Articles tagged with: Obama administration
Afghans Want to Burn Americans, Not Qurans
The people of Afghanistan have been rioting in the streets, screaming anti-U.S. slogans , and killing American citizens ever since the unfortunate “Quran-burning incident” by the U.S. military on February 24th. This two-week long binge of violent behavior and hatred toward America has been largely fueled by top officials within the Karzai regime and the powerful Council of Muslim Scholars. …
Rick Perry; Bad for America and Bad for You
The Republicans are scheduled to hold another debate this coming Thursday, and there a little doubt that the issue of Social Security will again be a hot topic. Who would have ever thought that any Americans, even the ultra right-wing conservatives , could stoop so low as to question the continuing existence of a federal program so vital to the …
Don’t Cry Over NASA
Fifty years ago John F. Kennedy called for a New Frontier in space exploration. President Obama has closed that program with his 2011 budget. It’s about time. What more is there to learn? Some scientists would argue that there is plenty to learn, I am sure. My answer to them is let the private sector do it. Bring on the …
Duck and Cover Redux?
The administration is saying in these documents that “a nuclear attack is more survivable if you immediately shield yourself from radiation that follows a blast.” They suggest that staying in your car or hunkering down in your basement would reduce the casualties by 50 percent. They want to eliminate a natural instinct to “run from danger, potentially exposing themselves to fatal doses of radiation.”
Goolsbee : Perhaps a Voice in the Wilderness?
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The biggest issue, by far, this election year is unemployment across America. After-all, it is employment that drives consumer spending, and consumer spending (primarily) that drives the economy. As the economists have told us time and time again, there cannot be a “healthy” economic recovery without a significant reduction in unemployment. Of course, both sides of the political …
Make Way Herbert Hoover : The Republicans Are Coming
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Former President, George H. W. Bush, learned the hard way that the old mantra “It’s the economy, stupid!” was political truth. It was primarily due to problems in the economy that Bush ended up losing an almost insurmountable lead over Bill Clinton in a period of a few short months before the election. In …
Stop "Fence Sitting" Over Jewish Settlements
Among the dozens of sovereign nations in the Middle East, one has to look far and wide to find a country that is friendly to the United States. Actually, the animosity toward America actually began over seventy years ago. Carved up by the League of Nations from the remains of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the nations …
No More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan
Once again, a line seems to be drawn in the sand between Congressional Democrats and Republicans. This time the issue is what to do about U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, and when to do it. Things were certainly not made any better by former Vice-President Cheney’s accusation that Obama was “dithering” in making a decision. To their credit, Republican leaders Orrin Hatch …
