Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Jobs

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I was going to skate past Thursday and not comment on this big jobs speech that President Obama is going to deliver tomorrow, but then @caroljsroth tweeted this morning: I want to know what #jobs creation efforts/policies you are looking … Continue reading

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President Obama was a bad man on the twitter yesterday

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Shortly after his speech yesterday morning, President Obama started tweeting out the twitter accounts of the Republican members of the Senate and House of Representatives on his twitter stream. All in all, he sent out about a hundred tweets throughout … Continue reading

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There is no right or left, only power. The real debt ceiling crisis

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Before I begin, I would like to disclaim that I am not a Constitutional lawyer nor do I pretend to be. But I am an avid reader, one who has read a lot of literature surrounding the pre-Civil War through … Continue reading

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The killing of Osama bin Laden

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As the media launches it’s way into the play-by-play analysis of the Osama bin Laden raid, I’m left here struggling to figure out how I feel about the whole thing. I have come to the conclusion that I feel the … Continue reading

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Ask, Tell is not the opposite of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

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Since the Senate vote of 65-31 to repeal, I’ve been seeing people shouting “ASK, TELL” on twitter and in blogs as if removing the “Don’t” in front of each verb means the opposite. It’s a cute, catchy little marketing thing … Continue reading

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What Barack Obama is doing right or how he is navigating a room full of teenagers

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I listened to President Obama’s press conference yesterday. I watched Chuck Todd ask questions and look really confused as he was getting a pretty straight-forward response from the president. Then, I watched as Todd was asked about the press conference … Continue reading

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Serving red-staters only

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Three things of significance have happened in the past year that has made me pause and think that perhaps we may be on a trajectory that should reverse course. 1. The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations have the right … Continue reading

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