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Obama: Damned if he Does, Damned if he Doesn't 2008-11-25 19:18:19
Today it was announced that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be asked to stay at the Pentagon for at least another year under the Obama
administration. The announcement has the pundits and new cycles a’blaze with speculation and opinion. The move may seem alarming to some on the left but comes as no surprise. With the economy in upheaval, the last thing we need is to shuffle the deck at
FIRST LOOK: An Industry Insider's Open Letter to Congress, The Big Three, and the UAW 2008-11-24 18:14:33
Hal Popplewell is a business owner with a strong foothold in the motor city. His company(s) have been in direct business with Ford and Chrysler for over 10 years. He's watched the current mess unfold slowly from a unique insider perspective. He had some harsh words and advice for Congress
, The Big Three
(Ford, Chrysler, General motors), and for the United Auto Workers Union in an open letter rele Read more:Insider
, Letter
Everyone Chill for Now ... 2008-11-23 17:08:22 THIS ARTICLE IS A FOLLOWUP TO: Job Creation: It didn't work before
James makes a good point that federal job creation strategies have failed to work in creating long term, economically viable jobs or to give any long term relief to the average American citizen through economic troubles. What it DOES do is provide leeway and elbow room for a vital industry feeling the crunch of recession. What Jame Read more:Chill
Job Creation: It didn't work before 2008-11-23 10:41:24 Barack Obama has offered up a plan to create 2.5 million jobs by 2011. By looking at other cases that promised the same thing, we can probably see that it won’t work. Take a look at the following:
The People of Wisconsin Bail-out GM & Chrysler in the 90's:
If you want to look at a case of a bailout – look at the state of Wisconsin. Taxpayers have paid over $20 million to Chr Read more:Creation
Obama's Cabinet 2008-11-21 09:41:16 The media's interest has been on President Elect Barack Obama
's cabinet appointments the last week or two. This is the first in a series of bi-weekly articles I'll be doing on Barack Obama's cabinet. Each article will deal with four cabinet spots. Some are official, some have not yet been confirmed, some positions do not yet have appointees.
So lets get started ...
Secretary of Agriculture
No Read more:Cabinet
Wall Street, Wall Street is Falling Down, Falling Down, Falling Down. 2008-11-19 16:23:04 The Dow Jones has plunged below the 8,000 mark as investors pulled money from the markets. We’re entering territory that has not been seen since 2003. This massive sell off is believed to be an indication that investors feel that we are dealing with a much larger and more protracted recession after key indicators have pointed that way. Financial stocks were hit hard today. The S&P lost o Read more:Falling Down
, Street
, Wall Street
Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzales indicted in South Texas 2008-11-19 10:20:26
DEVELOPING STORY: According to the Washington Post, Attorney General AlbertoGonzales
and Vice President Dick Cheney
have been indicted
in SouthTexas
County over a strange political battles involving a South Texas federal prison.
The indictment was handed down Monday morning and has not yet been signed by a judge. No action can be taken against either man until this happens.
UPDATE:
According to Read more:Alberto Gonzales
, Dick Cheney
Reprieve: Lieberman’s Head off the Chopping Block 2008-11-18 15:44:03 Sen. Joe Lieberman
talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.Sen. Joe Lieberman is allowed to keep his Chairmanship of the Homeland Security Panel in the Senate. Following President-elect Barack Obama’s endorsement of Lieberman, Senate Democrats decided not to drive the Senator from their caucus. It has been noted throughout the news, as well as on this blog that Harry Reid was angere
An Open Letter to Senator John McCain 2008-11-18 14:14:49 Dear SenatorMcCain
,
I've been a staunch supporter of Barack Obama from the very beginning of this election season. The votes are now in and my candidate has been elected. There have been ups, downs, gaffes, and a few bad decisions this year on both sides of the campaign. I wanted to let you know a few things that have been on my mind now that its over and I've had some time to process everything Read more:Letter
, Senator John
Choosing Clinton: Does Obama have to ask her to the dance? 2008-11-18 09:51:43 President-elect Obama
may give the grand plum of it all to Hillary Clinton
. This idea, being floated heavily in the press and blogosphere, has some feeling a little less than happy. On a popular blog, Yid with Lid, the idea of a Clinton as Secretary of State is almost too much. There are comments equating the appointment of Hillary Clinton to the very death of Israel. It’s bad enough when th
Obama Preparing an Executive Order Closing Gitmo 2009-01-12 19:19:30 President-Elect Barack Obama
is preparing to take office in 8 days and will within the first week issue an ExecutiveOrder
closing the Guantanamo Bay prison complex which holds 250 suspected terrorists. Barack Obama, staying true to the hard left's calls to shut down Gitmo, will also issue orders concerning torture tactics employed by the Bush Administration. The ACLU is demanding to
Richardson Withdraws as Commerce Secretary 2009-01-04 16:11:37 New Mexico Governor and former Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Richardson
has withdrawn from his appointed post as commerce secretary in the Obama administration because of a probe in his home state regarding public contracts being awarded to donors of several of Richardson’s committees. President Elect Barack Obama issued a statement saying he accepts Richardson’s withdrawal re Read more:Secretary
General Eric Shinseki Chosen to be Secretary of Veteran Affairs 2008-12-06 23:07:02 This post is a follow-up to: Picks for the first Obama Cabinet It is being reported that President-Elect Barack Obama will name General
Eric Shinseki to be the new VA Secretary
. While I wanted him to be chosen as the Secretary of Defense, I am thrilled that President Obama has chosen to put the retired Army general into a post where he will be able to continue a distinguished career of serving v Read more:Veteran
, Affairs
Hispanics Get Secretary of Commerce -- No Top Spots In An Obama Administration 2008-12-04 00:45:29 It's official, Bill Richardson is Secretary
of Commerce. He is not and will not be the Secretary of State. He's not the Vice President. Those spots have been reserved for persons of different colors. The Hispanic world is angry at the perceived snub by President-elect Barack Obama
. After delivering key states and an electoral landslide to the nation's soon-to-be first black president, minorities Read more:Administration
, Hispanics
Obama releases names of all donors to his transition office 2008-12-01 16:21:58 Today has been a big announcement day for President Elect Barack Obama
. In a news conference in Chicago this morning, Obama unveiled his war cabinet. Confirming speculation he would name former rival Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State and keep on Bush’s appointee Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense. He also revealed, as promised, a list of all donors to the transition office
s.
In keepi
A Dangerous World Awaits 2008-11-28 23:24:19
With a 60 hour siege at the Taj Mahal hotel, a group of well prepared terrorists, riveted the world’s attention on an ever problematic area of the world where Americans are fighting two wars. President-elect Barack Obama, relatively untested on a national level, will inherit a post-Bush world of increasing hostility towards America, as well as a resurgence in terrorism on the Indian Read more:World
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