Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met. On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose […]
For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage. What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them — that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long […]
For the last thirty years or so, I’ve made a yearly Hegira to the Gulf Coast for a week of rest and relaxation – Mexico Beach Florida, Sea Grove Florida, places like that. I learned a "short-cut" years ago that goes from Atlanta to Columbus, then takes the road less travelled through the timeless farmlands […]
Legal Jeopardy For American Torturers Here and Abroad? A Q & A Session With An Expert on the Issue, Philippe Sands By JOHN W. DEAN Friday, Jan. 23, 2009 What Will The Obama Administration Do? As all who have followed this issue know, President Obama hedged after he was elected as to what he may […]
Just thought I’d have a shot at headline writing… The Republicans Are Smiling, but They’re Not Buying By Dana Milbank January 28, 2009 Obama Lost and Disoriented in Capital President Obama was a bit disoriented yesterday when he emerged from a chat with Republican senators at the Capitol. After brief words with reporters, he stepped, […]
In my last post, I said the Republican Congressmen were acting like children. This article, coming from some Democratic Congressmen, is something substantial. They are worried that it’s not enough. And their disagreements are about the long-term investments. They worry there’s too much focus on "shovel-ready" and not enough investment for the long haul. I’m […]
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. [Barack Obama 01/20/2009] Mitch McCannel, Minority Leader of the Senate Republicans and John Boehner, Minority Leader of the House Republicans were of one mind today. They wanted to tattle on the Congressional Democrats. They addressed […]
John Boehner isn’t good for my mental health. I’m pretty sure he’s not good for the people of the 8th District in Ohio. I’m sure he’s not good for the House of Repesentatives or the Republican Party. I find myself changing channels when he’s on t.v. or moving to another site when he appears on […]
ShrinkRap’s Amazing Obama highlights how much Obama has done in the last week. I’m awed too. The Amazing Obama is juggling so many balls in the air that you would think he couldn’t possibly have time for any more. Apparently he’s not overly taxed by the all-consuming economic negotiating, getting his cabinet members confirmed, meeting […]
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. [Barack Obama 01/20/2009] Well, it’s been a week since the Inauguration and it looks like the Republicans are not going to do the right thing. It’s hard to exactly describe how one knows that. But […]