Report: Obama Aides Pondering Tea Party Attack

White House advisers are flirting with a campaign aimed at linking the tea party movement with the Republican establishment, according to a story Monday in the New York Times.

The campaign would reportedly seek to capitalize on concerns that the handful of tea party candidates who have won their party’s primaries are out of step with mainstream voters.

The White House has denied giving such a move consideration. Politico reports that an administration official decried the piece as “100 percent inaccurate.”

The Times story comes the week after controversial tea party favorite Christine O’Donnell beat moderate Mike Castle in Delaware’s Republican primary. The unlikely win was widely trumpeted as the death knell for a Republican comeback in the Senate.

Obama Will Speak At Pentagon To Mark 9/11 Anniversary

The White House announced this morning that President Barack Obama will make remarks and participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon this Saturday to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The events will begin at 9:30 am…

White House Responding To All Requests From Pakistan

White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton talked about the U.S. response to Pakistan’s humanitarian crisis Thursday.

“This catastrophe is one that’s on a human scale and widespread, and the United States is doing everything that it can to help the country of Pakistan.  We’ve given them tens of millions of dollars in aid.  U.S. helicopters and C130s are there delivering hundreds of thousands of pounds of food and medical supplies,” Burton told reporters aboard Air Force One.

The White House says that they are responding to all the requests that come in from the Pakistani government. 

“Our relationship with Pakistan is one that’s more than just about fighting armed extremists and we’re hoping to help them where we can.”

Zients Will Be Acting OMB Chief

Jeffrey Zients, currently deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), will be acting director for a few weeks while the nominee for the position, Jack Lew awaits confirmation.  The position was formerly held by Peter Orszag, whose last day as Director is today…

- Philip Bunnell