Posts Tagged ‘barack obama’
cnn.com SOTU FAIL
Because what’s equally as important as President Obama’s State of the Union address? Clearly, Herman Cain’s response. [Read More]
I wish I could tune out politics
I haven’t watched any of the 17 or 18 GOP debates. I certainly follow what’s going on. I read news stories and commentaries and hear way too much on NPR, who, to my annoyance, give these guys a fair shake. Most of what they say is repulsive to me. I turned on [Read More]
Monday night political post
House Speaker John Boehner’s new budget proposal would require deep cuts in the years immediately ahead in Social Security and Medicare benefits for current retirees, the repeal of health reform’s coverage expansions, or wholesale evisceration of basic assistance [Read More]
On the tax cuts deal
I’ve been complaining about those Bush tax cuts for a few months. Now the deal is (almost) done. I’ll just like to some more articulate people’s thoughts on why lots of Democrats will be looking around for a new leader over the next 20 months. This [Read More]
The Obama Presidency in Three Frames
It’s depicting health care negotiations, but it seems an apt summary of Obama’s entire presidency. (h/t Ezra Klein) [Read More]
Vote
Here’s MSNBC.com’s website from over the weekend. They want this year’s election to be Obama vs. Palin. This is pretty ridiculous, but…ok. Voters of America, make your choice: brilliant and level-headed but occasionally spineless vs. bat-shit crazy [Read More]
I’m glad I never got that Obama-Biden magnet
You see those round Obama-Biden magnets all over, especially in Durham. I donated some money after Joe Biden was picked as Obama’s running mate. The deal on the site I donated through was that I was supposed to get one of those magnets. It never came. Then again, the [Read More]
Rachel Awesome
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I also recommend Rachel’s follow-up talk with Richard Engel for a summary of how screwed up Iraq still is. [Read More]
Bush Tax Cuts (cont’d)
Implement Obama’s tax policies in 2011, and my friends earning over $300,000 will see a tiny tax hike. The rest of us get a tax cut. SO, TEA PARTY–WHY DO YOU HATE OUR TAX-CUTTING PRESIDENT SO MUCH? This is from that socialist rag The Wall Street Journal (via Bob [Read More]
