Aaron Brethorst(ing)

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Jan 22, 2009
Politics

On Behalf of Messrs Rove and Bush

Via the New York Times, On Plane to Texas, Critiques of the Speech: Mr. Rove, who was on the plane to Texas, wrote in The Wall Street Journal that as his former boss departed Washington, "in a last angry frenzy his critics again distorted his reco...

Jan 20, 2009
Politics

A Final Thought

By the time I wake up in the morning, we’ll have ourselves a new, better, saner, intelligent and more just President. Whew.

Jan 20, 2009
Politics

Whitehouse.gov

The new White House website abandons Expression Engine—previously used for BarackObama.com—for ASP.NET. Interesting, didn’t see that coming.

Jan 14, 2009
Politics

Ebert

Roger Ebert: I am moved by generosity, empathy, courage, and by the human capacity to hope. During Barack Obama's victory speech on Nov. 4, I felt a powerful, long-sustaining feeling of uplift. No, it was not because of the speech, however powerfu...

Jan 14, 2009
Photography Politics

Official Obama Portrait Released

In your face, Nikon users! Obama’s portrait was shot with the Canon 5D Mark II, with what looks like the 24-105L kit lens (although ‘kit’ seems like such a dirty word for a beautiful lens like that).  It seems that Pete Souza, the official White ...