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Saturday, Jan 30
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Obama/GOP Meeting: Process Notes
Obama wasn't just presidential during his meeting with GOP (that comes easy to this fellow and is hardly news), he was a group-therapist-in-chief. That's the... Obama wasn't just presidential during his meeting with GOP (that comes easy to this fellow and is hardly news), he was a group-the...
Paul Volcker Op-Ed: How To Reform Our Financial System
PRESIDENT OBAMA 10 days ago set out one important element in the needed structural reform of the financial system. No one can reasonably contest the need for such reform, in the United States and in other countries as well. We have after all a system that broke down in the most serious crisis i...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Replaying the Obama Bolshevik Card
President Obama had two things in mind when he invited himself to the cozy GOP in house confab in Baltimore. One was to tell the GOP to knock off the hits, digs, and its reflexive obstructionism to any and every one of his initiatives, the proposed tax cuts, pumping up small business, and big d...
Barack Obama Attends Georgetown-Duke College Basketball Game
Barack Obama attended today's college basketball matchup between No. 7 Georgetown and No. 8 Duke. Among his companions were Joe Biden, David...
David Brody: The New Star of Must See TV: President Obama
When President Obama appeared in front of hundreds of chomping-at-the-bit Republicans with the cameras rolling on live TV he not only made for Must See TV, he also provided the jolt that voters want to see. Forget Jerry Seinfeld. Forget Friends. The new star of Must See TV night is President O...
US, Taiwan Arms Deal Leads China To Threaten Sanctions Against US Companies
Overall ties have been tense as President Barack Obama plans to meet with the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, this year. It's not known whether the Taiwan arms sale will affect President Hu Jintao's expected visit to the U.S. this year.
Friday, Jan 29
Andy Borowitz: After Meeting With Obama, Republicans Adjust to Newly-torn Assholes
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - Congressional Republicans emerged from their unprecedented session with President Barack Obama today feeling positive about the experience, but still adjusting... WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - Congressional Republicans emerged from their...
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [109] -- Obama Enters Lions' Den, Bells Cat
President Barack Obama did not. He delivered a speech that was an interesting mix of ideas, with something in the mix for just about everybody. While this didn't cause much of anybody to change their Washington ways overnight, it did set out a certain tone for the rest of the year's agenda fro...
William Bradley: What A Difference Two Months Makes As the Fate of Obama's Presidency Plays Out Far From Washington
President Barack Obama announced his AfPak strategy, and a big military surge in Afghanistan. at the beginning of December in this speech at West Point. A lot more aid was promised to Afghanistan, in unspecific amounts. And, naturally, the regime of President Hamid Karzai was again direct...
Jamal Abdi: Senate Votes to Undermine Obama and Punish Innocent Iranians
There are good proposals that have been introduced in the House that embody this new approach--H.R.4303, the Stand with the Iranian People Act and H.R.4301, the Iranian Digital Empowerment Act. Congress should act on these smart proposals as part of a new strategy attuned to the events on the...
Navarrow Wright: Civil Rights Groups, CBC Are Right To Question FCC About Net Neutrality:An Open Letter to James Rucker
First off, all of the civil rights groups and the CBC have been big supporters of ensuring that companies cannot control the content and applications that people can access online. In fact, the civil rights groups fought hard to make sure the FCC developed the principles of net neutrality...
Mel Gibson: Obama Not Going To Fix Our Mess
Obama] is a man with an impossible task on his hands," Gibson told Fox News' Pop Tarts at the movie's LA premiere. "He got left a mess and I wish him all the best but I don't think he's going to fix it in five minutes and probably not in his entire tenure." More on Barack Obama
Politico Helpfully Proves Obama's Point About The Media
President Barack Obama, speaking at the House Republican retreat in Baltimore, accuses Republicans of portraying health care reform as a "Bolshevik plot" and telling their constituents that he is "doing all kinds of crazy stuff that's going to destroy America."
Is Barack Obama Becoming A New Jimmy Carter?
Neither a cold-blooded realist nor a bleeding-heart idealist, Barack Obama has a split personality when it comes to foreign policy. So do most U.S. presidents,... Neither a cold-blooded realist nor a bleeding-heart idealist, Barack Obama has a split personality when it comes to foreign pol...
