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President Obama Turning 50: No Mid-life Crisis for You

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Barack Obama has a few “good months” left before he hits the big 5-0. But according to Politico, the looming milestone that most of us dread also has our president in a funk. I totally understand that — as …

GOP Says Buh-bye Clean Energy

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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In President Obama’s speech to outline his plan for bringing our budget woes under control, he pointed out that Republicans want to cut 70 percent of the money that goes to encouraging clean energy efforts in America. I guess if …

My Budget Fantasy: Just Say No

Saturday, April 9, 2011

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President Obama, please meet President Bartlet. I know we’re in tough economic times, but our country could use a leader with a little backbone right now. When you let the bully win, you always lose.…

Henpecked White House?

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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Barack Obama was “henpecked” into our involvement in the current Libyan conflict by three scheming women. That’s the meme started by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and continued by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and others about reports that Secretary of …

President Obama and the Chamber of Commerce: Bad News for Women?

Thursday, February 10, 2011

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When I saw news clips of President Obama walking across Pennsylvania Avenue to make a much-lauded speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the first thought that came into my head was, “Well, there’s one more stake in the heart …

Can’t Afford to Invest in Education? Good Luck to Our Future

Saturday, January 29, 2011

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This week, the Washington Post reported on a top-performing school in Montgomery County, Maryland that is failing under the warped guidelines of No Child Left Behind. It reminded me of a post I wrote about a year ago after …

Five Budget Holiday Gifts for Congress

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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As Congress and the President have been battling it out over who is getting holiday “gifts” of tax cuts and other legislative goodies, it’s made me think that maybe we should be giving them a little something for the December …

Things That Made Me Mad Today — Editing My Manuscript Edition

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

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Man, this writing and editing a book is a lot of work! While I’m trying to get things finished here, there are things I want to write about, but don’t have enough time for. So I’m putting them in my …

Some Midweek Presidential Humor

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

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Looking for a little more PunditMom? You can find me today over at my weekly column, Speaker of the House!…

Are Obama Family Vacays Any of Our Business?

Monday, August 9, 2010

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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 …

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 impersonators …