The Post comes to some conclusions as to why Justice Alito reacted to President Obama’s State of the Union discussion of Citizens United. He objected to the president’s saying the ruling reversed a century of law. I made this obvious observation shortly after the speech.
Category: Executive Branch
White House pushes reform agenda for 2010 and beyond
Norm Eisen’s blog post today spells out what reforms the President intends to pursue in 2010 and ahead, noting a recent fact sheet discussing Citizens United. Mr. Eisen (pictured at right) attended all three Congressional hearings on Citizens United this week.
How Goldman Sachs lobbyist Mark Patterson was hired by the administration
Point of Order has an interesting post about how former Goldman Sachs lobbyist Mark Patterson came to be hired by the Obama administration, notwithstanding his failure to get a waiver from an administration executive order.