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 [...]
From the live feed courteously provided by BP, May 31, 2010, ca. 10:45 CST. We need to face it: “They” have no idea what they’re doing. “They.” You know who “they” are. “They” are the ones who are supposed to know these things. “They” are the ones who say all those neat thing, you know, [...]
Kudos to Eric Smith for catching this headline from the American Family Association: Congress bows to gay agenda, repeals ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ Congress has given in to pressure from gay activists and the White House and voted to repeal the "don’t ask, don’t tell" ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military… And I’m [...]
"Less talk, more action," might be a motto for President Obama’s approach to the two wars he inherited from President Bush. From the New York Times: The Taliban’s top military commander was captured several days ago in Karachi, Pakistan, in a secret joint operation by Pakistani and American intelligence forces, according to American government officials. [...]
From the Washington Post: When a window of opportunity opened to strike the leader of al-Qaeda in East Africa last September, U.S. Special Operations forces prepared several options. They could obliterate his vehicle with an airstrike as he drove through southern Somalia. Or they could fire from helicopters that could land at the scene to [...]
Army Spc. Alexis Hutchinson with son Kamani Hutchinson. (Photo: Alexis Hutchinson) This is wonderful news for Army Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, and really wonderful news for her son Kamani. Mom will not be court martialed. Kamani has his mother with him. Every day. That’s absolutely awesome. And thank the Army. Technically, Army Spc. Hutchinson violated the [...]
From the New York Times: President Obama and top Pentagon officials met repeatedly over the past year about repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the law that bans openly gay members of the military. But it was in Oval Office strategy sessions to review court cases challenging the ban — ones that could reach the Supreme [...]
Washington, D.C.–January 30, 2010. At this time last year, amidst headlines about banks on the verge of collapse and job losses of 700,000 a month, we received another troubling piece of news about our economy. Our economy was shrinking at an alarming rate – the largest six-month decline in 50 years. Our factories and farms [...]
From the Chicago Sun-Times: Declaring “I don’t quit,”‘ an embattled President Barack Obama vowed in his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to make job growth his topmost priority and urged a divided Congress to boost the still-ailing economy with fresh stimulus spending. Defiant despite stinging setbacks, he said he would not abandon [...]
Washington, D.C.–January 7, 2010– 4:34 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. The immediate reviews that I ordered after the failed Christmas terrorist attack are now complete. I was just briefed on the findings and recommendations for reform, and I believe it’s important that the American people understand the new steps that we’re taking to [...]
