December 2, 2009
Day 317
Invoking executive privilege for the official party planner
The White House claims that, because of separation of powers, the social secretary won’t be testifying before Congress — a practice Obama blasted President Bush for.
Gibbs compares reporter to his bratty kid
White Press Secretary Robert Gibbs tells reporter to ‘take a deep breath’ before patronizing her.
Promise of more ‘dwell time’ to troops thrown out the window
Not only did President Obama apparently forget to bless the troops during his Afghanistan speech, the administration is breaking a promise to American soldiers to increase the amount of time they have at home between deployments.