Heeeere’s Barack…...Leno

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LOS ANGELES – When he was a candidate for president, Barack Obama’s advisers often cautioned him not to be too wonky when he went on television talk shows. He was having none of that on Thursday, when he appeared as the sole guest on “The Tonight Show,” with Jay Leno.

The president joked that it was mere coincidence that his Final Four picks were all from swing states, and revealed he has been working on his bowling in the White House, recently rolling a 129. But most of the discussion was devoted – perhaps for the first time in the show’s history – to in-depth discussions of tax policy, as well as macroeconomics and finance. And there was a reassurance from the president that the American people “should have complete confidence in the banks,” and should not be putting their money “in their mattresses.“

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/heeeeres-barack/?hp

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