Presidency

President George W. Bush’s presidency is certainly a failure, and this kind of end is certainly sad—not just for the President but Americans. As Americans, we’ve lost a lot in these eight years: (1) blood and treasure, (2) credibility on the world stage, (3) environmental protection, and (3) scientific progress in areas such as [...]

Though this is not about Indian stock market, it hold good lesson for the future. And also for long-term investors girding for the long haul in India share markets. Obama did not have to wait long to get a taste of what is in store for him. The day he was elected winner, the Wall [...]

The media is already running out of ways to present Barack Obama as Franklin Roosevelt 2.0. The Obama campaign gave them some new fodder Friday, announcing that it will modernize FDR's fireside chats by posting the President-elect's weekly radio addresses on YouTube. read more digg story [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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November 4th 2008 got to be a historic day for all American because it mark the day when Barack Obama defeated John McCain and became the first African American to be elected President of the United States. In his victory speech, delivered in front of a crowd of hundreds of thousands of supporters in Chicago, [...]

Florentino Perez is being tipped to challenge Ramon Calderon for the Real Madrid presidency.

Um...not so much.In the two days of trading following Obama's election, both the Dow and the S&P have plunged more than 10%. A staggering two-day free fall the likes of which have not been seen in more than 21 years. Not even after 9/11.The Autumn plunge of the the stock market has been blamed-by some- as fear, as Obama started looking like the sure winner. That speculation appears to have su

James Altucher, managing partner of Formula Capital recently sat down with Aaron Task over at Tech Ticker to discuss stocks poised to benefit from an Obama Presidency, now that we know he will for sure be in office. Altucher mentions he likes agriculture and infrastructure and seems them both as very cheap. Specifically, he likes Mosaic (MOS) and KBR (KBR). Also, he mentioned to check out close

Like many politicians Barack Obama is also an author. What makes him different is he's also a good writer. Most books by today's policies are glossy, self-serving, sometimes ghost-written puffery, which are designed to be sold as throwaway literature...

Barack Obama owes his election in part to President Bush's vast unpopularity, but that favor comes at a cost: the president-elect will be assuming responsibility for a credit crisis, a banking... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Living in a country where you don’t like the leadership is difficult, I’ll admit. However, it is NOT impossible. This is a quick and simple guide for non-Obama supporters to make it through the next few weeks, months, and years. First, remember, it isn’t forever. Chances are that in four, eight, or twelve [...] Related posts:Getting Over It, Moving On The hardest part about

Barack Obama has won a convincing victory in the Presidential Race, ensuring that as of January 2009, he will become the 44th President of the United States.Obama made history by winning an unlikely primary race against Hillary Clinton, but has continued his significant path to glory by becoming the first african american to secure the most powerful job in the world.Joe Biden will be the next Vice

Barack Obama has become the first black President of the United States of America, and the 44th President. Congratulations to Barack Obama.Racism against blacks is dead. Obama has proven there are no barriers left for blacks, as he now holds the most powerful position in the world.Affirmative action needs to be repealed, along with other laws that deny whites the ability to compete fairly with oth

Hantu Laut Barrack Obama won overwhelmingly.He got 297 Electoral votes, more than enough to secure the the Presidency.He will become the 44th President of the United States. It was a thrashing for the Republican and for John McCain. Well done America! Congratulations! Barrack Obama. A dawn for new world order. More to follow.

Just heard it on the radio... Called my wife... In awe and shock. Not only are we once again in a democratic administration... But a first for us Americans, our first African-American president. Woot! Good luck, Mr. President! There is much work to be done! ~ WingRead more...

BREAKING NEWS – Obama wins presidencyThe Tribune-Democrat, PA - Nov 4, 2008WASHINGTON — Barack Obama was elected the nation’s first black president Tuesday night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America ...

