Unlike my normal, school day morning, I managed to get up and get myself coffee in time to hear President Obama’s speech in Cairo, Egypt live this morning. While a good speech, it was not the moving speech we heard on his campaign trail last fall. Many items discussed in the speech made me… Continue reading POTUS Speaks to the Muslim World
Many of my diehard Republican friends were very disappointed with the results of last November’s election. They were, though, happy to hear that President Obama would keep Secretary Gates on as Secretary of Defense. Now, Obama is busy filling those “lesser” positions. The most recent rumor – being reported by NPR here – is that… Continue reading Obama’s Possible Army Secretary
I am finding that the one issue I wish people had paid more attention to during last year’s presidential election has come blasting to the forefront of foreign policy issues. I also looked at the most recent missile test by North Korea as an ironic event as it took place as Americans were remembering and… Continue reading North Korea
The news lately, in anticipation of President Obama’s first 100 days, has been all about dissecting this time frame and, of course, H1N1 flu. It has been enough to make me turn the news off and listen to music all day but I did turn into the presidential news conference last night. While I get… Continue reading The First 100 Days
While I have many times criticized speeches made on education by former President George W Bush, I have some inherent criticisms on the huge educational speech that President Obama gave this morning also. While Obama’s speech was delivered much better than any of Bush’s speeches on this subject, I am still digging through for actual… Continue reading Obama Speech on Education
Is anyone else out there seriously scared by this headline? First and foremost, my prayers go to Justice Ginsburg and her family for a speedy and quick recovery. Pancreatic cancer and surgery to help eleviate it are hard on a body at any age but at 75, any surgery is serious. My panic at… Continue reading Associate Justice Ginsburg Undergoes Cancer Surgery
I know there are those out there that will say that the title is misleading, that they are sure I am going to be discussing Obama. While we, as the citizenry that Obama is president for, should probably be questioning his ability to govern and while he is involved in some way in my newest… Continue reading Questioning the Ability to Govern
For a candidate that talked about ending torture and closing Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, signing an executive order that puts a 120-day moratorium on prosecutions at Gitmo is a start. It is, though, just a start and not even a given. From my understanding, this executive order does not carry weight behind it. Each military… Continue reading Gitmo Prosecutions
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