Tag Archives: President Obama

For first time in my life, I won’t be voting on principle…

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

…alone. This occurred to me the other day when my wife and I were having one of those “kitchen table talks” about finances. I have always taken a kind of foolish pride in telling myself that I was casting my … Continue reading →

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Romney inadvertently endorses affirmative action, sidesteps question of equal pay for women

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Thanks to Wiesman, who kindly contributed today’s talking points, I’m going to talk about the whole “binders full of women” comment and what exactly is so infuriating about Governor Romney’s entire response. Now plenty of people have been critical of … Continue reading →

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Bubbled Romney stumbles

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

Now, that’s what I’m talking about. I wrote after the Vice Presidential debate that it was the most entertaining debate I had ever watched, and I still think that is true, but last night would be a close second for … Continue reading →

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Well, that sucked

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

I’m not going to spin this: Mitt Romney had a much better debate than the president last night. I’m not sure it was a huge game-changing event like some people claim but Dennis Miller probably had the best analysis of … Continue reading →

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A sneek peak at the conventional wisdom six weeks from today

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Things are looking good. (CBS News) With less than six weeks until Election Day, President Obama has opened up significant leads over Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida, according to a new Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times poll of … Continue reading →

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Your weekly presidential address for July 14, 2012

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

President Obama focuses on the middle class in this week’s presidential address, specifically his proposal to extend Bush’s tax cuts for all middle class earners that will expire at the end of the year. There really is no reason for … Continue reading →

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Your weekly presidential address for May 5, 2012

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

This week the president talks about his surprise trip to Afghanistan to sign a new agreement with President Karzai, detailing the end of the war and our continued relationship after the war ends. I’m glad we can finally see an … Continue reading →

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May jobs report: everything is terrible

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

For the second month in a row, the monthly jobs report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has been weak. The economy added only 110,000 jobs in the month of April, far below what is necessary to keep pace … Continue reading →

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One year ago today

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

There’s an easy way to tell when Republicans know they are on the losing side of an argument. If Republicans seem to be very very concerned with the tone of a debate, they know they are losing. If Republicans complain … Continue reading →

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New Obama ad about the decision to kill bin Laden

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

What I love about this ad is how angry it makes conservatives. They just can’t handle the fact that their guy, Obama’s “predecessor who must not be named,” had 7 years after 9/11 to get bin Laden and failed, miserably. … Continue reading →

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