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Are Obama Family Vacays Any of Our Business?

Monday, August 9, 2010

Michelle and Sasha Obama are taking a beating for their summer vacation trip to Spain. The media are salivating, constantly dissecting what some call an inappropriate trip that sends a “let them eat cake” message to the American people. I…

Why is Barack Obama Afraid of Elizabeth Warren?

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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So as we are on the cusp of the president signing new financial regulation into law, I have to ask — why does he seem to be dragging his feet on nominating Elizabeth Warren, the woman who almost…

Obama Feeling Our Pain — Gulf Coast 2010 Edition

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

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Bill Clinton was famous for “feeling our pain” when he was President, but in the end that whole mantra ended up being something of a running joke — so much so that today it’s still prime fodder for Clinton…

Nothing is Going to Change Until We’re in the Room

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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White guy, white guy, white guy, white guy, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Kathleen Sebelius, white guy, white guy, white guy who looks like he just ate a sour pickle. That’s my one line description of the health…

Will Increased Presence in Afghanistan Make Barack Obama a One Term President?

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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Yes, we need a better plan for Afghanistan. But when I learned that more troops were headed there I thought, ‘Barack Obama may have just lost 2012.‘ I listened dutifully to the President’s speech last night, which you

Mothers of Intention — Still Thinking about Obama’s Education Speech

Monday, September 21, 2009

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I may be a glutton for punishment, but I’m revisiting the Barack Obama school speech for this week’s Mothers of Intention. I was FLOORED with the response my post about the speech got. Some conservatives have claimed it…

Let’s Channel This Energy Over the School Speech

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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Even as one of the biggest political junkies in the world, sometimes I’m still amazed at what’s going to set off the Roman candles and create a political “debate.” I wasn’t surprised when some on the right started their effort…

What are Conservatives Really Afraid of When the President Talks to Schoolchildren?

Friday, September 4, 2009

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Yesterday, I wrote a post at my blog that was something of a rant about the right wing’s campaign to keep kids home from school on September 8 when the President is scheduled to broadcast a web event…

What’s Wrong with This Country?

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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I had many honest discussions with PunditGirl during the 2008 Presidential election about why her dad and I are Democrats, why we believed that the Bush administration was bad for our country and why we wanted a Democrat in the…

Hitler and Political Speech

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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Mr. PunditMom and I have been talking recently about the apparent increase by so many on the right who seem to find nothing wrong with comparing Barack Obama to Adolph Hitler. As someone who lost many family members during the…

Nico Pitney — Foot in the Door or Flunking Journalism 101?

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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President Obama made a really big deal out of calling on and highlighting the fact that he called on Nico Pitney of The Huffington Post at his news conference. Pitney asked Obama a question about Iran, which is really no…

Greed Trumps Regulation Every Time

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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My friend David at It’s Not a Lecture tipped me off last night that President Obama was going to announce new financial regulatory efforts to help prevent the Wall Street shenanigans that have put us in our current…