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The Unspoken Promise Obama Has Kept
By Carole on Mar 9, 2010 | Comment »
If abracadabra didn't work, try shazam. President Obama keeps talking and talking in favor of his version of health care reform seeming to believe that if he just stumbles onto the right word or gesture he will magically convince the American people (and enough Democrats in Congress) that the legislation they have opposed for a year is suddenly a good thing.
From The Audacity Of Hope To The Austerity Of Greece
By Carole on Mar 8, 2010 | Comment »
Portugal is desperately trying to learn from their own and Greece's mistakes. Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos has just announced new austerity measures which will hopefully convince financial markets and other European Union countries that Portugal has its finances in order. But while Portugal works to avoid a debt crisis like the one Greece currently faces, President Obama continues to push the United States toward one.
Obama's Not Looking So Smart Anymore
By Carole on Mar 4, 2010 | Comment »
From the time Senate Candidate Barack Obama made his first national speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, millions have been fawning over his supposed intelligence. Effectively reading a well written speech does require a certain skill set but true intelligence should not be measured by theatrical speech patterns or the timbre of one's voice. It is most commonly measured by one's ability to solve problems and in this area, Mr. Obama comes off worse than the proverbial mouse solving the maze to find the cheese.
Obama's House Is Leaking Votes
By Carole on Feb 28, 2010 | Comment »
There's been much speculation lately on the fate of Obamacare in the US Senate. The ins and outs of reconciliation, once a little known technicality in the rules of that legislative body, are now common knowledge to political junkies of all ideologies. But the actual death bed of the president's unpopular and obscenely expensive plan will most likely be the US House of Representatives.
Is Obama's Goal To Write Obamacare's Obituary?
By Carole on Feb 27, 2010 | 4 comments »
A bipartisan summit no one believed would change any minds. A Democratic Party who couldn't pass Obamacare even when they had a super majority. A president who is allegedly smart enough to see that he has lost the approval of most Americans on this issue. A set of rules in the Senate that offer the opposition several opportunities to block Obamacare's passage in spite of the reconciliation process. And yet the headlines blare that President Obama's intent is to push ahead. Why?
