When President Obama took office on Tuesday, I was legimitately hopeful that President Obama would make significant efforts to reach out across the aisle and be something of a “uniter.” After all, days before the election, Obama promised to provide “unity over division.” Unfortunately, the events of the past week have so far demonstrated immaturity, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘inauguration’
The Honeymoon is over for President Obama
Around the world, various groups reacted differently to the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States. While well-received in Europe, for the regimes most critical of the Bush administration, promises of hope and change weren’t enough. However, in recent days, the much-warranted celebraton of President Obama’s inauguration has worn off, and the governing has [...]
Obama, Like the Pittsburgh Penguins, Faces a Challenge with Huge Expectations
A few days back I wrote a post comparing the troubles of the Republican Party to the woes faced by the Pittsburgh Penguins, and today I want to offer another relevant hockey analogy. Last year, the Penguins came within two games of winning the Stanley Cup. Going into this season, many fans and experts expected [...]
Obama’s Inauguration, MLK’s Dream, & What It All Means to Minority Republicans
The significance is impossible to ignore. Eighty years after the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the nation Dr. King lived and died to create will inaugurate Barack H. Obama as its president. We are a different America than we were back when Dr. King was born and that is reason enough to celebrate.
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