February 25, 2009
NYC Letter: Overwhelmed By Awesomeness, Part VI
Day 37 of CHOPE
I'm announcing today that I am asking my vice president, Joe Biden, to oversee our administration's implementation efforts. Beginning this week Joe will meet regualrly with key members of my cabinet to make sure our efforts are not just swift but also efficient and effective. ... The fact that I'm asking my vice president* to personally lead this effort shows how important it is for our country and our future to get this right. And I thank him for his willingness to take on this critical task.
[Lacuna. Hesitant tepid applause.]
...the American people are watching. They need this plan to work. And they expect to see their money spent in its intended purpose. That's why we've created Recovery-dot-gov. A Website that every American can go online to see how their money is spent and hold their Federal, state, and local officials to the high standards that they [scil., the American people] expect. President Obama,
putting Joe "Hi-Q" Biden in charge
of the $787B stimulus candy store
WASHINGTON February 23, 2009 (MSNBC)
VP BIDEN FORGETS NAME OF RECOVERY WEB SITE
February 25, 2009 (WBZTV/CBS) - On the CBS Early Show Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden admitted he forgot the name of the web site (recovery.gov) set up to track how the stimulus money is spent.
The right guy to oversee the details of spending $787B.
CHOPE.
Don't know. Don't ask. Don't worry.
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* We are always strangely cheered when Mr. Obama emphasizes Joe Biden is his vice president.
And you wondered what you'd write about when Then-Jack retired. Now you've got Abbott and Costello. Depsite the deluge of material, you're doing a great job keeping us apprised of the silliness coming out of the White House.
Posted by: Duncan at February 26, 2009 02:08 PMDuncan,
The "overwhelmed" of the headline is no overstatement.
CHOPE turns out to be retreaded Clinton II -- but with mojo. (For example, who today remembers that Rahm Emanuel was the ringmaster of Hillarycare, a failed nationalization of 17% of the economy?)
There are several stories that have gone begging because the big story -- Mr. Obama's restructuring the American economy as a government enterprise -- requires so much attention and time.
Several posts have been left unfinished and unposted. We hope to revisit and post some of these as catch-ups.
DGB
Posted by: Damian at February 26, 2009 04:59 PM
