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from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: "Mike Allen's Politico Playbook" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 08:19:11 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Mike Allen's Politico Playbook Daily Update Politico Playbook Digest, January 08, 2009 8:18 am ------------------------------------------------------- 12 days to Inauguration -- Obama plans long, continuing conversation on economy -- will toughen up on bailouts and re-regulate financial sector with 'substantial overhaul' to be unveiled 'fairly soon' By: Mike Allen Thu 08, 2009 08:13 AM EST Birthdays: JOHN PODESTA is 60 today (Hat tip: Jennifer Palmieri) President-elect plans to broach overhaul of entitlements like Social Security and Medicare in February budget -- Tells CNBC's John Harwood: 'I think I'm going to be able to get access to a computer somewhere. It may not be right in the Oval Office. The second thing I'm hoping to do is to see if there's some way that we can arrange for me to continue to have access to a BlackBerry.' Was discouraged from going body-surfing in Hawaii. Blushed at shirtless photo. Obama tells Harwood: 'Wall Street has not worked, our regulatory system has not worked the way it's supposed to. We're going to have to look at this alphabet soup of agencies and figure out how do we get them to work together more effectively.' One top possibility on the Hill: combining the SEC and Commodities Futures Trading Commission. ***Politico's Jim VandeHei: 'There is political and policy logic to the emerging strategy. Obama advisers feel it is imperative to follow massive tax cuts and spending - much of it directed to U.S. businesses - with new restrictions on those who got the country into this mess. They know the public will wonder if it was right to spend close to $1 trillion on the heels of bailing out a slew of companies. Therefore they will respond by clamping down on the biggest culprits - and making it clear the behavior will be curtailed.' ***David Wade is named Sen. Kerry's chief of staff - deets below. NOT DRIVING THAT DAY -- WashPost lead story: 'The U.S. Secret Service and regional transportation officials unveiled a plan yesterday to ban personal vehicles from all Potomac River bridge crossings from Virginia into the District and from interstates 395 and 66 inside the Capital Beltway on Inauguration Day. The plan would also cordon off a large section of downtown Washington from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. to help manage the unprecedented crowds expected.' BUZZ - WashPost's Al Kamen reports the Obama were turned away from Blair House because former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a key Iraq ally, was booked for Jan. 12. Patrick Gavin joins Politico - This Sunday is Wolf Blitzer's last 'Late Edition' - Politico's Michael Calderone reports JOHN KING's successor show will be called STATE OF THE UNION and premieres two days before the inauguration. BREAKING - AP/Jerusalem: 'Lebanese militants fired at least three rockets into Israel early Thursday, threatening to open a new front for the Jewish state as it pushed forward with a bloody offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed nearly 700 people.' AP/Gaza City: 'UN says Israeli forces fire on truck during mission to bring aid to Gaza, killing driver.' Time cover - 'Why Israel Can't Win: The siege of Gaza may punish Hamas, but it won't make Israel safe. Why it is in peril like never before,' by Tim McGirk/Jerusalem: 'A new Administration in Washington has a chance to be both supportive of Israel and honest with it. Over the past three years, many Israelis have told me that President George W. Bush was too good a friend of theirs. He gave Israelis all they wanted but didn't rein them in when they needed it. Israel eventually will have to pull back to the 1967 borders and dismantle many of the settlements on the Palestinian side, no matter how loudly its ultra-religious parties protest. Only then will the Palestinians and the other Arab states agree to a durable peace. It's as simple as that. But for 60 years, in the Holy Land, there has been a yawning gap between what was simple and what could be achieved.'WORTH THE CLICK: Jamal Simmons on 'Clinton-era tips for landing an Obama job.' DRIVING CABLE'S DAY - AP: 'More than 30,000 people are told to leave their flood-endangered homes in western Washington as rain lashes much of the state, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides and high water that could reach record levels.' Good morning. DRIVING THE DAY: In his biggest speech since the election, President-elect Obama warns at 11 a.m. Eastern at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., that the economy 'could become dramatically worse' and the nation could face unemployment above 10 percent without bipartisan support for his plan to 'save or create at least three million jobs over the next few years.' Obama uses his signature word 'change' twice in the 960 words of excerpts provided to reporters ahead of the speech. 