Congratulations Mr. President-elect Obama from Blabrmouth.com! This has been a long time coming and you are what many in this country consider a savior here to deliver us from evil! Enjoy your victory tonight

Lesson for the Obamamedia: threats you try to cover up will be inevitably be realized The Obamamedia is acting exactly like the Memorial Project. Both are avoiding and suppressing massive evidence of hostile intent. The willful blindness of the Memorial Project will only give us a humiliating but very survivable terrorist memorial mosque. An Obama victory [...]

McCain constantly reminds us of his POW years. Is the presidency an enormous job requiring a sharp mind, intellectual curiosity, self discipline and steady nerves? Or, is it a grand prize to bestow upon a citizen who sacrificed as a prisoner of war as a result of service to his country? That seems to be a [...]

Americans are in a fervor, and will soon be enthusiastically taking part in an exercise, never envisioned by Madison, Hamilton and Jay, designed to elect a person to an office that really didn't exist when the constitution was drafted.You do know there is no federal right to vote? Much less any duty to do so. Don't believe me? Take out your dog eared copy of the constitution, find this right an

By BALKAN DEVLEN* There is global euphoria about US Sen. Barack Obama nowadays. Many think he will bring change and a new direction to America’s foreign policy. Turkey is no exception. Several people, from journalists to politicians, expressed the opinion that an Obama presidency will be the start of a new era in Turkish-American relations. They are wrong, however, and this is why: The new

The Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick (who just happens to be a good buddy of Obama) has driven our state into the ground. Massachusetts is in a severe financial crisis, not because of the national economy but because our Governor passed a huge bloated budget in July. Every Republican in the state house voted against because it was clear, the budget spelled disaster for our state. Gov. Pat

I now think Biden, McCain, Obama and Palin have had me direct a joke at them. I am an equal opportunity critic.   I like to think, therefore, that I can comment on certain US issues in a bipartisan fashion.   On a friend’s blog, I noticed she had republished, with permission, an article about whether Sen. Barack Obama’s possible dual nationality excludes him from the presid

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by Gregory Bresiger, FFF.org George Bush, basically unchallenged by Congress in his calamitous war in Iraq, can thank several of his Republican predecessors for his imperial power. Out of power for some 20 years in the early 1950s, many Republicans had been critics of the secretive foreign policy of Democratic presidents in the 1930s and 1940s. These [...]

ِA competition between Egypt and Morocco to the presidency of the United Nations Education, Science and Culture "UNESCO", into a kind of "conflict" between the two Arab countries, to a certain extent for both sides to "exchanges" accusations and criticisms Under - To the other.Egypt has sought a candidate to the presidency international organization, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni, to ease what

Zuma’s Baggage Too Much For South Africa To Bear Jacob Zuma, the leader of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, may have been left off the hook on a technicality on corruption, fraud and money laundering charges, but it would be better for him to defend himself in court to lift the cloud of allegations of [...]

Earlier I spoke about the remarkable speech by Hillary Clinton this week.  But without taken anything away from Hillary's speech I was not prepared to be as blown away by Barak Obama's nomination...

Asif Zardari, the controversial widower of the slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, will this week file his nomination papers to become Pakistan's next president, pushing the fragile coalition government further towards collapse.He is almost certain to be the next incumbent of the presidential palace in Islamabad, as his Pakistan People's party (PPP) has the required votes in parliament to

The widower of former-first-gives of the Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, Asif There Zardari, goes to candidatar itself to the Presidency of the country for the Party of the People of the Pakistan (PPP).The Pakistani Parliament goes to choose the successor of Pervez Musharraf, that left the position to prevent a process of impeachment, in day 6 of September.

