Republican Senator Arlen Specter has decided to change parties and run as a Democrat in 2010. One more sign that the Republican party is dying. The bad news is that this might cause Coleman to dig his heels in even harder in the ridiculous fight to prove he won the Minnesota election against Al Franken [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’
28 Apr
Sen. Arlen Specter has Defected
Posted by dragonmage06 in National Politics, Party Politics. Tagged: Arlen Specter, Barack Obama, Democrats, Joe Biden, Politics, Republicans. Leave a Comment
28 Jan
Hitting the Ground Running
Posted by dragonmage06 in Energy, Environment, National Politics, News. Tagged: Barack Obama, Economy, Energy, Environment, Lobbyists, Politics, United States. Leave a Comment
This truly is a new era. I’m once again eager to hear news of what the President is doing. I no longer dread sentences that begin with “The President presented a new piece of legislation…” This economic recession still worries the pants off of me, but there’s a kernel of hope in all that worry [...]
20 Jan
Dear Mr. Obama
Posted by dragonmage06 in History, National Politics, Uncategorized. Tagged: Barack Obama, Environment, Global Warming, Obama, Politics, President. Leave a Comment
Dear President Obama,
You cannot imagine how happy it makes me to type those words. Your historic inauguration is surely the start of something amazing and I am grateful and amazed that I am present for it. Furthermore, after eight long years of a president who has shown no concern for the people of this great [...]
18 Nov
Bush’s Last Minute Screw-up
Posted by dragonmage06 in National Politics. Tagged: Abortion, Barack Obama, Birth Control, George W. Bush, Health Care, Medicine, National Politics, Politics. 3 Comments
With all the drama and excitement (for me at least) of Obama’s election, I’d almost completely forgotten that the jerkwad who’s been in office for eight long, frustrating years still had control over the White House. *sigh*
Now, he’s proposed a rule that would prohibit any pharmacies that receive government funding from “discriminating” against people who [...]
7 Nov
News This Week
Posted by dragonmage06 in News. Tagged: Animals, Barack Obama, Dogs, Election, Entertainment, EPA, Jason Mraz, Joe Biden, Music, News, Politics, Robert Kennedy Jr.. Leave a Comment
Well, obviously the biggest news this week is that Barack Obama is the new president-elect. Here’s a few articles about that: Talking Points Memo, NY Times, NY Times on the future, Fox News, Reuters, CNN International, Huffington Post, Associated Press, BBC, eTaiwan News, China Daily, Deutsche Welle, World Politics Review,
Just to mix it up a bit, [...]
6 Nov
Final Election News
Posted by dragonmage06 in National Politics, Presidential Race 08. Tagged: Barack Obama, Election, Politics, President-Elect, Presidential Race '08. Leave a Comment
Politico reports that the 2008 voter turnout has shattered all the records of the past. Another way last night was historical.
A spontaneous crowd forming on Pennsylvania Ave to celebrate Obama’s victory.
A list of all the major ballot measures across the country and how they were voted on. Some causes for celebration [...]
5 Nov
The Road to Change
Posted by dragonmage06 in National Politics, Presidential Race 08. Tagged: Barack Obama, Change, Election, Politics, Presidential Race '08. 4 Comments
There’s a zen saying that goes something like this: “The first step on the road is the completion of the journey.” I think the results of this election, with Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th President of the United States, is an excellent representation of that saying.
On one hand, Obama’s message of change and hope [...]
3 Nov
News This Week
Posted by dragonmage06 in News. Tagged: Alaska, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, News, Politics, Sarah Palin, Ted Stevens. 3 Comments
A reporter asks Biden if Obama is a Marxist because he wants to give the middle class more tax breaks. Biden responds as he should: “Is that a real question?”
Alaska senator Ted Stevens is found guilty of breaching proper ethics in receiving gifts from an oil company after a long, very strange trial. Aren’t we glad that [...]
28 Oct
Socialism: Why Are We So Afraid?
Posted by dragonmage06 in National Politics, Presidential Race 08. Tagged: Barack Obama, Joe the Plumber, John McCain, Socialism. Leave a Comment
Since Joe the Plumber has taken the scene (did you hear that he’s planning to run for Congress now?), there’s been a lot of repeating of Obama’s comment that he wants to spread the wealth around. It seems that a lot of people are now starting the familiar call of “OMG That’s SOCIALISM!” Apparently McCarthyism [...]
24 Oct
News This Week
Posted by dragonmage06 in News. Tagged: Barack Obama, Bloomberg, Colin Powell, Economy, Joe the Plumber, John McCain, Meet the Press, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, News, Politics, Presidential Race '08. Leave a Comment
Colin Powell, appearing on Meet the Press this week endorses Barack Obama! Colin Powell, in my opinion, is an amazing man who got a raw deal and I’m thrilled that he’s supporting the candidate that I support. For Obama, this will give him more credibility as to his ability to handle foreign policy. Seriously, even [...]
