White House is Losing Focus; It’s Time to Stop Squabbling with Media and Lead

Looks like the White House found the FoxNews bait irresistible. They are engaging the conservative media through their own snippy blogs, news releases and cleverly staged interviews with key staff. Worst of all, they are throwing the word “liar” around like they are a rogue member of Congress.

Believe it not, I am with Fox on this one. Leadership comes from, well, leading. The White House needs to spend less time wrestling with Glenn Beck and more time doing the job they were elected to do.

The link below is to a TIME piece released today about the White House “engagement” strategy.
Calling ‘Em Out: The White House Takes on the Press
TIME.com, Thursday, October 8, 2009

















Photo: Callie Shell / Aurora for Time










This entry was first published as a Des Moines Register blog entry.