WASHINGTON — President Obama says he won’t consider speeding up the troop pullout from Iraq even though security has improved and violence has decreased. (more…) For the record, Obama did leave the door open for a change in policy for Iraq back in July ’08 during the campaign. From the msnbc.com article. “I have said […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With all due respect Mr. President, you have gone mad! I call to have these individuals released on your street if you think I’m being too harsh. President Barack Obama’s intelligence chief confirmed Thursday that some Guantanamo inmates may be released on US soil and receive assistance to return to society. “If we are to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“My view is we got to do it our way; we did our best. We did some things well, some things not so well. Now, they get their chance. And I agree with the president. We owe them our loyalty and our silence while they do it. Because I know what it’s like to have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From: The New Republic Then there is the bailout plan itself. On the basis of Geithner’s statements and recent leaks, it appears to be an alternative to temporary nationalization or receivership–somewhat similar to the original plan put forward last fall by Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Instead of the government taking over insolvent banks, replacing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back when Hugo Chavez called Prez. Bush a “devil”, much of the left in this county not only excused this insult, but actually agreed with him to a measure. I wonder will they also excuse ol’ Chavez now over this? VENEZUELA’S President Hugo Chavez said today his US counterpart Barack Obama was at best an […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kato Mivule, author of the blog yesumulungi.com (great blog, btw) wrote a piece last year calling out Christians who criticize President Obama. Here is an excerpt: “There is no reason as a Christian to spew hate, bitterness, disrespect, and rebellion against Obama and his government. If you do so, the Bible says you are in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thx Sean for reminding me about this. From LA Times Barack Obama was elected commander in chief promising to run the most transparent presidential administration in American history. This achievement and the overall promise of his historic administration caused the National Newspaper Publishers Assn. to name him “Newsmaker of the Year.” The president is to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maria Shriver says the reaction to Obama’s joke shows there is still more work to do. She says laughing at such comments “hurts millions of people throughout the world.” I strongly doubt that millions of special needs individuals not only knew about Obama’s flub, but could care less. But again, who am I to speak […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From jump on this site, I have been making the case over and over and over again that rushed bailouts and various forms of stimuli of any kind is a bad idea. When Bush did it, it was a bad idea. When Obama continued the panic, I also said it was a bad idea. What […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This next article was posted back last month in Advertising Age. The Davie Brown Index is an independently conducted survey that brand marketers and advertising agencies use to determine a celebrity’s ability to influence consumer brand affinities and affect purchasing decisions. Barack Obama has knocked Tom Hanks out of the No. 1 spot. Not only […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A: Even with a black man in the White House, there is a divide, there’s a disconnect in this country between the promise of America and the possibility in America for everyday people. How do we advance toward making America a nation as good as its promise by shrinking this gap between the promise and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Obama Signs Law Banning Federal Embryo Research Two Days After Signing Executive Order to OK It cnsnews.com (CNSNews.com) – On Wednesday, only two days after he lifted President Bush’s executive order banning federal funding of stem cell research that requires the destruction of human embryos, President Barack Obama signed a law that explicilty bans federal […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The system is broken. We can no longer accept a process that doles out earmarks based on a member of Congress’ seniority, rather than the merit of the project. We can no longer accept an earmarks process that has become so complicated to navigate that a municipality or non-profit group has to hire high-priced D.C. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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