In essence, the media frenzy over the oil spill, and BP’s reaction to it, has left the President with a “public relations” disaster. Although the real blame should be placed solely on BP, it is Barack Obama who is feeling the heat from frustrated and angry Americans.

It is not too early to let Republicans know that reactionary politics have no place in America today. The myth that conservative candidates will stage a major come-back in the 2010 elections should be exposed for what it is; another desperate attempt by the Republican Party to block the people’s agenda in America.

The further ahead women get, the further behind we are. Whom do we believe and will this actually be a form of health care rationing? It will be fought out on the floor of the Senate, I suppose, but many of those doing battle are men who have no worries about such illnesses, unless they care about the women in their lives.