'It is time to set a new course for this economy, and that change must begin now,' Obama say in remarks released from a major speech on the economy he is delivering this morning at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. (Full excerpts at bottom of Playbook) The speech is the most dramatic, sobering element so far in what aides promise will be a long and continuing conversation between Obama and the nation about the dire state of the economy and the necessary solutions. Coming 12 days before his inauguration, the speech is designed to put pressure on Congress to act within weeks on complex legislation that normally would take months of debate and hearings. In comments aimed at leveling with Americans that the worst is yet to come, Obama says: '[O]nly government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe. Only government can break the vicious cycles that are crippling our economy.' The president-elect I acknowledges 'that some might be skeptical of this plan,' but promises not to 'just throw money at our problems,' but instead 'invest in what works.' Obama also says his 'American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan' is only the starting point for his plan to restore e economic stability. He also talks of 'a sweeping effort to address the foreclosure crisis so that we can keep responsible families in their homes.' Obama signals that he WILL TOUGHEN UP ON BAILOUTS, saying he wants to prevent 'the catastrophic failure of financial institutions whose collapse could endanger the entire economy, but only with maximum protections for taxpayers and a clear understanding that government support for any company is an extraordinary action that must come with significant restrictions on the firms that receive support.' NEWS RELEASE FROM THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS: 'President-Elect Barack Obama has invited a delegation of U.S. Mayors led by Miami Mayor and U.S. Conference of Mayors President Manny Diaz to join him on Thursday at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., for a major announcement on his economic stimulus plan for America. ... The mayors will attend a briefing with the President-elect in advance of his speech at George Mason University and will be available for one-on-one interviews immediately following President-Elect Obama's remarks.' EXCLUSIVE - Shortly after the speech (at 12:15 p.m. to 12:30 p.m., after they've actually reviewed the remarks), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) are likely to appear jointly, per an aide: 'The point of the presser would be to talk about how there is agreement on the need to act on the economy; to agree with the president-elect on the need to keep unnecessary spending out of the bill and to keep tax relief in (in the face of recent reporting that Dems in Congress may change the tax relief and will grow the size of the bill); and to talk about GOP proposals to grow the economy and create good jobs. Also, note that he's going to have a group of mayors with him. I don't know that the mayors, given all the bridge-to-nowhere-type projects in the [U.S. Conference of Mayors] list, are the best backdrop for the speech. It just screams earmarks-even though he says there won't be any in the bill; it reminds people of all the mob museums, water slides and tennis courts that the mayors have called for.' AP White House Correspondent Jennifer Loven: 'It was the fourth day in a row that Obama has made a pitch for a huge infusion of taxpayer dollars to revive the sinking economy. His events have increasingly taken on the trappings and air of the presidency, with the speech - coming a full 12 days before he takes over at the White House - a particularly showy move. Presidents-elects typically stick to naming administration appointments and otherwise staying in the background during the transition period between Election Day and Inauguration Day, but Obama has clearly made the calculation that a nation anxious about its economic outlook and eager to bid farewell to the current president, George W. Bush, needs to hear from him differently and more frequently.' Politico's David Rogers, 'Obama, Dems face hard sell on stimulus': '[P]ublic opinion still appears divided on the issue, and the Congressional Budget Office warned Wednesday that the government is already facing a $1.2 trillion deficit in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30. ... FDR did not take power until March 1933, more than three years after the Great Crash of 1929. ... Obama comes to power sooner after the downturn, and also after a period of extraordinary intervention already by Treasury and the Federal Reserve. ... Even with the proposed stimulus, unemployment seems certain to rise in 2009, and after the experience with the financial markets rescue effort this past fall, Democrats say it is harder to convince voters that they would be worse off if Washington had stayed on the sidelines and let more banks go under. ... 'Thursday's speech will be a test for Obama, then. All week, he has tried to calibrate his remarks, promising to provide greater transparency on where the money will go and also to avoid the parochial spending earmarks that have become such an issue in Congress. In the same vein, Obama promised Wednesday that reforming major government benefit programs such as Medicare would be a 'central part' of his efforts to control spending. 'We expect that discussion around entitlements will be a central part of those plans,' he told reporters. 