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Subscribe to RSSThe Washington Post on Obama’s speech today in Kansas: “Obama will speak in Osawatomie, Kan., the same Midwestern town where, 101 years ago, Theodore Roosevelt gave a famous address trumpeting a new progressive agenda. By arguing that every American deserves ‘a fair shot and a fair shake,’ White House aides said, Obama will echo Roosevelt’s speech laying out his New Nationalism philosophy. Roosevelt was calling for a government that ensures that the welfare of ordinary residents trumps that of businesses and special interests. ]\It’s an argument that builds on Obama’s jobs tour, in which he has attempted to cast himself as a champion of the middle class and accused Republicans of working only to protect the interests of the wealthy.”
“President Barack Obama and his Republican opponents are clashing over U.S. policy toward Israel as each side jockeys for support from Jewish voters, who could be critical in the 2012 election,” the AP writes. “Aiming to cast Obama as unfairly harsh toward Israel and soft on the Palestinians, Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have called on the president to fire his ambassador to Belgium.”
More: “The fiery debate will probably continue Wednesday when the GOP presidential candidates attend a Washington forum hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition. Obama campaign officials say they will be ready to respond. And the next day, Jewish leaders will be at the White House for briefings on Israel and a Hanukkah party, followed by an Obama speech next week to an expected audience of nearly 6,000 at a conference of the Union for Reform Judaism.”
“Even as Jon Corzine’s MF Global was collapsing, a firm that includes former President Bill Clinton in a senior post was raking in huge fees for public-relations and financial advice from the ill-fated brokerage, The [New York] Post has learned. Clinton’s office insists the former president did not profit from the relationship between MF Global and Teneo Holdings, where he is chairman of the advisory board. But Teneo, on whose advisory board former British Prime Minister Tony Blair also sits, was paid $125,000 a month for at least five months in one of MF’s biggest consulting arrangements, according to sources at the brokerage house.”
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Thank you for FINALLY writing about the President. The clown car of Republican primary candidates has had free reign to bash the President for too long. It's about time the media gives the incumbent equal time.
The fact is everybody has already decided who they will vote for and who they will vote against in the 2012 Presidential election. The 'make or break moment' that the President invokes today happened when Obamacare was railroaded into law prior to the 2010 midterms. All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Obama back together again.
And, Americans do not believe Obama is sincere, to put it kindly.
You are delusional, scott. The Affordable Health Care Insurance Reform Act doesn't change anything adversely for those of us who were already doing the responsible thing and buying our own health insurance. The cost curve needed to be bent down from where it was trending. The down payment costs of the conversion to the new system will be recouped in the savings when compared to where the costs were headed.
When Obama helps the Israelis take out the IRANIAN nuclear program in OCTOBER of 2012, he will win re-election in a LANDSLIDE. You can take that to the bank.
It's called a cadillac tax and yes those with good health plans have to pay more. Don't ask me why that doesn't make any sense.
Without any sense of irony, First Read can put up a story about Obama the class warfare attacking the "wealthy" and Wall Street insiders.....followed by a story about the corruption of his wealthy Wall Street insiders and closest allies, Jon Corzine and Bill Clinton.
So let's have an investigation and lock up all these corrupt bastards. But then again you would be opposed to that Bob. 'Cause you're a Hypocrite.
Lets get it straight Bob, it's upper-class welfare for the rich.
Class warfare Bob?
It is the Republicans/teanuts who promote class warfare.
Please tell the truth if you are going to post something on here.
When it comes to Israel and Palestine as well as all countries in the middle east, "speak softly and carry a big stick!" Israel and Islam have more in common than they do with Europe and America and they need to work things out between them. We simply need to be the referee to keep things fair during negotiations. That is the stand I expect from everyone running for President including our current President.
Let the candidates fight over which one will be be friendlier to Israel. The cheezy debate cheapens their entire candidacy!
The "Gross Odd People (GOP), and the "Really Not Competent' (RNC) do not understand the concept of fair. Polticallly they have not been fair to this President, and have not given him a fair shake. "Mickey Mouse Mitch McConnell" the "Political Rat" of GOP Lobbyist Economics. Made it clear to all Americans. That the political goal of the GOP is to destroy an American President. Now "Trampy Trump" wants to sponsor his own GOP Clown Show. "Trampy Trump" is most deceptive of all, and his "Bonehead Birther" views are those of a Cognitively Disabled individual. "Bitchy Bachmann" has no sense of fairness. Her crazy comments about letting our fellow citizens starve or just die is "Social Treason" America. The GOP Clown show has said NO to everything the President has suggested, and have NO good/fair ideas for America of their own. Then "Romulian Romney" has no sense idea of fairness economically. This massive flip-flopper has no idea of what poverty is, and has no idea of what an honest day of hard work is. The "Romulian" is not a political friend of the Middle Class, and in Ohio he supported Union Busting policies. The GOP Lobbyist are not debating at all yet. These have been "Clown Shows." Getting sick of the GOP Lobbyists yet America?? One hopes so!
The concept of fairness has no meaning for the Koch Brothers, and the "Goofy Grover" Tax Pledge. The President is correct in what he is saying, however the reality of this politically is not so. Economically, the GOP Lobbyists made unfairness the message they want America to understand. The Bush Tax Cuts of 2000 are very unfair, and the deregulation of Wall Street Bankers made it very unfair. The GOP "Hoodlum's On The Hill" voted to destroy Social Security, and for the elderly this is clearly unfair. Medical Insurance Monopolies are very unfair, however the GOP Lobbyists support them fully. The list of unfair policies is huge for anyone to think about, research, and read completely. TR developed Progressive values, and fought to protect the Middle Class, the Working Poor, the elderly, and the disabled. The hero of the Progressive Movement is President Teddy Rosevelt, and he would politically go after the GOP Lobbyists of 2011. Teddy Rosevelt would have used his "Big Stick" to veto the economic madness of the GOP. As for the Tea Beggers?? TR would have went after them as "Social Sadists," and as UnAmerican, Unpatriotic, and guilty of treason.