Part One- Defeat Hill. Check. Part Two- Lead McCain Substantially. Check Part Three- McCain Strikes Back in Usual Republican Ways... The two men(no funny business in DNC), that could be our next President have recently been somewhat evened out (according to CNN polls 46% Obama, 42% McCain). This comes at no surprise after Obama took a vacation and McCain ads stirred the crowd of

Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

Well how about that? It looks like the rhetoric of the straight talk express is being lifted nearly word for word…straight out of Wikipedia. If you haven’t heard the news, it appears that several passages from the candidates comments on the conflict between Russia and Georgia are notably similar to the online encyclopedia. From Political Insider: A [...]ShareThis

The State parole board has completed its recommendation, as has the Governor's counsel. Now it is up to Timothy Kaine to decide the fate of Kathryn Ingleson, who is about one week away from being deported to England. Ingelson committed a "300 crime" more than a decade ago. The fact that she used a credit card to buy Christmas gifts for her little boy makes her current appeal even more appealing -

Onli in da Pilipins? NOT! Filipinos are not the only ones who are cuckoo about celebrities endorsing presidentiables. The web is full of political ads for both Republican and Democratic U.S. Presidential candidates. While some commercials bear semblance to fact, some have crossed over to the realm of absurdity. Political ads are not about real [...]

British journalists are once again doing the investigative reporting that American journalists should be doing. The Independent, a London based newspaper, has a mind boggling article up this morning about John McCain selling the Vice Presidency to the highest bidder. This is a MUST read for all Americans:"The Republican hunt for a Vice-President has focused on one word: money. Panicked conservativ

From the UK Telegraph:George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8 summit in Japan.Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor and Urmee Khan REUTERS George Bush shares a joke with Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda and Chinese President Hu Jintao at the G8 Summit in Toyako EPA George B

John Bolton has told WorldNetDaily (via IsraelInsider) that Obama's naive approach would cause a lot of trouble: JERUSALEM – A Barack Obama presidency would spell danger for the Middle East and for America's interests in the region, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton told WND in an interview. Bolton expressed concern Obama will not support the use of force to fight

I've been enjoying my vacation and just getting stuff done.However, I saw this video on the Onion and it's so funny I have to share it.Enjoy.Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous PresidencyHahahaha...I guess I was one of those Americans who was able to "evacuate" ;)

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Every now and then, a fresh perspective emerges. I think this is one: on the Obama presidency and what really drives change in the USA.

While the rest of the world anticipates an Obama presidency, the world’s two standing Communist regimes, Cuba & China have gone on record expressing their displeasure with this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Now this is what I call a bad visual identity. First, I don’t even understand why a visual identity would be needed for the UE’s presidency. If they want to have a coherent design, shouldn’t they just have a strong identity that is customizable according to whichever is presiding the UE? Well, let’s assume for a [...]

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She meets Obama to discuss party strategy. Her campaign says she is not seeking the No. 2 spot, stating the choice is 'his alone.'By Mark Z. Barabak and Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times Staff WritersJune 6, 2008WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton backed away Thursday from efforts to push her into the No. 2 slot on the Democratic ticket with Barack Obama, as the two met privately to discuss ways t

Let's look at the worst possible scenario from a conservative perspective: An Obama presidency and Democratic congress- the national equivalent of California's Gray Davis years. 1. Supreme court. If two liberals get on the court, at least a few new "rights" will occur to our nation's judiciary and, in a 50-50 country, there's not a whole lot conservatives can do about it. The court will discov

Give us your best caption for this pic in the comments! Houston Chronicle - May 27, 2008: Bill Clinton gave a speech in South Dakota on Sunday in which he continued to promote the theory of a media conspiracy against Hillary, and suggested the Democratic Party should nominate his wife “unless we want to lose the election.” [...]

It seems that all effort of Hilary Clinton is only waste of time and money, bookmakers are almost sure that Obama is the candidate to face McCain in November. The odds US presidency, next US... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

by Ivan Eland More memos recently have surfaced that were written early in the Bush administration by John C. Yoo from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel — the man who gave us the administration’s horrifyingly narrow definition of torture. As difficult as it is to believe, the recently released memos are even scarier than [...]

