Entries for November, 2008 in Politcs Plus
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Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton
By Mike in Politcs PlusTeam of Rivals: The political genius of Abraham Lincoln ;a book authored by Kearns Goodwin is the model most say Barack Obama is using for installing his cabinet. The saying” Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first ... -
Bailout,loan, or Bankruptcy?
By Mike in Politcs PlusBailout loan or bankruptcy are the options facing a big three automakers. A reporter for NBC said America is feeling “bailout fatigue.” Yesterday’s heated congressional hearings proved a politician can make exceptions to our current loan and bankruptcy laws on ... -
Baracknophobia
By Mike in Politcs PlusJon Stewart’s “Baracknophobia” [The audacity of fear] is a humorous skit summarizing all the players like Laura Ingraham, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and Dick Morris with their quotes forecasting gloom and doom starting January 20, 2009. Jon Stewart said “If ... -
Where is the money coming from?
By Mike in Politcs PlusThe conservatives keep asking the Obama transition team “where is the money coming from.”The answer should be, the same place we got it for the Iraq invasion ($10 billion month) or the overnight $700 billion bailout for the financial institutions. ... -
The country rebooted
By Mike in Politcs PlusNow that election is over, I’ve had time to reflect on what this will mean for our country. I think the transition of Barack Obama to president of the United States will go smoothly. Some posters are still fighting the ... -
The right reacts
By Mike in Politcs PlusIt’s entertaining to see and hear the last remaining social conservatives spin Obama’s victory as being gloom and doom. The 56% who voted for Obama were dead wrong. This must be the group that clings to the issues of the ... -
I hope the Democrats will be humble and gracious
By Mike in Politcs PlusThe Democratic Party should take a lesson from John’s McCain’s concession speech last night. Just because the Democrats have the numbers to ram any partisan agenda through; they must remember last night's win was day one in the race for ...