Hatch Threatens Partisan 'War' If Dems Attempt Reconciliation Strategy
Senator Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) -- you know, the guy who's super concerned about government waste and who was at one time, perplexingly, in line to be President Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary, for frack's sake -- has vowed to "make it an extraordinarily difficult exercise." By which he pres...
Opinion: Sasha Abramsky: When the Extraordinary is Taken for Granted
Fifteen months ago, Barack Obama's election was widely heralded as an epochal moment, a healing event, in the nation's history. He was the first African... Fifteen months ago, Barack Obama's election was widely heralded as an epochal moment, a healing event, in the nation's history. He was t...
Obama Takes Questions From House GOP
BALTIMORE — In a face-to-face encounter, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Friday for opposing him on health care, economic stimulus and other major issues. The notion that this was a radical package is just not true," Obama said. "I am not an ideologue."
Thursday, Jan 28
Opinion: Robert Reich: Obama Needs To Teach The Public How to Get Out Of The Mess We're In, But He's Not
The President -- any president -- is the nation's educator in chief. Everything he proposes contains an implicit lesson. The economic lesson President Obama ought to be teaching is that targeted tax cuts, mostly for small business, are good to the extent they give businesses a nudge towar...
Ed Rendell Slams Obama: Reluctant To 'Roll Up His Sleeves And Fight'
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama built a powerful campaign organization and got himself to the White House. Now, as head of the Democratic Party, he's expected... WASHINGTON — Barack Obama built a powerful campaign organization and got himself to the White House. Now, as head of the Democratic Part...
Rick Horowitz: State of Disunion
As a former professor of constitutional law," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in a news conference here this morning, "President Obama certainly knows about the separation of powers, and he needs to allow Congress to make its own decisions about how best to serve the American peo...
Obama Emphasizes Bipartisanship: Dems And GOP Unite In Displeasure
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Obama: Shift $30 Billion From TARP Funds To Community Banks
President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to unveil a plan to get billions of dollars out of the highly unpopular TARP bank-bailout program and into the hands of small businesses. Read more: Obama Small Business, Business Lending, State of the Union, $30 Billion Small Bus...
Daniel Kessler: "Clean" Nuclear Power? The President Knows Better
If President Obama truly wants a clean energy economy and the jobs that come with it, he should abandon the failed policies of the past. Nuclear power is a dirty and dangerous distraction from the clean energy future the President has promised America. More on Barack Obama
Chicago Reacts To Obama's First State Of The Union Address
Last year, Chicagoans were basking in the glow of our new, hometown president: Barack Obama. With our "Hope" t-shirts on and "Change" bumper stickers, we... Last year, Chicagoans were basking in the glow of our new, hometown president: Barack Obama. With our "Hope" t-shirts on and "Change" b...
Michael Russnow: Obama Asks Pundits Not to Skew Words: But That's What They Did
I was a supporter of Barack Obama, but have not always felt he was focused or exercised the tough leadership a president has to provide... I was a supporter of Barack Obama, but have not always felt he was focused or exercised the tough leadership a president has to provide to get the job done.
Wednesday, Jan 27
Opinion: State Of The Union: Reactions, Analysis Of Obama's 2010 Address
Barack Obama gave his State of the Union address Wednesday night. Below is a roundup of analysis and reaction to the speech. CBS News conducted... Barack Obama gave his State of the Union address Wednesday night. Below is a roundup of analysis and reaction to the speech.
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: Obama Must Reframe The Debate
In just a few hours, President Obama follows in the footsteps of Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, and - dare I say it - George W. Bush in delivering his State of the Union message to Congress. It will be a significant one; not only because it is the first of this youn...
William Astore: President Obama: Learn from Mr. Spock!
Yet perhaps the most telling similarity between fictional Spock and factual Obama is their lack of command experience. Spock was Captain Kirk's loyal first officer. An expert in science, he had no desire to gain the captain's chair. Before he gained the Oval Office, Obama was a community or...
Anna Bernasek: Top Five Reasons Why Obama Should say "Sorry"
As candidate, Barack Obama promised that on "my first day in office, I will give the military a new mission: ending this war." Pretty clear, no? I'm wondering whether the men in uniform got that message. But even more I'm wondering why we still appear no closer to withdrawal than during the pr...
Opinion: Carl Pope: What State Is Our Union In, Anyway?
