Obama Reasserts Support For Public Plan While AMA Backtracks On Opposition
June 11, 2009 – 1:51 pm | One Comment

Speaking at a town hall in Green Bay Wisconsin, President Barack Obama addressed head on what is the hot debate of the day.

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Obama Says Now Is The Time For Health Care Reform
June 11, 2009 – 5:14 pm | No Comment
Obama Says Now Is The Time For Health Care Reform

President asks critics of health care reform, “What’s the alternative?”

Is The GOP Paranoid When It Comes To Obama?
June 4, 2009 – 6:42 am | No Comment
Is The GOP Paranoid When It Comes To Obama?

Listening to the paranoid Republicans, you’d think that Barack Obama is working night and day to give away what’s left of U.S. power.

Obama Speech Draws Strong Reactions From Egyptians, Arabs And Israelis
June 4, 2009 – 6:28 am | No Comment
Obama Speech Draws Strong Reactions From Egyptians, Arabs And Israelis

According to UPI, the reaction within Israel to Obama’s speech was ‘divided.’

Steele Rips Obama’s Plans For GM
June 3, 2009 – 11:00 am | No Comment
Steele Rips Obama’s Plans For GM

Steele refers to the GM plan as “government intrusion.”

Will Obama Clash With Bibi?
May 19, 2009 – 12:23 am | No Comment
Will Obama Clash With Bibi?

In their meeting today, Bibi Netanyahu will ask Obama for help with Iran. Obama should tell him to tear down his illegal settlements first.

Did Wanda Sykes Cross The Line At White House Correspondents’ Dinner?
May 11, 2009 – 9:07 pm | No Comment
Did Wanda Sykes Cross The Line At White House Correspondents’ Dinner?

Watch the performance that’s got some people laughing and some people shaking their heads.

Obama Approval High Among Muslims, Jews, And Catholics
May 1, 2009 – 8:15 am | No Comment
Obama Approval High Among Muslims, Jews, And Catholics

Catholics give Obama higher approval score than Protestants.

The Cultural Impact of Obama’s First 100 Days
April 29, 2009 – 3:34 pm | No Comment
The Cultural Impact of Obama’s First 100 Days

Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., dean of the UCLA School of Public Affairs, discusses the cultural impact of President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office.

Obama, Direction Of U.S. Favored By Most Americans: AP Poll
April 25, 2009 – 7:58 am | One Comment
Obama, Direction Of U.S. Favored By Most Americans: AP Poll

Millions of people jobless. Billions of dollars in bailouts. Trillions of dollars in U.S. debt. And yet, for the first time in years, more Americans than not say the country is on the right track.
In …

Obama Puts The “Pressure” On Americans To Go Green
April 22, 2009 – 6:12 pm | No Comment
Obama Puts The “Pressure” On Americans To Go Green

Unrestrained by the sensitivities of campaign season, Barack Obama returned to an energy policy statement that got him in a bit of hyper-partisan heat while on the trail: calling for people to properly inflate their tires.

Obama Works To Build New Relationships With Old Enemies
April 18, 2009 – 8:51 am | No Comment
Obama Works To Build New Relationships With Old Enemies

At this week’s Summit of the Americas, President Barack Obama extended a hand to America’s hemispheric neighbors — including its harshest critics — and offered a Cold War foe the hope of a “new beginning.”

Most say Obama Has Improved U.S. Image Abroad
April 7, 2009 – 5:02 am | One Comment
Most say Obama Has Improved U.S. Image Abroad

President Obama earned high marks for diplomacy during his first overseas trip, and a majority of Americans think that he will return home with some accomplishments in his pocket, according to results of a poll …

Screw You, General Motors!
April 3, 2009 – 5:09 am | One Comment
Screw You, General Motors!

After decades of treating its workers miserably, GM got exactly what it deserved. Letter by Michael Moore.

Why So Touchy? Why The Touch Between First Lady & The Queen Is Making Headlines
April 2, 2009 – 6:28 pm | No Comment
Why So Touchy? Why The Touch Between First Lady & The Queen Is Making Headlines

Why is there so much controversy surrounding an embrace?

Could Obama Really Be As Good As He Seems?
March 31, 2009 – 8:13 pm | No Comment
Could Obama Really Be As Good As He Seems?

He’s going to make sure your new car from General Motors or Chrysler gets fixed. He’s going to make sure you get health care… And if your town is crippled by the demise of the auto industry, he’ll send a “czar” to protect it. Look out folks, he’s Super Prez!

Steele: “I’m Done” Reaching Out To Obama (VIDEO)
March 31, 2009 – 11:35 am | One Comment
Steele: “I’m Done” Reaching Out To Obama (VIDEO)

In the clips that aired on CNN this weekend, Steele delved once more into the interpersonal psychoses of politics, quickly dismissing questions over whether he was jealous of Obama’s ascension to the White House.
“What would …

DNC Ridicules GOP For Number-Free Budget
March 28, 2009 – 9:27 pm | One Comment
DNC Ridicules GOP For Number-Free Budget

Now the White House is officially getting in on the near-universal mockery of the GOP budget proposal released Thursday.
In an interview on Bloomberg TV (no link yet), White House budget director Peter Orszag called it …

Obama Is Flunking Economics By Ruben Navarrette Jr.
March 27, 2009 – 2:29 pm | No Comment
Obama Is Flunking Economics By Ruben Navarrette Jr.

Many Americans are so emotionally invested in the Obama presidency that they consider it too historic to fail.
They won’t tolerate any criticism of the president or his administration, finding it easier to simply attack critics. …

Former AIG Executive VP Jake DeSantis’ Infamous Resignation Letter
March 26, 2009 – 4:32 pm | One Comment
Former AIG Executive VP Jake DeSantis’ Infamous Resignation Letter

Former AIG Executive VP Jake DeSantis Writes Op-Ed in New York Times, Addresses to CEO Edward Liddy.

Quit a resignation letter!
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Fred Thompson: “I want President Obama to fail.”
March 25, 2009 – 2:51 pm | No Comment
Fred Thompson: “I want President Obama to fail.”

Is this just a “quibble over words” or Thompson’s true thoughts?