He did it. I was actually in the parking lot at the Matteson, IL, Walmart during the President’s address tonight. The 7 ½ year war in Iraq, fought for no reason whatsoever, is over. Yes, I’m pleased. This liberal feels good. And I feel good about the President of the United States. The President of [...]
August 31st, 2010
Categories: Barack Obama, Democratic News, Ethics, Iraq, Liberals, Military, Philosophical, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Who are these Americans obsessing over the falsehood that Barack Obama is a Muslim? And how can we remain silent as the right wing continues to twist the word "Muslim" into a pejorative? In the midst of the last presidential election, I spoke with friends of mine who are Muslim. They were understandably disappointed with [...]
August 21st, 2010
Categories: America, Barack Obama, Conservatives, Ethics, Philosophical, Religion, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Doing another post on this because I’m, frankly, delighted that the President has issued such an unequivocal statement on this issue. From Anti-War.com: Finally breaking his administration’s official silence on the matter, President Obama today insisted that he supports the so-called Ground Zero mosque, insisting that Muslims have “the right to build a place of [...]
August 13th, 2010
Categories: America, Barack Obama, Conservatives, Democratic News, Rant, Religion, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
This is just about prejudice. And the right wing should be ashamed. Thank you, Mr. President, for speaking out. You deserve a second term, sir. From the Associated Press: President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully endorsed allowing a mosque near ground zero, saying the country’s founding principles demanded no less. "As a citizen, and as [...]
August 13th, 2010
Categories: Barack Obama, Conservatives, Democratic News, Liberals, Religion, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has officially moved to the left of President Obama on taxes. And that’s something, coming from a self-described lifelong Republican libertarian. From the New York Times: It was not enough, it seems, for Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman and a self-described lifelong Republican libertarian, to call for [...]
August 7th, 2010
Categories: Barack Obama, Congress, Conservatives, Democratic News, Economy, Elections, International, Jobs, John McCain, Liberals, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Who are the unemployed in America? Do they really not want to work, as the Republicans have been arguing? Had a bit of a chat tonight with someone on Facebook who I haven’t seen since 1981, when we graduated high school in Pittsburgh. He still lives in Pittsburgh, went to college in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is [...]
July 19th, 2010
Categories: Barack Obama, Democratic News, Economy, Education, Elections, Ethics, Homelessness, Jobs, Republicans, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
I was so disgusted by this I just wanted to stay away. Plus, I don’t trust early news reports that attempt to sensationalize stories. Then, I read more, and finally forced myself to read Mark Williams’ letter to Abraham Lincoln, where he reveals his incredible lack of depth on race in America. To say the [...]
July 18th, 2010
Categories: Anti-Science, Barack Obama, Conservatives, Ethics, Legal, Race, Rant, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
From ENEWSPF: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters today discussions with Democratic leadership included talk of extending unemployment insurance for the long-term unemployed. Gibbs emphasized that this recession was different than previous lulls in the economy, "I think I’ve said this over the past couple days as we’ve gotten into more of this [...]
July 13th, 2010
Categories: America, Barack Obama, Economy, Jobs . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
ENEWSPF is carrying a quite comprehensive article from Media Matters for America that addresses – heck, blows out of the water – every myth and falsehood that has been floated about Elena Kagan, including the following: Myth: Kagan is "anti-military" Myth: Kagan is "radical" Myth: Kagan’s praise for an Israeli Supreme Court justice shows she’s [...]
July 2nd, 2010
Categories: Barack Obama, Congress, Democratic News, Republicans, Supreme Court, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
What’s worse than two more years of a Democratic majority in Congress? A return to the disaster plan of the GOP. From the Washington Post: Architects of President Obama‘s 2008 victory are braced for potentially sizable Democratic losses in November’s midterm elections. But they say voters’ unease about a GOP takeover will help their party [...]
July 1st, 2010
Categories: Barack Obama, Congress, Democratic News, Economy, Education, Elections, Jobs, Liberals, Philosophical, Republicans, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments