President Barack Obama spoke yesterday at a St. Louis high school in order to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul.
At St. Charles High School Obama said: “What we’re proposing is a common sense approach to protecting you from insurance company abuses and saving you money.”
Several news agencies are now reporting that during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Latin American countries this past week, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called her the “blonde” version of her predecessor Condoleezza Rice.
In February, the number of unemployed persons in the United States reached 14.9 million. The unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent but employment dropped by another 36,000.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (-36,000) in February, and the unemployment rate continues at 9.7 percent.
However, as “The [...]
John McCormack at “The Weekly Standard” informed that on Wednesday night President Barack Obama was going to host ten House Democrats who voted against the health care bill in November at the White House.
Following the will of the majority of the American people, overwhelmingly opposed to this kind of healthcare reform, the GOP is prepared for a number of scenarios in which they would seek to slow down or halt passage of healthcare legislation once it comes back before the Senate.
Americans are increasingly doubtful about the state of the U.S. economy under the leadership of President Obama and about the effectiveness of the stimulus package. More than one year into Obama’s term, the American’s take on the economy and the stimulus remains pessimistic.
With the health care debate preoccupying the mainstream media, it has gone virtually unreported that the Barack Obama administration supported the renewal of provisions of the George W. Bush-era USA Patriot Act, the same bill that many democrats considered as infringement on basic freedoms.
Anticipation and excited speculation swirled about Washington as the country watched Congressional leaders and the President embark on what everyone hoped would be a bipartisan meeting of the minds at the healthcare summit. Unfortunately, the summit yielded little progress in moving Washington leaders past their deadlock.
Familiar rhetoric on both sides was used, but the [...]
A newly released study by the Pew Research Center, highlights the eroding support from 18-to-29 year olds (the “Millennials”) whose strong turnout in November 2008 was touted by some demographers as the start of a new Democratic movemennt.
By Janet Hinz.
The Washington Post published Kathleen Parker’s editorial, “Sarah Palin should beware of exploiting her youngest child” on Sunday, February 14, 2010. Since when is advocating for your child considered exploitation?
