Book Review: Obama’s Wars by Bob Woodward
The title of Bob Woodward’s book is bound to confuse many readers, for one would think it refers to Afghanistan and Iraq, the two wars that President Barack Obama inherited when he took office....
View ArticleRJ’s 2010 Senate Race Predictions
A total of 37 Senate seats are up for grabs this year. The current composition of the US Senate is 59 Democrats (two of whom are actually independents who caucus with the Dems) and 41 Republicans. What...
View ArticlePresident Obama to Speak to Congress
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View ArticleHaikus for the Campaign Trail
Most people in this country, with the exception of political consultants and pundits, are not very happy with the direction of our politics. Campaigns are growing longer, louder, more bombastic, and...
View ArticlePolitical Conventions Are Like Sporting Events
I have wondered if anyone else noticed how much the Democratic and Republican conventions were like sporting events. We had everything that is very similar to sports: a home crowd advantage,...
View ArticleJoe Biden: From Football to the Vice Presidency
Joe Biden keeps a low profile, but is an outspoken man among men, and an American, with an American background. In Newport, New Hampshire on Friday, the vice president and candidate for the vice...
View ArticleI’m Voting For President Obama
A week ago, if you asked the average Democrat who was going to win this presidential election, the resounding answer was President Obama. But the latest Pew Research poll shows Mitt Romney ahead with...
View ArticleThe Problem with the Presidential Debates
I understand that the presidential debates are big ratings events on television, and if you bounce around the channels afterwards (everything from FOX News, CNN, to NBC), you would think that these...
View ArticleObama Candid in His Inaugural Address
The president, directly preceded by the vice president, took his public oath of office today, before the Capitol Dome, and before a crowd of Americans just short of one million strong. For President...
View ArticleBook Review: Obama’s Wars by Bob Woodward
The title of Bob Woodward’s book is bound to confuse many readers, for one would think it refers to Afghanistan and Iraq, the two wars that President Barack Obama inherited when he took office....
View ArticleRJ’s 2010 Senate Race Predictions
A total of 37 Senate seats are up for grabs this year. The current composition of the US Senate is 59 Democrats (two of whom are actually independents who caucus with the Dems) and 41 Republicans. What...
View ArticlePresident Obama to Speak to Congress
The president of the United States will address a joint session of Congress at 7 PM September 8 to encourage a better season, this following the Congressional summer break, and to outline his plan for...
View ArticleBiden Optimistic Global Hunger Struggle Can Be Won
Vice President Joe Biden spoke last Monday at the World Food Program USA award ceremony. He praised this year’s winners, Bill Gates and Howard Buffett, who have dedicated their talents to fighting...
View ArticleHaikus for the Campaign Trail
Most people in this country, with the exception of political consultants and pundits, are not very happy with the direction of our politics. Campaigns are growing longer, louder, more bombastic, and...
View ArticlePolitical Conventions Are Like Sporting Events
I have wondered if anyone else noticed how much the Democratic and Republican conventions were like sporting events. We had everything that is very similar to sports: a home crowd advantage,...
View ArticleJoe Biden: From Football to the Vice Presidency
Joe Biden keeps a low profile, but is an outspoken man among men, and an American, with an American background. In Newport, New Hampshire on Friday, the vice president and candidate for the vice...
View ArticleI’m Voting For President Obama
A week ago, if you asked the average Democrat who was going to win this presidential election, the resounding answer was President Obama. But the latest Pew Research poll shows Mitt Romney ahead with...
View ArticleThe Problem with the Presidential Debates
I understand that the presidential debates are big ratings events on television, and if you bounce around the channels afterwards (everything from FOX News, CNN, to NBC), you would think that these...
View ArticleObama Candid in His Inaugural Address
The president, directly preceded by the vice president, took his public oath of office today, before the Capitol Dome, and before a crowd of Americans just short of one million strong. For President...
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