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I think the White House doesn't seem to mind the ongoing jokes on TheOnion.com if they are going to sell a Joe Biden can cooler.

What's your favorite item in the store?

Barack Obama announced his support for a ban on insider trading by Members of Congress.

Click on continue reading for an email from his team asking for help to support this initiative.

The Senate has voted to end this corrupt practice. Will the House Act?

I am asking the candidates for Congress from Ventura County if they support this bill. I will post the replies from the candidates as they come in.

David Pollock was the first to reply:

David Cruz Thayne also quickly replied:

I will post the replies of the other candidates when they answer the question.

Barack Obama signed into law the first part of his jobs bill. This law offers tax credits to employers to hire unemployed veterans.

We honor veterans with words and more importantly our actions. I am glad both parties agreed to this bill. Michelle Obama and Jill Biden have made supporting military families their priority.

Next up: Extending payroll tax cuts for employers and employees. That might be tougher as Republicans have found a tax cut they oppose.

The White House has been answering questions and comments using Twitter from people that want to discuss the debt ceiling. I think it is great that Barack Obama's administration is using a vareity of tools to communicate directly with the American people. But check out what happens when someone sends this message:

"This WH correspondence briefing isn't nearly as entertaining as yesterday's."

In response the White House Rick Rolls them.

I am glad they can keep a sense of humor during the dent ceiling debate. I wonder how Fox news can make it sound ominous.

This youtube video is worth sharing.

Barack Obama did a great job at The White House Correspondents Dinner. I really like him making fun of birthers. His line about Donald Trump now trying to find out where Tupac and Biggie are was hilarious.

I doubt our local Republican activists who continue to insist Barack Obama isn't eligible to be president enjoyed it much.

What did you think of his performance?

I was surprised by this email from the Chair of the California Democratic Party:

Did you hear the news?

Democrats in the House of Representatives soundly rejected the proposed tax cut for billionaires that Republicans in the U.S. Senate had forced on the administration in exchange for extending unemployment benefits for millions of out of work Americans.

The voice vote prevents the proposal from coming to the floor of the House in its current form and will force further negotiation.

Please click here to contact your Congressional representative and thank them for rejecting this unconscionable giveaway to millionaires and billionaires.

Your Democratic representatives are listening but we have to keep up the pressure.

Thank you for all that you do.

Peace and friendship,

John Burton
Chair
California Democratic Party

Party Chair John Burton is helping to organize opposition to a compromise negotiated by the leader of his party. And he is using it as a fundraising opportunity. That is surprising.

Maybe in the next email he will explain how he would get a better deal out of the new House of Representatives.

How strange is it that Dick Cheney keeps slamming Barack Obama for his security polices when it was his administration that released a man that allegedly helped put together the recent attack? Check out this story:

Al Qaeda Leader Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Was Released by U.S.
One of the four leaders allegedly behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit was released by the U.S. from the Guantanamo prison in November 2007, according to American officials and Department of Defense documents.

Obama To Enter Diplomatic Talks With Raging Wildfire

For those of you who were enraged that President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize this video will offer comedic relief. Don't worry progressives, the Republican solution to wildfires at the bottom of the screen should make you laugh. Regardless of your partisan persuasion the video is funny.

Barack Obama showed class by being humble in his acceptance speech. Let's see if he lives up to his words and the promise the Nobel Prize Committee sees in him.

Over at Red State editor Eric Erickson blames affirmative action quotas. Debating the merits of giving President Barack Obama the award is fair game. I was surprised, as I assume many of you were too. But to pull race into the debate in such an inflammatory way is detestable.

Ventura County Star blogger Marie Lakin has already added her opinion to the Nobel Peace Prize story. Go check it out.

Here is the full video that had people comparing the President of the United States to Hitler:

Nathan Sweet of Moorpark posted the comment of the week on Facebook:

Did you watch the speech? I plan to watch it tonight.

UPDATE:

NASCAR made an ad to promote the speech to students. They wouldn't have helped out if they thought it was a partisan speech.