The Rose Garden: Public Disdain for D.C. Rains on Obama’s Parade

Aug. 3, 2009, 12 a.m.

Welcome to Washington, Mr. Obama.
President Barack Obama was able to run an insurgency presidential campaign under the banner of “change” for legitimate reasons: Though a sitting Senator, he had spent not much more than two years in the city. Elected in 2004, he took office in January 2005, but by January 2007 was running for president full time, racing around the country scouring for votes.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article