Team of benchwarmers, part 2
So the president, on the ropes in the polls, is going to take to speak to a joint session of Congress about the most important issue confronting the nation … the economy. So who does the White House offer up to support and elaborate upon and spin his message? Why the White House, of course. ...
So the president, on the ropes in the polls, is going to take to speak to a joint session of Congress about the most important issue confronting the nation ... the economy. So who does the White House offer up to support and elaborate upon and spin his message? Why the White House, of course. Not a cabinet member in sight.
So the president, on the ropes in the polls, is going to take to speak to a joint session of Congress about the most important issue confronting the nation … the economy. So who does the White House offer up to support and elaborate upon and spin his message? Why the White House, of course. Not a cabinet member in sight.
According to Politico’s Mike Allen, the political brain trust around the president can think of no one better to drive their message home than themselves. We will get Bill Daley, Jay Carney, Valerie Jarrett, Dan Pfeiffer, Melody Barnes, and maybe a soupçon of one actual economic policy advisor, albeit one from within the White House, Gene Sperling. The treasury secretary? The labor secretary … given that it is a jobs speech? Whoever is running Commerce (at last check, that would be the acting deputy secretary)? The sub cabinet? Nowhere to be seen.
At this moment of great challenge, it appears the White House is circling the wagons … in a way that is keeping out, failing to utilize and undermining the standing of the rest of its team.
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