One by one the nails are sealing on a successful presidential run for Hillary Clinton in 2008 (and dare I say McCain). Reuters point out: Obama gathered momentum in his battle with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination with endorsements from seven more senior party figures and a labor union, as well as strong [...]

Despite the fact that the 2008 presidential primaries have been anything but uneventful, in terms of other campaigns across the country, it seems as if everyone else is off to an incredibly slow start. Even though it’s already May, there are still many hot-races that haven’t even come close to moving into full swing. While I find [...]

Yusril Ihza Mahendra, a former key aide of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has said he is ready to run for the 2009 presidential election. "I have been ready to become a presidential candidate since long time ago, and prepared for competition with other candidates in the upcoming elections," Yusril was quoted Friday by major national newspaper Kompas as saying. The 52-year-old, the founding figure of the Muslim-based Crescent Star Party (PBB), was dismissed from the cabinet last year amid graft probe into the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights that he led in 2001-2004. He has largely withdrawn from politics and recently played a leading role in the making of the Admiral Cheng Ho movie, which hit cinemas this year.Indonesia News Blog:

Cuban-Americans elected George Bush in 2000. This year our Boricua (Puerto Rican) brothers may decide the fate of the free world with their 65 delegates in the Democratic race. I wonder what Jamaica will do to ensure a role in the 2012 election.Powered by b2evolution.

Few (if any) presidential candidates have had the audacity to pledge a war during their bid for the Oval Office, but John McCain never was one for playing his cards close to his chest. In case you had not guessed by now, I am referring to McCains pledge of a War on Poverty. Why are [...]

Few people had heard of former KGB officer Vladimir Putin when he became prime minister in 1999. But with his taciturn, slightly intimidating face, one thing seemed certain: He didn’t look like a comedian.While “fun” is not a word widely associated with Putin, his eight-year run as Russia’s second president has seen its share of the absurd.“Who is Mr. Putin?” a journalist asked in 2000. Since no one knew for sure, they made up the answers.Putin was depicted as James Bond with a heart, the red-blooded leader of a G8 country who bites Shamil Basayev to death in the 2002 novel “President” by Latvian author Alexander Olbik.In the novel, a badly wounded Putin knocks Basayev to the ground and sinks his teeth into his throat. “‘It seems I have the grip of a bulldog,’ was th

God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush # Author: Randall Balmer# Format:PDF 1.3MB# Page Count: 259# Publisher: HarperCollins (2008)# Language: English# eISBN-10: 0061583294# eISBN-13: 9780061583292How did we go from John F. Kennedy declaring that religion should play no role in the elections to Bush saying, "I believe that God wants me to be president"?Historian Randall Balmer takes us on a tour of presidential religiosity in the last half of the twentieth century—from Kennedy's 1960 speech that proposed an almost absolute wall between American political and religious life to the soft religiosity of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society; from Richard Nixon's manipulation of religion to fit his own needs to Gerald Ford's quiet

Today's Washington Post has a piece about John McCain that should make the rest of the media wake up and take notice.  The article describes McCain's volcanic temper and inability to let go of a grudge.  There are two especially remarkable things about the story: (1) several Republicans, members of McCain's own party, say that McCain's temper should disqualify him from the presidency and (2) tough guy McCain would not answer questions for this story. Some of the highlights: Former Sen. Bob Smith bluntly says that McCain's "temper would place this country at risk in international affairs, and the world perhaps in danger.  In my mind, it should disqualify him." Sen.  Thad Cochran says the thought of McCain in the White House "sends a cold chill down my spine." Former AZ Republican Pa

Real Madrid are determined to test Manchester United's resolve over Cristiano Ronaldo - next year.

