Reverting to the role of Republican foil that made him an unpopular figure for many conservatives, John McCain argued on Friday that historical circumstances should compel his GOP colleagues to work closely with Barack Obama.

“There are not many times in history,” he said, “that a president has come to office with as many challenges as the president-elect does and that’s incumbent then upon all of us to try and do all we can to work with him.”

Appearing on Fox News for one of the few times since losing the election, McCain offered a supportive assessments of the president-elect’s agenda. He acknowledged the need to pass a stimulus, but said he would reserve judgment until he saw the final package.

continued on The Huffington Post

When “60 Minutes” asked Barack Obama if his mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, would move into the White House, Obama said, “Well, I don’t tell my mother-in-law what to do.”

It seems that the 71-year-old Robinson has made her decision: She is moving into the White House, at least for a short time, to help the family – particularly 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha – as they settle into their new home.

“Mrs. Robinson will be coming with the family to help the girls get acclimated, and she will determine in the coming months whether or not she wants to stay in D.C. permanently,” Katie McCormick Lelyveld, spokeswoman for Michelle Obama, told the Associated Press.

During the presidential campaign, as the New York Times notes, Robinson cared for the kids while their parents were on the road, taking them to school and activities, cooking and getting them to sleep on time. The former bank executive secretary retired from her job to pitch in.

continued on CBS News

Cindy Sheehan asked if I could record a 3-minute goodbye message to Bush and Cheney for her radio show, so I wrote down and read the following:

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Goodbye-to-Bush-in-Three-M-by-David-Swanson-090109-593.html

John Bird and John Fortune (in the guise of George Parr) describes the current War on Terror as a war for oil and why America is waging that battle quite well.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/George-Bush-is-a-Genius-by-The-Liberty-Voice-090109-767.html

This is a very constructive flow chart and really hilarious to read.
How to do it and not get it from someone who’s got it and can’t get rid of it. Click on it to enlarge so you can read it. LOL

U.S. Air Force releases flow chart of ‘counter-blog’ reponse plan.»

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/usaf-blogger-flowchart/