What is Obama doing?

Obama Responds To GOP Candidates Silence When Gay Soldier Got Booed

Niklas — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:53:26 +0000

In his speech at Saturday's annual Human Rights Campaign fundraising dinner, the President gave the smack down to those cowardly candidates from the last Republican debate.

An historians reaction to Bin Ladens death

Niklas — Tue, 03 May 2011 05:00:02 +0000

In no way am I trying to taint yesterday with politics; what follows is my assessment on its impact on our politics as a historian, and not as a liberal Democrat. I certainly do not suggest that all of these outcomes are inevitable; I suggest that they are either possible, probably, or likely. I cannot [...]

A day of reckoning

Niklas — Mon, 02 May 2011 12:20:50 +0000

Obama announces to the world the death of Osama Bin Ladin. It’s a powerful speech the nation has been waiting for, for almost a decade. Say what you want about the war in Afghanistan, Obamas backing down on his promise to end it and pull home the troops, but this surely solidifies his previously vocal [...]

The full list of budget cuts

Niklas — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:01:35 +0000

Finally, here’s the full list of budget cuts made in the 11th hour to keep the goverment from shutting down. It’s not pretty, and as Paul Krugman wonders in his NY Times article: Where the heck is the Obama that was actually voted into office?

Why did legalization of marijuana – prop 19 – fail?

Niklas — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:54:03 +0000

Most of the country, and the world, were pretty sure this time it would actually happen. I mean, smoking pot in california is about as rare and subculture as having a tan. But to everyones surprise it was voted down. No pot for you, America. This could even have been Obamas and the democrats key [...]

Obama Being A Peace Maker upset people at ground zero….Others were quick to pounce.

Linda — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:25:24 +0000

This is a guest post by Lina Illog. If you want to guest post, contact us. President Barack Obama said August 21′st that Muslims have the right to build a mosque near New York’s Ground Zero. In America after 911, we would be upset that it was proven that Muslim were the ones who killed [...]