Archive for January 23rd, 2008

23 Jan, 2008

The Vice President Visits My Office

Posted by: Rob Bluey In: Capitol Hill| On the Job| Politics

The Heritage Foundation hosted Vice President Cheney today for a speech on FISA, the intelligence-gathering law that awaits congressional action before Feb. 1. The speech itself got mixed reviews, but topic couldn’t be more important to the debate on the war on terror. With Democrats threatening to delay action, Cheney sought to put pressure on [...]

23 Jan, 2008

Surviving Success in Washington and Beyond

Posted by: Rob Bluey In: Business| On the Job

Seduced by Success

Originally uploaded by Rob Bluey

I had the good fortune of eating dinner with Bob Herbold last night. The former COO of Microsoft and senior VP for marketing at Procter & Gamble was in town for Heritage’s all-staff meeting, where he delivered a lunchtime [...]

23 Jan, 2008

Upstate New York Is Feeling Blue

Posted by: Rob Bluey In: Politics

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Congressional District 25 - New York, originally uploaded by Rob Bluey.

Three congressional districts in Upstate New York switched from red to blue in 2006. You can add another to the list for 2008.
Rep. Jim Walsh [...]

23 Jan, 2008

links for 2008-01-23

Posted by: Rob Bluey In: On My Radar

Abandon Mideast peace push - John Bolton, New York Daily News
President Bush’s just-concluded Middle East trip has sparked hope in several key areas, particularly confronting Iran’s bad behavior and making progress in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Tax cuts are the best stimulus - Editorial, Washington Examiner
If somebody grabbed your wallet and then handed you back [...]


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After the day I've had, I need a three-day weekend. No, it wasn't the two presentations. (They were great.) It's the @Heritage '09 budget.

Wednesday 17:33

Just saw two eagles flying around the U.S. Capitol, then swoop down on Independence Ave. and go at it. Crazy.

Wednesday 17:33

I'm at Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington (1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202, USA) - http://bkite.com/01NQt

Wednesday 17:33

Giving two presentations today. First one is at #afp08 training workshop, then with @ewerickson and Amanda Carpenter for GOP press peeps.

Wednesday 17:33

For those of you who watched Gen. David Petraeus speak @Heritage yesterday, we now have his PowerPoint available: http://is.gd/3MBC

Wednesday 17:33

I remember when Green Line riders accused Metro of racial bias. Not anymore. Two green trains for every one yellow is the norm.

Wednesday 17:33