President Obama will be taking questions about his address via a special YouTube channel and then answering them via a webcast next week. What would you want to ask him? Share your question (or other thoughts about the President's speech) in the State of the Union group at Climate Crossroa...
Dylan Loewe: The Obama We Remember
We are not looking for a new Obama. We are looking for the old one. He must show us that the fight we know he's capable of winning is one he's willing to have. Later this evening, President Obama will give his first State of the Union address. The timing couldn't be better.
High-Speed Rail Plan: Obama To Make Announcement After State Of The Union Speech
WASHINGTON — A day after delivering a State of the Union address aimed at showing recession-weary Americans he understands their struggles, President Barack Obama intends... WASHINGTON — A day after delivering a State of the Union address aimed at showing recession-weary Americans he u...
Monday, Jan 25
Sarah Palin Weatherproof Billboard? Obama To Come Down, Company Wants Palin Ad In Times Square
The outerwear company that mounted a giant billboard in Times Square showing President Barack Obama in one of its jackets, prompting a call of protest from the White House, says it's finally removing the offending sign on Wednesday – and it hopes Sarah Palin will agree to take Obama's pla...
Lloyd Chapman: Obama State of the Union Address Will be More Rhetoric and No Substance for The Middle Class
As people watch President Obama on the screen, I want them to see that small businesses in the middle class are responsible for over 97 percent of all net new jobs in America. To date, President Obama and the democratically controlled Congress have allocated approximately 2 percent of the...
Saturday, Jan 23
Top Democrats: We Will Push Ahead With Health Care
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders insist they will push ahead with efforts to overhaul health care. They just aren't explaining how. Obama... WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders insist they will push ahead with efforts to overhaul health ca...
Friday, Jan 22
W. David Stephenson: Obama Can Revolutionize Government Through Democratizing Data
Tagged, real-time data may seem something only a statistician could love. In reality, the same data can be used simultaneously in so many ways by government, business and the public that President Obama could transform government in ways that would satisfy both the Barney Franks and the...
William Bradley: What Scott Brown Knew In 2010 and Barack Obama Knew In 2008
This past Tuesday night, the politics of positioning beat the politics of branding. As it frequently does. Scott Brown figured it would. As Barack Obama... President Barack Obama stepped up his criticism of Wall Street on Thursday with a far-reaching proposal for tougher regulation of the bi...
Derrick Crowe: Mr. President, Lead Us Out of the Afghanistan War
Next Wednesday, President Obama will give his first State of the Union address. It's a safe bet he'll discuss the Afghanistan war. You probably recall... Next Wednesday, President Obama will give his first State of the Union address. It's a safe bet he'll discuss the Afghanistan war. You probab...
Bob Burnett: Obama's First Year: The Expectations Crisis
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. A year later, voter approval of the Obama... On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. A year later, voter approval of the Obama Administration has declined a...
Government Data Released Online As Part Of Obama Initiative
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday is posting to the Internet a wealth of government data from all Cabinet-level departments, on topics ranging from... WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday is posting to the Internet a wealth of government data from all Cabinet-le...
Thursday, Jan 21
Chris Weigant: The "Let Obama Be Obama" Moment
LEO: Mr. President? JOSH I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States. C.J. I serve at the pleasure of the President. SAM I serve at the pleasure of President Bartlet. TOBY I serve at the pleasure of the President.
Stocks Dive On Obama's Reform Announcements, China Housing News
NEW YORK — Financial shares pulled the stock market lower Thursday as President Barack Obama proposed rules that would limit the types of trading banks... NEW YORK — Financial shares pulled the stock market lower Thursday as President Barack Obama proposed rules that would limit the types...
Lennard Davis: Barack Obama's Professor Gives Him Mid-Term Grades
Now let's fast-forward 27 years. I'm still a professor, but Barack Obama is President of the United States. As we approach his first State of the Union message, I wonder if it would be appropriate for me to remind my former student of the value of considering ideology at large. If we think of Oba...
Monday, Jan 11
Opinion: Gail Vida Hamburg: Everyone Blunders on Race Until We Don't
Also, reportedly referenced in the book are disturbing remarks about then candidate Obama made by President Clinton to the late Ted Kennedy. According to the authors, our first Black President (as Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison once described Clinton) told Kennedy, "A few years ago, thi...
Saturday, Jan 9
Opinion: Harry Reid 'Negro' Comment: Reid Apologizes For 'No Negro Dialect' Comment
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's accepted an apology from the Senate's top Democrat for calling him a "light skinned" African-American "with no Negro... WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's accepted an apology from the Senate's top Democrat for calling him a "light...
Thursday, Jan 7
Opinion: Obama Tells House Democrats He Supports Senate Tax On Cadillac Health Care Plans
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signaled to House Democratic leaders Wednesday that they'll have to drop their opposition to taxing high-end health insurance plans to... WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signaled to House Democratic leaders Wednesday that they'll have to drop t...
Wednesday, Jan 6
Opinion: Chris Weigant: Obama's Second-Year Potential
President Barack Obama has the potential of having a pretty good second year in office. Conventional inside-the-Beltway wisdom is that "nothing much gets done in... President Barack Obama has the potential of having a pretty good second year in office. Conventional inside-the-Beltway wi...
Saturday, Jan 2
Opinion: Bob Burnett: CEO Obama
On his Afghanistan-Pakistan decision, Obama delegated to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Obama made sure he had a full range of opinions expressed and carefully considered them. More on Barack Obama
Tuesday, Dec 22
Opinion: John Feffer: Obama: Is He Nixon Reborn?
The same cognitive dissonance holds true today. Though he would no doubt run from the comparison, President Barack Obama is shaping up to be a true heir of Richard Nixon. He's simultaneously reviled by the antiwar crowd for his policies in Afghanistan and held up as a savior by the arms contr...
Monday, Dec 21
Opinion: Av Sinensky: State Of Love And Trust: Pearl Jam's Backspacer, Barack Obama, And The Nobel Peace Prize
An issue I've been trying to understand recently is the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama. This past Thursday, Obama became the fourth president in our nation's history to receive this award. Speaking in Oslo, the president accepted the award with "deep gratitud...
Opinion: Obama Naming Hispanics To Top Posts At Record Pace
MIAMI — President Barack Obama is on track to name more Hispanics to top posts than any of his predecessors, drawing appointees from a wide... MIAMI — President Barack Obama is on track to name more Hispanics to top posts than any of his predecessors, drawing appointees from a wide range of the...
Wednesday, Dec 16
Opinion: Chris Weigant: It Didn't Have To Be This Way
In public, presidents have one gigantic leadership tool available to them -- veto threats. President Obama, to the best of my knowledge, has never issued a veto threat in his eleven months in office. He has gone almost a fourth of his term without once stating: "If Congress passes a bill with...
Opinion: John R. MacArthur: More and More, Obama Seems a Faux Liberal
There was already ample evidence of Obama's feeble commitment to peace, progress and justice. Ever since he started fundraising for his presidential campaign, it's been clear that the principal change in the offing was skin tone and slogans. One only needed to read "The Audacity of Hope"...
Wednesday, Dec 2
Opinion: Obama's Jobs Summit: Focus Turns To Putting People Back To Work
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama kicked off a White House jobs forum on Thursday by saying he's "open to every demonstrably good idea" to reverse... WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama kicked off a White House jobs forum on Thursday by saying he's "open to every demonstrably good idea" t...
Sunday, Nov 22
Opinion: Charles Madigan: Obama's Election: Destiny Called
I thought that at the beginning, McCain and Fred Thompson were incredibly eloquent. And they said what was most important. The most compelling thing about McCain, I think, is that he has, in the past, been really open and really productive, often working across the aisle. He has that experie...
Friday, Nov 13
Opinion: Josh Silver: Too Big to Block? Why Obama Must Stop the Comcast-NBC Merger
President Obama, Congress and federal agencies must acknowledge the serious threat that this merger poses and take the necessary measures to prevent harm to competition and consumers. That means putting the American people first and corporate greed second. It means stopping the merge...
Friday, Nov 6
Opinion: Lisa Solod Warren: What a Difference a Year Makes: Will We Ever Have Truth in Politics?
Arianna Huffington 's headline in HuffPo Tuesday was "Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs The Timidity of Governing." On Wednesday's Hardball MSNBC... Arianna Huffington 's headline in HuffPo Tuesday was "Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs The Timidity of Govern...
