Tag Archive: Obama

Politics as Usual: The Sequester and the President’s Political Position

Currently, the big issue in government right now is the sequester and whether or not it will take place. The sequester is large scale government cuts on everything from military spending to spending… Continue reading

Politics as usual: The President vs. Congress

Recently, I read an article in the Washington Post which caught my attention. Essentially, it says that President Obama is planning to issue a set of executive orders on items that he feels… Continue reading

Fiscal Cliff (Part 2)

In 2008, after President Obama won the election the country was in a state of economic chaos. In response Republicans claimed the President needed to create jobs and deal with the overwhelming debt.… Continue reading

Fiscal Cliff (part 1) The Backstory

Today I’d just like to talk about the fiscal cliff and how it started and since I want to talk about that I’d like to give a little history about how America got… Continue reading

AfterWord: Romney’s Gifts and Minority Interests

A couple of weeks ago Mitt Romney, in what I would consider a fit of sour grapes, stated that Obama giving”gifts” to different demographic groups is what won him the election. In my… Continue reading

And Still!!! Lessons Learned from the Re-election of Barack Obama (Part 2)

Ever since Mitt Romney’s loss in the election a week ago, Republicans have been alternately fretting about whether the election was a repudiation of conservatism and trying to reassure themselves that all they… Continue reading

AND STILL!!!! Lessons Learned from the Re-election of Barack Obama (Part 1)

Yesterday President Barack Obama won re-election earning him four more years to govern the country. Given the tenor of the race for president I think there are many lessons that can be drawn… Continue reading

President Obama and Governor Romney debate Foreign Policy

On October 22nd, 2012 Barack Obama and Mitt Romney got together for the third and final debate. This debate was billed as a contest of the candidates ideas on foreign policy. Going into… Continue reading

The Second Presidential Debate 2012: Obama vs Romney II

On October 16, 2012 Mitt Romney and Barack Obama engaged in a second debate that was highly anticipated. Public opinion had been that the President had lost the first debate. However, in the… Continue reading

My Thoughts on the Vice Presidential Debate

This past Thursday Vice President Biden debated Congressman Paul Ryan in a debate that was billed as one that would determine the momentum of the presidential campaign. This billing calls for a bit… Continue reading