The election of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) received a sensational twist yesterday when Maj Gen (retd) Amin Ahmed Chowdhury announced his candidature for the president's post.The announcement put end to talks of a unified panel for the April 28 polls as Kazi Salahuddin, who needs no introduction to football lovers of the country, has already declared that he would contest for the hot seat of the federation.On the other hand, it still remains an enigma whether the incumbent president SA Sultan will compete in the election or not.Yesterday's showdown of the ex-army official however indicates a tough battle for Salahuddin, arguably the best footballer the country has ever produced who quit as vice-president after a dispute with Sultan.Amin Ahmed expressed his desire to contest the po

Student government began at a young age fdor me. In middle school I was on student council and in eighth grade I was the class president. When I moved on to high school I was secretary my sophomore year. At the end of sophomore year I ended up running for president against Chris Flemming [...]

Graphs via The History News Network:The funny thing mentioned in the article linked was that George Bush would have faired worse, but some historians wanted to wait until his presidency was over for some perspective.He are some choice quotes from some of the historians in the poll:“No individual president can compare to the second Bush,” wrote one. “Glib, contemptuous, ignorant, incurious, a dupe of anyone who humors his deluded belief in his heroic self, he has bankrupted the country with his disastrous war and his tax breaks for the rich, trampled on the Bill of Rights, appointed foxes in every henhouse, compounded the terrorist threat, turned a blind eye to torture and corruption and a looming ecological disaster, and squandered the rest of the world’s goodwill. In short, no oth

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John McCain: "I got that impression from him watching his interview last night, I got that impression," McCain said laughing on his campaign plane in New Hampshire.McCain refused to hint at just how seriously his campaign is considering Romney for the ticket, though reports earlier this week said some aides to President Bush are pushing the idea of a McCain-Romney ticket, given the Massachusetts Republican's "credentials" with respect to economic issues.As it turns out, if it looks like Willard can help the ticket, I don't think McCain gives a rat's ass about putting him on it.

Bangladesh football legend Kazi Salahuddin promised to bring back the golden days of football in the country if he is elected president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).In a written statement, the former vice-president of the game's governing body expressed his desire to contest in the next poll of BFF."I hope the election of BFF will be held as per the roadmap of the game's world governing body. I am hopeful that I can fulfil the dream of the country's football loving people as I have the determination and experience to serve the game," said Salahuddin, who quit from the vice-president post after a brawl with incumbent BFF president SA Sultan."I firmly believe that I can do something special about which people can feel proud if I get the opportunity to become president of the f

While the US presidential campaign is raging, many Indonesians have made up their minds that candidate Barack Obama would make a great president, with his childhood time in the country making him a local favourite. Obama, 46, was enrolled in two primary schools in Jakarta in the late 1960s. "We are very proud to have one of our students being a candidate in the United States presidential race," Kuwadiyanto, headmaster of the SDN (State Elementary School) Besuki, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. SDN Besuki is a highly regarded public school which accepts students from various religious backgrounds. Subjects taught are in accordance with the national curriculum and non-Muslim students receive religious instruction in their own religion in a separate classroom."He was really different from t

I don’t want to hear it anymore. The notion that if Hillary becomes a President, that somehow it will be equally historical as Obama becoming a President is absurd. Sure, if Hillary Clinton wins the general election, she would be the first woman President of this land (the U. S.) Whatever, big deal. America had women (especially white [...]

Marjeta Cotman, Slovenian Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs met this morning in Ljubljana the representatives of the European Disability movement Ljubljana, 28 February 2008 – “Preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities is a priority for the Slovenian Presidency”, said this morning Marjeta Cotman, Slovenian Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs. “We are committed to support Human Rights of disabled people both at national and European level and we do hope to have EU’s formal engagement to propose measures to fight disability discrimination within this Presidency”, said the Minister. During the encounter, the Minister informed the Director of the European Disability Forum, Carlotta Besozzi, and the President of the Slovenian f

