Rise and Shine
The Obama DiaryFour years ago: President Obama looks out the window of Marine One as it lands at the White House, May 22, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza) **** Today: 11:0: VP Biden Gives the Commencement Address at the United States Coast Guard Academy (audio only at WH Live) 1:0 Jay Carney’s press briefing 7:25: President Obama hosts a concert honoring Gershwin Prize winner Carole King **** **** NYT: The bipartisan immigration bill that passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday has many serious hurdles ahead. It is the most serious and worthy attempt to fix immigration in a generation, but it cannot help reflecting the poisoned politics of today, with its heavy tilt toward needless border enforcement and a deficiency in equal rights. In the most moving and wrenching moment in three weeks of committee markup, the committee’s chairman, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, sought to amend the bill to allow gay Americans to sponsor their wives and husbands for green cards. The other Democrats, including Ch


