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Is Obama Indecisive? Well, Yes And No
By Carole on Feb 13, 2010
Last summer started months of what former Vice President Cheney called the Obama administration's dithering over troop levels in Afghanistan. The long delay before President Obama decided to send the additional troops requested by his hand-picked general frustrated many and sent the wrong message to our enemies. He showed a level of decisiveness compatible with that of, to paraphrase former Governor Sarah Palin, a law professor at the lectern not a commander-in-chief. And to paraphrase former President Ronald Reagan, there he goes again.
9/11 Defense Attorney: They Will Explain Why They Did It
By Carole on Nov 22, 2009
In case there was any doubt, a lawyer for one of five men facing trial for the 9/11 attacks says the men plan to plead not guilty and use the trial to express their political views. He says the men will tell the jury "why they did it" and explain "their assessment of American foreign policy." (source)
Gallup: Obama Approval Rating Dips Below 50%
By Carole on Nov 20, 2009
As his cronies in the Senate keep scrambling to push Obamacare through the next legislative hurdle, there's further proof that the American people just aren't buying what President Obama keeps trying to sell. Gallup Daily tracking from Nov. 17-19 shows President Barack Obama’s job approval slipping to 49% for the first time in his presidency. (source) Why the dip? Take your pick of reasons:
Giuliani: We Made This Mistake Once Before
By Carole on Nov 16, 2009
The man who led New York City through the 9/11 attacks and their aftermath has spoken out against the Obama administration's decision to try the planners of those attacks in a civilian court. Asked on Fox News Sunday to respond to Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his accomplices will be brought to New York "to answer for their alleged crimes in a courthouse just blocks away from where the twin towers once stood," Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said:
Obama's Timing Is Everything
By Carole on Nov 14, 2009
They say timing is everything and there's some interesting timing going on in the Obama administration. The president has had 11 months to decide what to do with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the admitted mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. So why was the decision to try him and four alleged accomplices in a civilian court announced at the beginning of Mr. Obama's 8 day trip to Asia? Does he think we'll forget what Congressman Peter King (R-New York) called "One of the worst decisions any president has ever made" if he just stays overseas for a week?