'And I expect that by February, in line with the announcement of at least a rough budget outline, we will have more to say about how we're going to approach entitlement spending. THE PRESIDENT-ELECT TALKS TO CNBC'S JOHN HARWOOD ABOUT BLACKBERRY, HIS PECS AND THE CLIPS: HARWOOD: Speaking of trying to avoid the dangers of the bubble, you still got one of these in your pocket? OBAMA: You know, I actually took it out as a consequence of this interview, but I'm still clinging to my BlackBerry. They're going to pry it out of my hands. ... HARWOOD: As of this moment, you still have your BlackBerry. OBAMA: As of this moment, I still do. This is a concern, I should add, not just of Secret Service, but also lawyers. You know, this town's full of lawyers. I don't know if you've noticed...and they have a lot opinions. And so I'm still in a scuffle around that, but it--look, it's the hardest thing about being president. How do you stay in touch with the flow of everyday life? You know, when we were on vacation in Hawaii, I was greatly discouraged from going body surfing. Going to get shave ice was a major ordeal. And you know... HARWOOD: Well, were you told not to walk outside without your shirt on? OBAMA: Well, the--I learned of that after the first day. But I think that... HARWOOD: Was that--was that an embarrassment to you? Or do you care? You got a lot of commentary about that. OBAMA: You know, it was--it was silly, but, you know, silliness goes with this job. HARWOOD: You got some flattery for that. OBAMA: Well, you know, the--my wife was tickled by me blushing. Anyway, what point was I making here, John? We got sidetracked by the... HARWOOD: You were saying that it looks like you're going to maybe tussle to keep your BlackBerry. OBAMA: I don't know that I'll win, but I'm still--I'm still fighting it. And--but here's the point I was making, I guess, is that it's not just the flow of information. I mean, I can get somebody to print out clips for me, and I can read newspapers. What it has to do with is having mechanisms where you are interacting with people who are outside of the White House in a meaningful way. And I've got to look for every opportunity to do that--ways that aren't scripted, ways that aren't controlled, ways where, you know, people aren't just complimenting you or standing up when you enter into a room, ways of staying grounded. And if I can manage that over the next four years, I think that will help me serve the American people better because I'm going to be hearing their voices. They're not going to be muffled as a consequence of me being in the White House. ALSO DRIVING THE CONVERSATION: --TOP TALKER - N.Y. Times 'Thursday Styles' front, 'U.S. Fashion's One-Woman Bailout? In Michelle Obama's approach to dressing, a faltering industry sees hope': 'With flashcard clarity, she signaled an interest both in looking stylish and also in advancing the cause of American fashion and those who design and make it. She wore off-the-rack stuff from J. Crew and, at times controversially, designs by fashion darlings like Isabel Toledo, Thakoon Panichgul and Narciso Rodriguez. She brought to the campaign a sophisticated approach to high-low dressing, a determination to adapt designers' work to suit herself - adding jewelry or sweaters or wearing flat shoes with sheaths or even altering dressmaking details - as well as a forthright conviction that it is the woman who should wear the clothes and not the other way around.' --N.Y. Times' Peter Baker says that in lieu of the Fran Townsend homeland-security job in the White House, Obama plans a 'deputy national security adviser ... charged with overseeing the effort to guard against terrorism and to respond to natural disasters. Democrats close to the transition said Mr. Obama's choice for that job was John O. Brennan, a longtime C.I.A. veteran who was the front-runner to head the spy agency until withdrawing in November amid criticism of his views on interrogation and detention policies. His appointment would not require Senate confirmation.' --ABC's 'This Week' - preview from George Stephanopoulos: 'Join me this Sunday morning for our exclusive interview with President-elect Barack Obama -- his first Sunday morning interview since coming to Washington, D.C. Our exclusive one-on-one with the president-elect kicks off our series on the economy. I sit down with Obama just as Congress is on the verge of introducing the economic stimulus package. We'll cover all the big issues facing Obama in his first hundred days. We'll also find out how his family is settling into life in Washington.' --'Fox News Sunday': BOTH Presidents Bush speak to Brit Hume in an exclusive interview. -- WashPost A1, 'With More Oversight Possible Under Obama, Drug Industry Works to Polish Its Image,' by Ceci Connolly: 'The pharmaceutical industry, confronting sluggish growth, low prestige and the prospect of more-aggressive government oversight, is moving on several fronts to burnish its image and align itself rhetorically with the health reform goals of President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress.' --DAVID WADE, the heart and soul of Red Sox Nation, BECOMES CHIEF 0F STAFF to SENATOR JOHN KERRY (D-MASS.), who said: 'From a very young age, David has built a great reputation on Capitol Hill, in Democratic politics, and among the reporters he counts as his friends and colleagues. He's simply one of the best. He could've served anywhere in public service but he chose my office and the United States Senate. I like his loyalty, and I love the way he fights. He's one of my most trusted advisors and one of my best friends. I have been fortunate to have him on my team for twelve years and I'm extremely lucky to have him at the helm now.' WADE BIO: 'Wade first came to work for Sen. Kerry as a Speechwriter in 1997 after his graduation from Brown University where he majored in Political Science. He went on to serve Kerry in the Senate as Communications Director before traveling the country on Kerry's presidential campaign as National Press Secretary. TIME