For those who don't know, in the early days of Mixed Martial Arts in America it had alot of problems with angry politicians. I actually wrote an article awhile back on the rise of mixed martial arts that explains McCain's role. Here is what I wrote-Senator John McCain was so adamant about banning the UFC he was successful in making it illegal in all but 3 states. McCain, who is known for having connections in boxing, also had it removed from 90% of pay-per-view providers. Since then the sport has bounced back and is the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. today. Now what we don't know is if McCain still has strong beliefs about this issue. Its not likely that he changed his mind, the question is if he really wants to push the issue if he gets the presidency. I'm not a big supporter o

Will We Recognize This Place By The Time Bushtard Is All Done With It Dollar Sinks Lower And Lower Everyday Crash Is Immenent Our Military Is Depleted, Stuck In A Quagmire, Civil War Bushtard Wants To Go On World Tour, To Give Middle Finger One Last Time And The Right Wing Is Threatening Us With A True Nutcase: Huckabee Earth To Huckabee: Religious Insanity Is Not A Virtue America Can't Afford Another Bushtard In Highest Office Four More Years Of That And We Are Through, Kiss All Your Sorry Asses Good Bye, If You Thought It Was Retarded With Bushtard Imagine More With A Christo-Fascist Like Huckabee, I Have A Theory On This Though: The Religiously Insane Wing Of The Right Wing Is The Bottom Of That Totem Pole, At The Top Of That Food Chain Are Elite Neocons These Two Groups

Romney's Campaign To Mainstream MormonismRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said yesterday that he hopes to convince voters that his Mormon faith is mainstream."I think as people come to know my faith they'll recognize that the values of my faith are — they very much flow from the Judeo-Christian tradition of this country. I believe in God, I believe in Jesus Christ, I believe in the equality of all humankind," Mr. Romney said in an interview with The Washington Times.Mr. Romney has remained mostly mum on the topic; despite his desire to deliver a speech about his Mormon faith, he has accepted the advice of political aides who advise against the move...The candidate's religion, however, threatens to become a very public campaign issue — and a dangerous one. In a recent Gallup survey, just two-thirds of conservatives said they could support a Mormon candidate.Read Article... Romney Republican Politics

From the number of threats a U.S. president receives to the size of his paycheck, here's some things you didn't know about the office.read more | digg story

Clinton: Bill would play a ’major role’ in presidency

I've heard this in "Air Force One," and I've heard it elsewhere. "The Presidency is bigger than any one man." So why do we all blame George W. Bush?It seems like there's much at work behind the scenes that we just don't take into account. On "Inside The Actors Studio," "Tom Cruise" mentioned how when he works on a project, if everything goes very well, he'll give credit to everyone. If the project goes bust, he alone will take the fall. But in our country's case, is it right to focus the blame all on one man?It's possible Bush is merely a cog in a much bigger machine that has been moving toward our present situation for quite some time. I'll bet some people out there would say that is obvious. I've toyed with this idea before in my "Is George Bush Just A Pawn" entry, but only now does it seem to make much more sense.The real danger is in thinking that a new President will solve all the problems the old one helped create. If the problem doesn't lie within that single o

Interview with Bush. Q: "What do you think, looking back, your greatest hit was? Where you really hit one out of the park. And what do you think your greatest error was?"A: "Success, there's been a lot." But he refused to reveal his greatest error.read more | digg story

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” Abraham Lincoln I always look forward to the Special Comments that Keith Olbermann occasionally does for his show. You can always count on it being an intense, passionate and emotional critique of the latest cowardly, illegal, unconstitutional or just plain stupid moves Bush or his administration have foisted on the American people. On the November 5th show Keith Olbermann comments on President Bush’s and Michael Mukasey’s response to allegations of waterboarding in the Bush administration. Also, the question is asked… Why was an Acting Assistant Attorney General forced out – just because he had the guts to do what Pres. Bush couldn’t? It is a fact startling in its cynical simplicity and it requires cynical and simple words to be properly expressed: The presidency of George W. Bush has now devolved into a criminal cons

