It appears that Vice President Biden’s prediction that President Obama will be tested early in his term will come to fruition. Bear in mind that every president is tested by international actors such as Bush 2’s China spy plane crisis in early 2001. Once again, North...
Rocket Man...
He read the news today,...
Opening the New York Times on Tuesday morning, former senator and nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle made up his mind. The second nominee for a cabinet post to face tax problems did the right thing by withdrawing from the nomination. The former Senate...
End of an Error...
One can safely say that as of today, the United States does not torture. President Obama signed three executive orders which set into motion the closing of Guantanamo Bay detention facility within a year and the end of torture as an interrogation techniques. The president stated,...
President Barack Hussei...
Obama\’s oath and inaugural address
Below is the transcript of Obama’s address taken from msnbc.com.
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank...
One Week…and Coun...
One week from today, the United States will officially have a new president as Barack Obama will be inaugurated on the steps of the Capitol. Breaking the mold, Obama will be a strong figure for the diverse culture that is America. Everyone is aware that Barack Obama will be...
Come Together...
The holiday season is upon us and while most people are focused on Christmas shopping and financial worries, Team Obama is coming together. Determined to not hit the ground running on Inauguration Day, President-elect Obama plans to be well into the first lap by his first day on...
Lost in Transition...
The Obama Administration is starting to look like the “team of rivals” that the President-elect talked about during the campaign. “Team of rivals” is a reference to the book of the same name by Doris Kearns Goodwin in which the administration of Lincoln is...
Congratulations Preside...
No matter how America voted, history would have been made. On November 4, 2008, the United States elected the first African-American president in Barack Obama. All Americans should be proud of this historical moment in American history. President-Elect Obama won a landslide victory...
The Great Equalizer...
Yes, I know some people were worried about election fraud, voter fraud, votes not counting, and so on; but let us assume that nothing criminal occurs. The act of voting takes every voter from all walks of life—Democrat, Republican, Independent, White, African-American, Hispanic,...
Changes in Latitudes...
One difference I have noticed between the McCain and Obama campaigns is where they campaign and what attitudes they have towards the locales. Lately, both campaigns have spent a large amount of time in battleground states like Florida and Ohio, but Senator Obama has also spent time...
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