magazine described him as having 'logged more miles with the candidate than any other adviser.' After a stint as Kerry's Deputy Chief of Staff, Wade was tapped as Press Secretary for the 2008 Democratic vice-presidential nominee, working first at Obama for America headquarters in Chicago and then traveling the country with Senator Joe Biden. A Connecticut native and son of a public school teacher, Wade was named a 1996 Harry S Truman Scholar, and first broke into politics as a Member of the D.N.C. Executive Committee, National President of the College Democrats of America, and speaker at the 1996 Democratic National Convention.' (Hat tip: Whitney Smith) --PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA had 30 minutes with President Bush ahead of the 90-minute lunch of the five living presidents. Dana Perino's readout: 'President Bush was delighted to have the former presidents and President-elect Obama to the White House today for a historic lunch in the Private Dining Room just off of the Oval Office. Each of them expressed their desire for President-elect Obama to have a very successful presidency. During the lunch, they had a wide-ranging discussion on many different issues facing the United States, and they all look forward to remaining in contact in the future.' --WHOSE IDEA WAS THE LUNCH? One Rahm Emanuel. --WSJ A1 - 'Democrats Retreat on Burris: President-elect, Senators Signal They're Ready to Seat Appointee.' --SPOTTED: Katie Couric, who had a better year than just about anybody except Barack Obama, celebrating her birthday with NEWSROOM CUPCAKES with 'CBS Evening News' executive producer Rick Kaplan and their team. Later, she had BBQ dinner with her girls. (Hat tip: Leigh Farris). --ALSO SPOTTED -- Tough economy? Senators Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and John Ensign (R-Nev.) getting their dive-Mexican fix at separate tables in La Lomita Dos on Pennsylvania Avenue last night. (Hat tip: Politico's Carol Lee) --PATRICK GAVIN TO POLITICO - John Harris and Jim VandeHei write the staff: 'We have finally found a way to stop all those leaks to Patrick Gavin over at FishbowlDC -- we're bringing him to Politico. Gavin, of course, needs no introduction for most Politicos because you already know him, hang out with him, bump into him at parties or read his media and gossip scoops at Fishbowl or the Examiner. ... He will be doing most of his work with a video camera, turning it on this city's most influential and famous politicos. He will hit the big parties, the green rooms and Capitol Hill for a mix of fun and serious looks at the people who matter most in politics and media. He will continue to do some writing, too. Gavin is a smart, entrepreneurial guy who has made himself essential reading to all of us. We are eager to watch him work his magic at Politico. This memo will be leaked to Fishbowl, and we will have no idea how it appeared there. VandeHarris.' --'URBAN LEGEND' -- MARK KNOLLER of CBS NEWS has a farewell interview with Vice President Cheney: 'Nearing the end of eight years as Vice President, Dick Cheney bluntly dismissed the frequent suggestion that he was the one calling the shots in the White House. 'It's an urban legend,' he said. 'It never happened.' In a radio interview with CBS News, Cheney decried reports to the contrary, viewing them as the biggest misimpression about his relationship with President Bush. 'This whole notion that somehow I exceeded my authority here, was usurping his authority, was simply not true.' Cheney said 'there was never any question about who was in charge: it was George Bush and that's how we operated.' Asked what the biggest misimpression people have about him, Cheney cracked a smile. 'I'm actually a warm, lovable sort,' he said with tongue in cheek - before conceding he'd have to give that question some additional thought.' Audio here. --NEW BABY - Drew Nannis, AARP's media relations director, became a daddy this morning. His wife, Veronica Nannis, is an attorney at Joseph, Greenwald & Laake. The two were college sweethearts at George Washington University. Here's his note: 'At 9:40 am this morning (1/7/09) we are delighted to welcome Madeleine J. Nannis into our lives. Baby and mom are doing very well. Madeleine is a 5lb 11.5oz - 19inch bundle of joy. To be clear, her middle initial is just that, an initial - but it is in loving memory of my great uncle Jack. We are sure that his kindness, love and, most of all, humor, is instilled in Madeleine. Much love, Andrew, Veronica and Madeleine.' (Hat tip: Politico's Chris Frates) IN THE STATES - L.A. Times A1: 'Schwarzenegger proposes 5 fewer school days: Faced with a massive budget deficit, the governor wants to stop state funding for a week of classes. Educators criticize the plan as most harmful to poor students.' BUSINESS BURST - AFP/London: 'The Bank of England on Thursday said it had cut its key lending rate by half a percentage point to an all-time low of 1.5 percent, as Britain grapples with a deepening economic slowdown.' SPORTS BLINK - USA Today cover story: 'BCS national title game - No. 1 Oklahoma [Sooners] vs. Nov. 2 Florida [Gators]-- 8 p.m. ET today, Fox - Heisman winners: Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford and Florida's Tim Tebow -- Tonight, 2 models for victory: It's Bradford's polish again Tebow's grit for championship.' SHERIDAN'S LINE: FLORIDA BY 5 --(Salt Lake City) Deseret News: 'BCS game and Utah fever: The Utes await the AP vote for champion as Florida and Oklahoma battle tonight; Utah's Kyle Whittingham is no