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Reminding us that democracy and free speech is over should he become President, Rudy "Benito" Giuliani criticized Hillary Clinton's criticism of the president's foriegn policy;"I think that it's important that we conduct this debate in a way that we don't interfere with the ability of the country to function in a proper way, between the now and (the election)," -I think Mr. Giuliani seems a little bit lost on what a campaign is."The president of the United States is president of the United States. He's going to be president of the United States from now until the time a new president takes over. Until then, he's the only one conducting foreign policy of this country, We can have our political debate in this country. ... But nobody should be creating the specter that we're sending emissaries out around the world before someone is actually sworn in as president of the United States. I think it would be good for the country if Mrs. Clinton, Senator Clinton would correct that statem

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For the first time in three decades - since President Jimmy Carter was in office YIKES, home ownership is on the verge of dropping during a presidents tenure.  There is expected to be close to one million less homeowners by the time he leaves office as compared to when he took office.  While there are certainly many reasons, and while I would not consider myself a big proponent of Bankruptcy, the changes in the Bankruptcy code certainly plays a big part of this shift.  And this is not necessarily a good shift to have - downward home ownership.  Hopefully this will be changed and corrected no matter who becomes the next US President!===============================================================================Title companies & mortgage brokers, help your borrowers- arrange to have their loan signed and notarized in their home, at their convenience by a Certified Notary Signing Agent (CNSA)Browse The Rain for a qualified and Certified Notary Signing Agent in

Steve Chapman recently wrote that he thinks McCain's age (71) makes him too old to hold the presidency. He argues and points out that other high stress jobs have limits on age. For example, the FAA recently decided to raise the age limit for pilots from 60 to 65.But should the presidency qualify for an age limit? There isn't one in place, so should we be so bold as to say the people of the United States cannot elect who they want merely because of the candidate's age? Mr. Chapman ends by saying that McCain needs to "do one more service by acknowleding that the presidency is a job for a younger person."I disagree with that. I believe that John McCain would make a very good president if he's elected. The FAA has the age limit because collectively men and women of those ages are unable to handle the pressures of the job. But the President is only one person. While most 71 year olds might not be fit for the office, there will always be exceptions. There are pilots who could fly well pa

Megawati Soekarnoputri, general chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) hailed the wish of Sutiyoso, the outgoing Jakarta governor, to run for the presidency in 2009. Megawati after a fast breaking occasion at her residence said here on Monday evening that anyone has the right to become a nominee for the presidential election, so that there is no question about a competition."I don`t consider him (Sutiyoso) a rival. I have said a long time ago that if Indonesia is consistent to live in a democracy, there would be no problem," Megawati said.Sutiyoso met Megawati a few hours before he announced his wish to run for the presidency.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

On August 23, 2007, Barack Obama appeared on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart. The question of his experience on foreign policy was asked. In the opening of the show there was a piece that Jon did called “Billions and Billions” that perfectly described our past foreign policy blunders in the Middle East and why this “experience” maybe useless. Stewart started out with a news piece announcing that the United States was going to sell $20 billion dollars in weapons to Saudi Arabia to the royal family. Stewart stated that it was ok though because “a full 20 percent of the 9/11 hijackers were NOT from there”.Stewart also pointed out that Saudi Arabia sponsored Hamas in the past by holding a telethon for them. This would cause a problem with Israel but the White House announced that they would increase aid to Israel by 25 percent, nearly 30 billion dollars. “Oh billions of dollars, is there no dispute you can’t solve.” Stewart said.He was quick to also point out

