I just came across a site called LOLbama. Yes, it's what it sounds like -- sometimes with such guest stars as the LOLintons and LOLBush.

Some of the images are quite amusing.

President Obama may nominate a Republican for Commerce secretary. What a wonderful example of rising above political divisions, right?

Maybe not: That Republican is a senator from a state with a Democratic governor. And since there are 58 Democratic senators and one senatorial election yet undecided, replacing an elected Republican with an appointed ( Read more... )

OK, it wasn't bleeped. But the President's reference, in his inaugural address, to facing down fascism and communism, was spoken over on Chinese television by an anchor who seemed eager to cut him off.

Imagine a tall guy with his head in a paper bag claims to be, say, President Obama. How can you tell? (Never mind that if he's got his head in a paper bag, he isn't the President, and don't go looking for his guards -- suppose you're attending a Halloween party at the White House and it just might be him.)

Well, you might look at him from the neck ( Read more... )

This morning, I posted on Facebook that I'd always known this day would come. Shortly thereafter, the professor in the course I'm TA-ing said in lecture that he hadn't thought he'd live to see it. Me, I'd have estimated it for a few elections hence, but I've been confident as far back as I can remember that at some point, within my lifetime if I  ( Read more... )

For Harry Potter fans only.

Hat tip: a_t_rain .

The University has announced that classes will be suspended for a few hours on Tuesday to allow students and faculty to watch the Inauguration on TV. And for those who want to watch it together (or don't have a TV set), the live coverage will be made available at the basketball arena. I'll go--it should be interesting, and fun.

But not as many ( Read more... )

I just got an e-mail from the Obama transition team, in which its co-chair shared the following memo:

MEMORANDUM
From: John Podesta
To: All Obama-Biden Transition Project Staff
Date: December 4, 2008
Re: "Seat at the Table" Transparency Policy -- EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

Overview:
As an extension of the unprecedented ethics guidelines already in place ( Read more... )

I just submitted this on the transition website:

Dear Mr. President-Elect:

If there was one resounding message from the voters this year, in both parties' primaries and in the general election, it was this: We do not want our politics to be dominated by bitter partisanship. In both major parties, the primary voters picked the candidate most likely to ( Read more... )

The Office of the President-Elect has a website: change.gov. It's worth taking a look at. It may even be worth submitting comments to: It asks where you think Mr. Obama should lead us.

It also has a link to the guide to government the GSA prepared for the next administration.

One spooky statement:
Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve ( Read more... )