He loves that blue. Isn’t he going on vacation soon jesus? Here is his speech this week. Thank you Barack Obama for this blog content talking to the American people!

Obama Announces HUD Secretary, Discusses Financial Crisis Barack Obama used his Presidential YouTube Address today to announce the appoint of New York City housing commissioner Shaun Donovan to be his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and to discuss the importance of housing issues in solving the financial crisis:"He knows that we can put the dream of owning a home within reach for more families, so long as we're making loans in the right way, and so long as those who buy a home are prepared for the responsibilities of homeownership," Obama says.No Obama Or Biden Events Today Barack Obama is in Chicago today, while Joe Biden is in Delaware. There are no public events scheduled for today.Trib: Rahm Spoke With Blago The Chicago Tribune reports that Rahm Emanuel did have discussions with Rod Blagojevich about Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, giving Blago a list of candidates that were considered to be acceptable appointees. "The revelation does not suggest Obama's new gatekeeper was involved in any talk of dealmaking involving the seat," the Trib is careful to point out. "But it does help fill in the gaps surrounding a question that Obama was unable or unwilling to answer this week: Did anyone on his staff have contact with Blagojevich about his choice for the Senate seat?"Report: Blago Could Announce Plans As Soon As Monday The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Rod Blagojevich could decide as early as Monday whether he should resign. "He was blindsided by this," a source told the Sun-Times. "He needs some time to digest what's going on. He's going to make his position clear shortly."Senate Dems Plan Quick Confirmation Hearings Senate Democrats plan to move quickly to confirm Barack Obama's cabinet appointments, once Congress reconvenes on January 6. Most of the appointments should sail through very easily, though there is one sticking point: Senate Republicans have been asking for a delay in the confirmation hearings of Eric Holder for Attorney General.Bayh Forming Senate "Blu...

Obama names Shaun Donovan as his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Source: Changedotgov

In his weekly address, President-elect Barack Obama announced he was selecting the “widely respected housing commissioner for New York City,” Shaun Donovan, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Donovan worked at HUD in the Clinton administration, leading an effort to help make housing affordable for nearly two million Americans. He “has experience in all facets of the affordable housing market, having worked in both the nonprofit and private sectors and in academia as a scholar of housing policy.” In his address, Obama said this appointment signals a new way of approaching the challenge of affordable housing:We need to understand that the old ways of looking at our cities just won’t do. That means promoting cities as the backbone of regional growth by not only solving the problems in our cities, but seizing the opportunities in our growing suburbs, exurbs, and metropolitan areas.Watch it:

In the weekly radio address, the president-elect talked again about the housing crisis, another of the Bush disasters which will soon be on his plate, and named his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: The new HUD Secretary will be Shaun Donovan.