Category Archives: POTUS Says

by Joshua H. Liberatore Wednesday’s news conference faced POTUS off with a very feisty press, whose members are apparently fatigued of the wide apprehension that he cradles the adoring media in the palm of his hand. All manner of aggressive … Continue reading →

by Joshua H. Liberatore As we prepared for POTUS’s reception in the Middle East this week, I for one found it salutary to take a good square look at where we’ve come from. When our former POTUS spoke about language training … Continue reading →

by Joshua H. Liberatore Not famous to date for losing his cool, our POTUS nevertheless knows how to bring the hammer once in a while, when the occasion permits it. And when his motorcade landed him at the National Archives … Continue reading →

by Joshua H. Liberatore POTUS’s first of what will surely be many commencement addresses during his tenure did not come without controversy and plenty of media disgorgement, but he took both opportunities to embrace the hard path that we’ve come … Continue reading →

by Joshua H. Liberatore One of POTUS’s more informal tasks is to provide ad hoc encouragement and motivational support to Us the People. In town hall meetings and other rowdy settings, POTUS often strikes a hortatory tone befitting his community … Continue reading →

by Joshua H. Liberatore In full recognition of the heaping pile of crises or near-crises on his plate, POTUS has been articulating his philosophy of necessary strife with great clarity of late. In his remarks to employees of the Central … Continue reading →

by Joshua H. Liberatore After eight years of the Bush dyslexicon, which introduced such howlers as “strategery” and “misunderestimate” into the public record, our new POTUS has quietly made his own linguistic imprint, though perhaps with less popular acclaim. In … Continue reading →

by Joshua H. Liberatore Whether it’s due to his relative youth or the frequent campaign-trail comparisons to John F. Kennedy, POTUS fancies himself a harbinger of the future. Not that we’re complaining. By most accounts anyway, science seems to have … Continue reading →

by Joshua H. Liberatore After his obligatory visit to Europe, bastion of traditional alliances and site of important G-20, NATO, and European Council summit meetings, POTUS made a short but significant sweep through Turkey and Iraq. These visits capitalized on … Continue reading →

by Joshua H. Liberatore A whirlwind eight-day, six-nation trip overseas gave POTUS a chance to reintroduce himself on the world stage, galvanize key strategic relationships, and engage in some delicate negotiations in the post-Bush era of foreign policy, après le … Continue reading →