The resignation of Karl Rove has been widely discussed with similar topics coming up repeatedly. These include the ultimate failure of Rove’s policy of division and his ongoing legal problems as his conduct in office is investigated. No matter what you think of the Bush administration, there is one characteristic which both supporters and detractors might agree on. They thought big. Their policies may have been failures, but they sure were big failures. Bush went from speaking out against nation building in the 2000 campaign to seeking to change the entire middle east. The Bush administration didn’t attempt to just whittle away at a bit of what they saw as the welfare state. Their policies were designed to ultimately destroy Social Security and Medicare. Karl Rove also thought big in the area of politics. In an article in The Atlantic, Joshua Green described how Karl Rove wanted to do more than simply getting out the far right to win narrow elections. He had a bigger goal

Two More Leave John McCain's CampaignPresidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lost two more campaign staffers on Wednesday.According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, media team members Russ Schriefer and Stuart Stevens notified McCain's new campaign manager Rick Davis on Monday that they were quitting. Reportedly the staffers had not been paid.The latest defections follow those of former campaign manager Terry Nelson and chief strategist John Weaver, who bailed out two weeks ago, and more more than a dozen senior staffers now gone from the headquarters in northern Virginia -- as well as state offices in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, according to the report.Read Article... John McCain Politics

Congress Votes to Outsource Presidency, Washington, DC (AP)Congress today announced that the office of President of the UnitedStates of America will be outsourced to India as of July 1, 2007. Themove is being made in order to save the President's $500,000 yearlysalary, and also a record $521 Billion in deficit expenditures andrelated overhead the office has incurred during the last 6 years."We believe this is a wise financial move. The cost savings are huge,"stated Congressman Thomas Reynolds (R-WA)."We cannot remain competitive on the world stage with the current levelof cash outlay," Reynolds noted.Mr. Bush was informed by e-mail this morning of his termination.Preparations for the job move have been underway for some time.Gurvinder Singh of Indus Teleservices (Mumbai ,India) will assume

One of Shimon Peres' political advisers has told him a run for presidency is not a good idea:The presidential campaign adviser to Vice Premier Shimon Peres this weekend told his client not to enter the race.Senior adviser Eyal Arad that Peres that he was unlikely to get the necessary votes in a secret ballot, Haaretz reported, and that a defeat would be disgrace his public and international image. Peres is already branded as a loser among the Israeli public, having lost an unprecedented seven elections for top offices. A further obstacle to a Peres win in the current presidential election would be the candidacy of MK Collette Avital, endorsed by the Labor Party, who would siphon off votes in the first round.And by now, at his age, a run for presidency would be much too comedic for him.

Shimon Peres is showing signs of age in sleepiness, and has also lost Labor's support for him as a presidential candidate:Vice Premier Shimon Peres is by all accounts active for his age, but time may be gaining on the octogenarian.According to the Jerusalem Post, the Labor Party's executive committee voted nearly unanimously to endorse Colette Avital rather than Peres as its choice for Israel's next president. [...]The Vice Premier, who bolted to the Kadima party after losing to Amir Peretz in the race to lead Labor, was not pleased when Channel Ten screened a clip of him falling asleep during a TV interviewer's question about Iran. [...]The interviewer, evidently from an Arab television station, asks Peres whether Israel should see development of nuclear capability in Iran as an "existential threat." The Vice Premier mumbles in response that Iran should feel threatened, and that they would in ten years see the investment in nuclear weapons as a mistake. But by the time the intervi

Sarkozy Defeats LeftistSocialist Segolene Royal France was Monday looking ahead to a new political era after conservative Nicolas Sarkozy took a decisive victory in presidential elections that he claimed as a five year mandate for change.Sarkozy was expected to waste no time in pushing through promised reforms aimed at shaking up France's labor market to revive the country's flagging economy.Sarkozy won with 53 percent of the vote in Sunday's presidential runoff, according to preliminary results issued by the French Interior Ministry. Socialist Segolene Royal took 47 percent of the vote."The president of the republic must love and respect all the French," Sarkozy told cheering supporters at his campaign headquarters. "I will be the president of all the French people.""The French people have called for change. I will carry out that change, because that's the mandate I have received from the French people."Sarkozy added that he wanted to tell his "American friends that they can rely