The President of the United States, in an email sent out this week, is encouraging his supporters to fight lies. But, if President Obama is serious about honesty in politics, he should begin with his own administration and past claims. As a candidate for the office he now holds, Barack Obama pledged to use the public [...]
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Thank God Obama’s President
Congressmen travelled back home this weekend, breaking for about a month before resuming debate on Cap-and-Trade and the health care overhaul. During that time, a PR war will be waged with PACs and special interest groups on both sides trying to turn public opinion enough to force representatives into voting a certain way. Fortunately, we [...]
Health Care Coverup
You never want a serious crisis to go to waste – Rahm Emanuel President Barack Obama Nancy Pelosi just couldn’t wait to get going on her landmark health care reform bill. With the President’s popularity dropping and 2010 coming up fast, Democratic leaders know they need a flagship program to justify the maintenance of their [...]
Reciprocity initiative vote reveals problems going forward.
For the second time in the first six months of the Barack Obama administration, Republicans have lost a crucial vote in Congress resulting from an inability to hold the whole caucus in each chamber together. The cap and tax trade bill last month passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a mere seven votes; had all House [...]
Once Again, the RNC Stands Pat While the DNC Innovatively Involves Young Voters
While the RNC continues to stand pat instead of giving young voters a legitimate role in the future of the Party — or even simply establishing its own Young Voter Outreach Arm to compete with the Democratic National Committee’s Youth Council — the Democrats continue to find new and innovative ways to involve young voters [...]
The Suppressed EPA Report’s Effect on Healthcare
With the President’s popularity waning, it’s clear to see that he needs some legislative victory to stand on other than the flop of a stimulus. To what end would he be willing to go to achieve this victory? Surely this golden idol of the new era in politics would not stoop to his predecessor’s supposed [...]
My Healthcare Story or: How I Learned to Fear the Public Option
Unfortunately, I’ve been far too quiet around these parts for the past month. The biggest reason for this is that I have been struggling on a daily basis with a so far undiagnosed illness. Long story short, I have been in constant pain throughout my abdomen — so bad that I have incredible trouble sleeping, [...]
Social Conservatism Going Forward
Two state senators in Michigan recently introduced bill 2472, which deals with sex ed and the regulation of crisis pregnancy centers. In effect, state funds are used to appropriate crisis centers and mandate “information about the wide range of options available to women facing unintended pregnancies, including abortion services.” The bill also makes it easier [...]
GOP Finally Pushing Cohesive Message
House Democrats may have passed the global warming bill that promises to hamstring the economy this week, but the GOP put up a fight that may prove strong enough to help derail it in the Senate. Yes, it was a losing effort, but they darn near overcame insurmountable odds in the very Left-leaning House. In [...]