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53% of Americans Approved of Obama’s Speech, Now Released with “Enhanced” Features
According to the new survey, 71% of speech watchers said the president’s policies will move the country in the right direction, with 26% saying Obama’s polices will take the nation in the wrong direction. The 71% of speech watchers who said the president’s polices will move the country in the right direction is up six [...]
Obama SOTU Turns Emotional on Gun Safety “Deserve a Vote” Chant [Full Remarks]
“President Obama made clear tonight that he will continue fighting to create jobs, rebuild our economy, and strengthen America’s middle class. All of us should work together to reduce gun violence in our communities and invest in our future – in education, infrastructure, and research. We will need a balanced approach to our budget, one [...]
Marco Rubio Struck with Epic Dry Mouth, Grabs Desperately for Water
WHAT’S WITH the gold curtains? I kept waiting for “This Republican address brought to you by Goldline.” But at least he passed the Bobby Jindal bar. But I’ve never heard a worse case of dry mouth over nerves at this political level ever. Line after line it just got worse. At one point he couldn’t [...]
SOTU: Obamas Choose Survivors of Gun Massacres, Republicans Choose Chicken Hawk Ted Nugent Who Threatened Obama’s Life
“Obama is feeling his oats,” said Donald A. Baer, a former aide to President Bill Clinton and now the chief executive of the communications firm Burson-Marsteller. “I think he probably believes he was cautious and hemmed in by one thing or another in the first term, and he’s decided he’s going to do more of [...]
Violence Against Women Act Easily Passes Senate Without Marco Rubio’s Help
I believe we should have re-authorized the existing Violence Against Women Act that has helped reduce the annual incidence of domestic violence by more than 50 percent, among other successes. I also continue supporting the work being done at the federal, state and local levels to combat domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking… [...]
Some Stuff I’d Like to Hear Seriously Addressed in the State of the Union, and Even Better, on a Day to Day Basis in DC
I can think of a lot of stuff I’d like to hear DC Electeds having serious conversations about. More unlikely yet, it would be cool if they’d take serious actions aimed at helping the majority – you know, that “99%,” – of people. I don’t expect to hear such things in the State of the [...]
Liberals have Won, But Don’t Tell Ted Nugent
Mr. Nugent, who is also a National Rifle Association board member, will be a guest of Representative Steve Stockman, a Texas Republican who recently made headlines by threatening to file articles of impeachment against Mr. Obama if the president issued executive orders that strengthened gun control laws. [...] “I will go in at least 20 [...]
Obama, Democrats, Tea Party Extremists and Those Hapless Republicans
“When I think about what it means to be a Democrat in this day and age, I start with the basic proposition that we are all created equal, that we’re all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights,” Obama told House Democrats on Thursday at a retreat in Virginia, offering a glimpse of what’s [...]
Obama to Panetta: ‘Good job tonight’
Statement by Secretary Panetta on Hostage Rescue Operation in Somalia Last night U.S. Special Operations Forces conducted, by order of the President of the United States, a successful mission in Somalia to rescue two individuals taken hostage on October 25, 2011. Ms. Jessica Buchanan, an American citizen employed by the Danish Demining Group, and her [...]
U.S. News & World Report: Time for a Tea Party of the Left, by Taylor Marsh
First published in U.S. News & World Report President Obama takes his base for granted on issues like the Bush tax cuts, Plan B, and the economy Here we are at the beginning of Pres. Obama’s reelection and what do we find? The Bush tax cuts that, back in 2008, candidate Obama pledged he’d fight [...]
Of Smoke-filled Rooms and Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels, a favorite of Bill Kistrol, the man who brought the GOP Sarah Palin, gave the Republican response last night. For conservatives, it was the perfect setting, given in perfect pitch, and included the perfect message, delivered by someone who didn’t come off crazy. It’s likely why waking up today after Pres. Obama’s State [...]
Obama to Thank the Republicans Running for President
**UPDATED** During his State of the Union address tonight, President Obama will announce the creation of a special unit to investigate misconduct and illegalities that contributed to both the financial collapse and the mortgage crisis. The office, part of a new Unit on Mortgage Origination and Securitization Abuses, will be chaired by Eric Schneiderman, the [...]
Obama says it’s “make or break” time: What’s your choice?
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Time limited political campaigns as usual are a much easier sell than indefinite work of activism, but you get what you pay for. Or more accurately, if you go the politics as usual route, you get what major donors pay for. In spite of denials [...]
How Many Democratic Millionaires Pay 10% to their Church or Charity?
The Wall Street Journal got an early peek at Mitt Romney’s tax returns. I wonder how many conservative Christians gave over 10% to their church in 2010. How many Democratic millionaires gave that much to their church or their favorite charity? Did Mitt Romney abuse the tax code? No, it’s made for him. Newt Gingrich [...]
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