Articles tagged with: Barack Obama
McConnell Blocks “Student Loan Bill” & Blames Obama
It should come as no surprise that the highly dysfunctional U.S. Senate was unable to reach a compromise on the so-called “Student Loan Bill”. Although most lawmakers in both parties agree that extending the low 3.4% rate on federally subsided Stafford Loans would be a good thing, the disagreement comes on how the $6.0 billion cost would be funded. As …
Europeans Reject “Republican-Style” Austerity
In the recent presidential elections in France the voters sent a very clear signal to the French government, to the other European members of the EU, and to a lesser extent, the rest of the industrialized world. The message was that the French people would no longer tolerate sharp budget cuts and economic austerity as a response to the budget …
Speaker Boehner: Incompetence on Steroids
With the possible exception of Newt Gingrich, John Boehner just may be the most ineffective Speaker of the House that America has ever seen. Not only has Boehner failed miserably in bringing the various elements of his own Republican Party together, but has become a pariah to the Democrats for his refusal to even consider many of President Obama’s legislative …
Job Growth Will Propel Obama To A Second Term
The Republicans have spent the last year or so wrangling with each other in an attempt to get across to the voters their own particular brand of conservatism. Likewise, the Democrats have spent the last year or so responding to the GOP‘s trumped-up charges of mismanagement, and have attempted to brand the Republicans as extremists who out to destroy the …
Gingrich Calls America Dysfunctional
On Wednesday Newt Gingrich spoke at a press conference at Georgetown University. During his first public appearance since announcing he had dramatically cut back on his presidential campaign, Newt hammered away at the usual themes of how Obama is ruining the country, how the news media is out to get him, and how his Republican opponents have corrupted his “big …
The Reverend Santorum’s Truth Impairment
It seems as if Rick Santorum‘s reputation for being autocratic and humorless is really starting to show itself on the campaign trail. In fact, the Reverend Rick has even begun using salty language toward the mainstream media, whom he perceives as liberal, self-serving and controlled by evil, lying pundits. These days, Santorum is pushing forward with a one-man crusade to …
Tea Party Bravado Results in Mitt Romney
Many Americans who have watched the drama of the Republican presidential primaries unfold have been astounded by the total lack of enthusiasm among the electorate. Simply stated, the prospect of Mitt Romney becoming the inevitable nominee has left the majority of Republicans disgusted and disenfranchised. Many of the GOP faithful feel that Romney has been foisted on them by the …
GOP Leadership Seething over Good Economic Data
It’s beginning to look like the year 2012 is going to be a solid year for economic recovery in the United States. Today, the much-awaited “retail sales” numbers were released by the Commerce Department, which showed a decent gain over the prior period. This follows other good news concerning housing starts, manufacturing activity, consumer confidence and employment. When combined with …
McCain Beats The Drums of War (Again)
The Congressional hawks are once again calling for the United States to take military actions against another country. This time the target of U.S. aggression is Syria, although Iran is not far behind. As could be expected, it’s Senator John McCain that is leading the chorus of Republican voices who see military force as a solution to every conflict that …
Super-Tuesday: Romney’s Armageddon
The contentious race for the Republican Party’s presidential nominee was far from being resolved by last night’s primary elections in Arizona and Michigan. The razor thin win by Romney in his home state of Michigan clearly indicates that the ultra-conservative, Tea Party wing is not yet willing to give up hopes that one of their own (i.e. Rick Santorum) will …
