Articles tagged with: Barack Obama
The Minefield of Republican Politics
As political events rapidly unfold across the American landscape and around the world, one thing is becoming crystal clear; this is a perilous time for Republicans who are thinking about running for president in 2012. How things have changed over the last six months, when the Republicans emerged from the mid-term elections with a feeling of euphoria about the resonance …
The Iowa Republican Debacle
It’s only March of 2011, a full eighteen months until the next presidential election, and the Republicans are already falling over themselves to get some attention. The latest chance for candidates to get noticed happened yesterday at the Des Moines Forum, sponsored by the right-wing, King’s Conservative Principles Political Action Committee. The five potential Republican presidential candidates who spoke at …
John Boehner : The Spineless Speaker of The House
On Saturday, the House Republicans managed to push through a bill that would cut around $60 billion of domestic, discretionary spending from the current year’s budget. Driven primarily by the Tea Party zealots, House Speaker John Boehner and Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan caved into accepting an ill-advised piece of legislation that has no chance what-so-ever of making it through …
The Ides of March 4th: A Congressional Showdown
In a mere two weeks from today, on March 4th, the Congressional Republicans have once again threatened to shut down the Federal government, rather than approve a short-term funding measure to keep the government operating. In order to avoid a shutdown, the Democrats and President Obama are being asked to approve new legislation that would reduce spending by approximately $61 …
Fixing Unemployment Comp : Harbinger of Things to Come
During the November, 2010 Congressional elections, aspiring politicians across the country spoke at length about the budget deficit problems at both the federal and state levels of government. In fact, a return to fiscal responsibility was the over-riding theme of most political campaigns. Now that the elections are over and the winners have taken office, it’s time for the American …
Tenuous Situation Remains For Egyptians
Throughout these demonstrations, the people of Egypt have shouted that they want Democracy, an end to human rights violations and an opportunity for growth within their country.
R.I.P : Presidential Election Campaign Fund
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Over thirty-five years ago, back in the 1970′s, Congress approved the establishment of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. The fund grew out of the Watergate-era campaign spending scandal, and was intended to reduce the influence of “special interest” money on Presidential campaigns. The idea was really quite simple; every year American taxpayers would be given the option of …
There’s a New Sheriff in Town
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John Boehner, Mitch McConnell and the rest of the Congressional Republicans have made it crystal clear; no new legislation will be considered until two major, overriding issues are dealt with successfully. The first issue, the one with the highest priority, is extensions to the so-called Bush tax cuts. The second issue, the one with the most dire …
Rush Limbaugh Is a Turkey!
I am reaching out to Limbaugh to disband his demented thought-processing and to look at the world, particularly politics, through a lens of veracity rather than twisted words. While it is true that our country faces many issues, we do not need them to be twisted into Limbaugh land.
Democrats Must Stop Playing Political “Games”
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America’s official unemployment rate hasn’t budged much over the last couple of years from a level of around 9.5%. The plain truth is that the economy has only been growing at a paltry rate of 2% (or less), which is not near enough to make a significant dent in unemployment. Thanks mainly to the Obama Administration …