Wednesday, Nov 4
Opinion: Too Soon To Tell? Judging A President's Progress
At the anniversary of the inauguration of Barack Obama, we're taking a close look at how he's done and what his administration has accomplished. In the midst of the current news swirl around whether or not health care reform, Afghanistan, Iraq and other issues have been moving along at a sw...
Tuesday, Nov 3
Opinion: Stephen Schlesinger: Obama Gets Good Grades at the United Nations
Barack Obama promised throughout his presidential campaign to reengage with the United Nations. And he has. He's compiled an extraordinary list of accomplishments already at... Barack Obama promised throughout his presidential campaign to reengage with the United Nations. And he has. He'...
Monday, Nov 2
Opinion: Michelle Obama Launches Mentoring Program For Girls (PHOTOS)
So we started thinking of new ways to bring kids in, to have their voices heard, to know that the President of the United States hears you and values you and cares about your growth and development. So that's why we started this program. And I am so excited and moved and touched to have you all her...
Opinion: Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch [October 2009] -- Flattening Trends
Updated charts of Obama compared to G.W. Bush, Clinton, and G.H.W. Bush are available (as always) at my ObamaPollWatch.com site. Obama v. Ronald Reagan Because I found it very interesting to chart Obama against Reagan. Here are both terms of Reagan versus Obama so far: Obama Poll Watch Data:]
Tuesday, Oct 27
Opinion: Scott de Marchi: Who's Likely to Stick with Obama?
If President Obama were a product, what would it mean to be loyal to him? To really understand who will stick with Obama down the road, it's best to look at how one shops, drives, and eats. If President Obama were a product, what would it mean to be loyal to him? His job approval rating went from 6...
Saturday, Oct 17
Opinion: José Ramos-Horta: Obama has Earned the Nobel
The decision to award the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama caught all by surprise, me included. However, I am pleased and understand... The decision to award the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama caught all by surprise, me included. However, I am pleased and unde...
Thursday, Oct 15
Opinion: David Swanson: Presidential Power Grows: Will You Love Every Future President?
Laws are still made by Congress, but they can be rewritten via signing statements; that is, statements announcing a president's intention to violate particular sections of the very bill he is signing into law. Neither Congress nor President Obama has thrown out all of Bush's extensive s...
Monday, Oct 12
Opinion: Beau Friedlander: Can $1.4 Million Buy the President of the United States?
What's the best way to stop the president of the United States from pursuing the reckless war policies he inherited from the previous president? The heads of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Halliburton can tell you that $1.4 million is not nearly enough.
Friday, Oct 9
Opinion: Diane Marie Amann: Only Nine Months, But Still Deserving of the Prize
Some are questioning the decision to give this award a scant nine months after the onset of this Presidency. Such questions ignore just how much Obama and his administration in fact have accomplished in that short time. By way of a few examples, they have:
Opinion: Farai Chideya: Obama's Nobel: Will Americans Learn to Value Our Own Diversity?
But in addition to the health care wars, whose rhetoric is even bloodier than the floor of a triage ward, we now have individuals bringing weapons to presidential rallies and polls about whether the man in the Oval Office should be killed. So often we have asked the world to follow us... to follo...
Opinion: Obama's Nobel Prize Inspires Conservative Outrage And Confusion
The unexpected news that President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize early Friday morning has prompted a serious debate as to whether the... The unexpected news that President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize early Friday morning has prompted a serious debate as...
Wednesday, Sep 30
Opinion: Michelle Obama Copenhagen Wednesday PHOTOS: Arrival, Oprah, And More! (PHOTOS)
President Barack Obama has been an ardent supporter of the bid since he was a U.S. Senator, and he's been working the phones in recent weeks. But when it looked as if the health care debate might keep him in Washington, he asked his wife to come to Copenhagen to meet with IOC members.
Monday, Sep 28
Opinion: Obama: More School, Less Vacation
WASHINGTON — Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way. Obama says American kids... WASHINGTON — Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets h...
Sunday, Sep 27
Opinion: James Warren: The Week in Magazines: Obama the "Self-Entangling Giant" and How to Have Sex During Dinner at a Restaurant
No matter how much he might disdain the W. presidency, especially when it came to misuse of executive branch power, Barack Obama may be a "self-entangling giant" who is going down the same perilous path. No matter how much he might disdain the George W. Bush presidency, especially when it com...
