Articles tagged with: President
The Reputation and Legacy of Presidents
During its relatively brief, 235 year history, the people of the United States have elected forty-four Presidents, including President Ford (who was not actually elected). Each of these men came into a position of power under very different circumstances. A few modern Presidents, such as Eisenhower, Reagan and Clinton, were fortunate enough to assume the Presidency during times of peace …
The Call Came for a Campaign Contribution. Hah!
So there we were, comfortably seated in our living room last night, watching a film and trying to forget about Standard&Poors dropping the U.S. credit ranking to AA+; trying to forget that we had lost twelve thousand dollars in the market just this past week, and trying to forget that we have so very little say in any of these …
Michael Steele Has Issues
You could not watch this interview between CNN’s John King and RNC Chairman Michael Steele without scratching your head at this Black man who seemingly condones race-baiting, particularly from Newt Gingrich. Is this a man who is playing to the “birthers” or does he have a problem with his own self-image? Perhaps it is a case of transference to President …
The Obama Agenda: Good For America
For some reason, it feels like the the waning few months of the Bush Administration happened ages ago. I remember it well; those were the “not so good old days” when the financial services industry and the American auto industry were crashing and burning. Those were the days when the stock market, along with everyone’s 401-K plans, was losing over …
Obama and The Age of Enlightenment
We must not allow latent racism to put our country into a backward mode. The Age of Enlightenment called upon individuals to freely use their own intelligence. Intellect must surmount prejudicial attitudes toward any given population. “This is our time,” Obama has said and he is correct. This is our moment to move forward and to learn from our failures.
History Today: The Making and Unmaking
The politics of strange bedfellows, deals, handshakes and a few whips by Nancy Pelosi have already made this an incredible journey with obstacles of dubious intent.
The Eve Of Construction
After almost two years of political wrestling, America has made its choice for change and has elected Barack Obama to be our President. Today is the eve of his inauguration and a time for many of us to reflect. The events leading us to this point were exhilarating and sometimes arduous. We had point/counter points from all corners. There was …
William Butler Yeats and A Thought For President Obama
“When you are old and gray and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read…”
The Need For American Detox
There is no minimizing the challenges which await Americans this year and for many years to come. We need to be cleansed of our greedy consumption, of our political corruption, our moral decay and our latent racial attitudes. We need to learn in our retrospection, to be introspective. It begins with each of us as individuals in a society in which social …
