 PM, Apr 29, 2013 • By TWS PODCASTTHE WEEKLY STANDARD podcast with Fred Barnes, hosted by Michael Graham.
Read more... Obama's lack of leadership.5:39 PM, Apr 29, 2013 • By TWS PODCASTTHE WEEKLY STANDARD podcast with Fred Barnes, hosted by Michael Graham.
Read more... A study in contrasts. May 6, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 32 • By FRED BARNESDallas
President Obama is not known for his graciousness. But the occasion—the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum—called for kind words about his predecessor in the White House. So he said that if immigration reform passes Congress this year, “it will be in large part thanks to all the hard work of the president, George W. Bush.” Bush had “restarted” the drive to overhaul our immigration system seven years ago, Obama said.
Read more... A study in contrasts. May 6, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 32 • By FRED BARNESDallas
President Obama is not known for his graciousness. But the occasion—the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum—called for kind words about his predecessor in the White House. So he said that if immigration reform passes Congress this year, “it will be in large part thanks to all the hard work of the president, George W. Bush.” Bush had “restarted” the drive to overhaul our immigration system seven years ago, Obama said.
Read more... 12:52 PM, Apr 22, 2013 • By DANIEL HALPERPresident Obama will attend a memorial in West, Texas for those killed in the explosion there last week, the press secretary announced today. Obama will be in Texas anyway for a Democratic fundraiser and the opening of President George W. Bush's library.
Read more... Obama’s deceptive budget. Apr 29, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 31 • By JAY COSTEarlier this month, President Obama released his fiscal year 2014 budget, which calls for $1.1 trillion in higher taxes over the next decade, cuts of $400 billion from Medicare and Medicaid, and alterations to Social Security’s benefit rate worth about $130 billion.
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