Opinion: Obama And Executive Power: Obama And Bush Are Both Symbols Of Executive Power Run Amok, Says Historian Garry Wills
No matter how much he might disdain the George W. Bush presidency, especially when it comes to misuse of executive branch power, Barack Obama may be a "self-entangling giant" who is going down the same perilous path argues no less an initial Obama sympathizer than journalist-historian G...
Monday, Sep 21
Opinion: Obama On Letterman VIDEO: Talks Afghanistan, Race And Heart-Shaped Potatoes
I'm going to be asking some very hard questions," Obama said. The White House said it was a good way for him to reach yet another audience as Obama wraps up a blitz of TV appearances, trying mainly to build support for his health care plan.
Thursday, Sep 17
Opinion: Terry Krepel: WorldNetDaily Still Protecting Orly Taitz
So when Larry Sinclair -- whose claim that he did drugs and had sex with Barack Obama WND had previously treated as credible without bothering to investigate it -- claimed to have filed an affidavit claiming that Taitz told him to testify at a court hearing "that three (3) member (sic) of Ob...
Opinion: Obama Missile Shield Plan Draws Rancor, Relief In Eastern Europe
PRAGUE — Czechs and Poles expressed rancor and relief Thursday that President Barack Obama had scrapped plans for a U.S. missile defense shield on their... PRAGUE — Czechs and Poles expressed rancor and relief Thursday that President Barack Obama had scrapped plans for a U.S. missile defense s...
Thursday, Sep 10
Opinion: Cenk Uygur: The Problem with Obama's Speech
The reason I bring up my criticism here is because we can't afford to let up (also, simply because it is true). If you think it's enough for Obama to say he wants the public option, you're not right. He has to go to battle for it - and in the end, there is no way around it - he has to insist it's in the bil...
Tuesday, Sep 8
Opinion: Phil Bronstein: Obama, Not All Dropouts Grow Up to Be Rap Stars...
In his address to school children, Barack Obama has revealed himself as an educationist, deeply discriminating against dropouts like, well, me. It's not fun to criticize Barack Obama anymore now that everyone's doing it. Even cautionary blog posts used to feel like a wonderfully lonely...
Opinion: Phil Bronstein: Obama, not all dropouts grow up to be rap stars...
Find an adult you trust," Mr. Obama said in his appearance this morning. Exactly. He's the only one we've got," a citizen was quoted as telling the AP in a story about Obama at eight months in office. But, as John McCain said, he's THAT one. More on Barack Obama
Monday, Sep 7
Opinion: Obama Back To School Speech: FULL TEXT
And then there's Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods, she managed to get a job at a local health center; start a program to keep young people out of gangs; and she's on track to graduate high s...
Saturday, Sep 5
Opinion: Cenk Uygur: Is Obama One of Us?
I have also said many times that this isn't just about the public option or even health care reform. This is about the central idea of Obama's campaign - are we going to have real change in this country or not? If Obama tweaks the system but leaves it largely intact, most people are under the imp...
Thursday, Sep 3
Opinion: Obama Schoolchildren Speech Drives Right-Wingers Batty
Anyway, that's the state of the world today. If President Obama reminded people tomorrow to brush between meals, thousands of people would allow their teeth to rot right out of their heads, because OMGZ TEH SOCIALISM! The upside to all of this is that after Tuesday, every teacher in the wor...
Friday, Aug 28
Opinion: Republicans Praise FEMA Changes Under Obama
Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., says Obama's team has brought a more practical and flexible approach. Many local officials offer similar reviews. Even Doug O'Dell, former President George W. Bush's recovery coordinator, says the Obama administration's "new vision" appears to be turning thing...
Opinion: Republicans Praise FEMA Changes Under Obama
WASHINGTON — As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama pledged to right the wrongs he said bogged down efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast after Hurricane... WASHINGTON — As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama pledged to right the wrongs he said bogged down efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coa...
Wednesday, Aug 26
Netanyahu With Mitchell: Peace Negotiations To Resume "Shortly"
LONDON — The Israeli and Palestinian leaders are likely to hold their first meeting in the coming weeks, both sides indicated Wednesday, in what would... LONDON — The Israeli and Palestinian leaders are likely to hold their first meeting in the coming weeks, both sides indicated Wednesday...