longer in Urban Meyer's shadow.' HERE ARE THE SPEECH EXCERPTS RELEASED BY THE TRANSITION: I don't believe it's too late to change course, but it will be if we don't take dramatic action as soon as possible. If nothing is done, this recession could linger for years. The unemployment rate could reach double digits. Our economy could fall $1 trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into more than $12,000 in lost income for a family of four. We could lose a generation of potential and promise, as more young Americans are forced to forgo dreams of college or the chance to train for the jobs of the future. And our nation could lose the competitive edge that has served as a foundation for our strength and standing in the world. In short, a bad situation could become dramatically worse. *** There is no doubt that the cost of this plan will be considerable. It will certainly add to the budget deficit in the short-term. But equally certain are the consequences of doing too little or nothing at all, for that will lead to an even greater deficit of jobs, incomes, and confidence in our economy. It is true that we cannot depend on government alone to create jobs or long-term growth, but at this particular moment, only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe. Only government can break the vicious cycles that are crippling our economy - where a lack of spending leads to lost jobs which leads to even less spending; where an inability to lend and borrow stops growth and leads to even less credit. That is why we need to act boldly and act now to reverse these cycles. That's why we need to put money in the pockets of the American people, create new jobs, and invest in our future. That's why we need to re-start the flow of credit and restore the rules of the road that will ensure a crisis like this never happens again. That work begins with this plan - a plan I am confident will save or create at least three million jobs over the next few years. It is not just another public works program. It's a plan that recognizes both the paradox and the promise of this moment - the fact that there are millions of Americans trying to find work, even as, all around the country, there is so much work to be done. That's why we'll invest in priorities like energy and education; health care and a new infrastructure that are necessary to keep us strong and competitive in the 21st century. That's why the overwhelming majority of the jobs created will be in the private sector, while our plan will save the public sector jobs of teachers, cops, firefighters and others who provide vital services. *** I understand that some might be skeptical of this plan. Our government has already spent a good deal of money, but we haven't yet seen that translate into more jobs or higher incomes or renewed confidence in our economy. That's why the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan won't just throw money at our problems - we'll invest in what works. The true test of the policies we'll pursue won't be whether they're Democratic or Republican ideas, but whether they create jobs, grow our economy, and put the American Dream within reach of the American people. Instead of politicians doling out money behind a veil of secrecy, decisions about where we invest will be made transparently, and informed by independent experts wherever possible. Every American will be able to hold Washington accountable for these decisions by going online to see how and where their tax dollars are being spent. And as I announced yesterday, we will launch an unprecedented effort to eliminate unwise and unnecessary spending that has never been more unaffordable for our nation and our children's future than it is right now. *** Now, this recovery plan alone will not solve all the problems that led us into this crisis. We must also work with the same sense of urgency to stabilize and repair the financial system we all depend on. That means using our full arsenal of tools to get credit flowing again to families and business, while restoring confidence in our markets. It means launching a sweeping effort to address the foreclosure crisis so that we can keep responsible families in their homes. It means preventing the catastrophic failure of financial institutions whose collapse could endanger the entire economy, but only with maximum protections for taxpayers and a clear understanding that government support for any company is an extraordinary action that must come with significant restrictions on the firms that receive support. And it means reforming a weak and outdated regulatory system so that we can better withstand financial shocks and better protect consumers, investors, and businesses from the reckless greed and risk-taking that must never endanger our prosperity again. No longer can we allow Wall Street wrongdoers to slip through regulatory cracks. No longer can we allow special interests to put their thumbs on the economic scales. No longer can we allow the unscrupulous lending and borrowing that leads only to destructive cycles of bubble and bust. It is time to set a new course for this economy, and that change must begin now. We should have an open and honest discussion about this recovery plan in the days ahead, but I urge Congress to move as quickly as possible on behalf of the American people. For every day we wait or point fingers or drag our feet, more Americans will lose their jobs. More families will lose their savings. More dreams will be deferred and denied. 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