Thursday, Aug 20
Opinion: George Lakoff: The PolicySpeak Disaster for Health Care
Insurance companies are inefficient and wasteful. A large chunk of your health care dollar is not going for health care when you buy from insurance companies. • Buying a Movement: Right-Wing Foundations and American Politics (People for the American Way, 1996).
Wednesday, Aug 19
Opinion: Dennis Danziger: Clueless: The Dept. of Education Fails Again
I'm a public high school teacher, and when I voted for Barack Obama I thought I was voting for change. Turns out, as far as education goes, I voted for Bush Lite. I'm a public high school teacher, and when I voted for Barack Obama I thought I was voting for change. Turns out, as far as education goes...
Monday, Aug 17
Opinion: Emma Ruby-Sachs: Obama Administration Attempts to Weaken Constitutional Protections for LGBT Americans
Courts have held that challenges to DOMA are subject to rational basis review. Under that deferential standard of review, this Court should find that Congress could reasonably have concluded that there is a legitimate government interest in maintaining the status quo regarding the di...
Thursday, Aug 13
Opinion: Michael Brenner: The Health Care Reform Debacle: Obama's Coming-Out
Serious health care reform is gone with the wind. It cannot be retrieved. All other domestic issues pale in importance by comparison -- except for the financial crisis. On that front, Obama has behaved exactly as he now has done on the health care front. That is to say, viewing the world from the...
Friday, Aug 7
Opinion: Cantor Called Upon To Repudiate Rush By Jewish Dem Group
In the wake of comments from Rush Limbaugh equating Barack Obama to Hitler, a leading Jewish Democratic organization is calling on the House of Representatives'... In the wake of comments from Rush Limbaugh equating Barack Obama to Hitler, a leading Jewish Democratic organization is cal...
Wednesday, Aug 5
Opinion: Steven Crandell: Obama to Hold Mini Nuclear Summit at the UN
I welcome Obama's leadership on the nuclear weapons issue. But I worry about his mixed signals. He supports both the elimination of nuclear weapons and their use as a deterrent. President Barack Obama has decided to personally lead a meeting of heads of state at the U.N. Security Council. The su...
Sunday, Aug 2
Opinion: Robert Kuttner: Faint Praise
Why is our health system so massively inefficient? Because it is run by and for private insurers, aided and abetted by for-profit drug companies and hospitals. Even if we insure more people, as President Obama hopes to, a fragmented, profit-oriented system dominated by these interests...
Wednesday, Apr 15
Opinion: ASU Says "We Blew It," Alumni Rescind Donations
ASU and the state's other two universities are politically progressive, unlike Arizona itself. Unfortunately, once again, because of ASU's bureaucratic ineptitude, Arizona is perceived as racist and ignorant. It is the responsibility of ASU President Michael M. Crow to make a dramati...
Friday, Jan 30
Opinion: Carl Sferrazza Anthony: Michelle Obama and the Covert Influence of First Ladie
Beyond their love and children, if it's not politics that binds the Obamas, there is a fluid mutual influence in their harkening a call to community service. It's already legendary how she first recognized Obama as different and gifted when she first witnessed his passion at a community m...
Monday, Nov 3
Final Presidential Polls
UPDATE - 5:30 PM ET on November 3 New national polls this afternoon: WashPost/ABC News: Obama 53, McCain 44 Fox News: Obama... UPDATE - 5:30 PM ET on November 3 New national polls this afternoon: WashPost/ABC News: Obama 53, McCain 44 Fox News: Obama 50, McCain 43 CBS News: Obama 51, McCain 42
Wednesday, Sep 24
Joseph Romm: Obama's can't-lose debate strategy
But Obama does have an obvious counterpunching strategy for winning the debate once it is over. The supposed straight-talker John McCain has jumped all-too-willing into the serial liar frame, which has finally been well-reinforced by team Obama and has even be picked up by many in the me...
Tuesday, Sep 2
Joe Lieberman Republican Convention Speech
And that brings me directly to why I am here tonight. What, after all, is a Democrat like me doing at a Republican convention like this? The answer is simple. I'm here to support John McCain because country matters more than party. I'm here tonight because John McCain is the best choice to bring...
