Is President Obama Naive?

I am seeing a number of suggestions and comments that claim President Obama is naive.  I don’t think so, but I can see why some would suggest that. The President promised that Washington business would not be as usual, and partisan politics were over.  After 2 1/2 years in office, things do not look much [...]

A Failure To Communicate?

President Obama met with Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, and came away with no breakthroughs.  McConnell maintains that tax increases are off the table during the current debate over raising the US debt ceiling.  This is not a new demand, so what part of “no” did President Obama not hear? When lenders begin to fear [...]

The Unintended Losers

We are approaching a reality check in Iraq.  The remaining US military presence is scheduled to end in the coming months.  Public hinting by Defense Department personnel that the US would stay if asked has gone unheeded.  This is a blessing although we might not appreciate it now. Iraq is one of the “make believe” [...]

It’s All How You Look At It

This past weekend saw celebration in New York’s (and many other States’) gay communities.  With the passage of same sex marriage, New York has made a loud statement about the legitimacy of gays and their right to equal treatment under the law. It is not that long ago that most of America held that gay [...]

Don’t Flinch This Time, Too

The Republican and Democrat debt ceiling limit negotiating team has disbanded.  They were not successful in their attempt to gain a compromise.  Rumors are that talks collapsed because Republicans insisted upon no tax increases.  As the current debt ceiling limit deadline approaches, President Obama has a chance to try again.  Last December, he flinched (sort [...]

A Voice Still Missing

Crossroads GPS announced a new round of political ads this week.  With no election this year, what is Karl Rove thinking? Rove is a long time proponent of the principle “say it long enough and loud enough” and people will hear it and believe it.  Rove has never worried about whether his messages were true [...]

Deal or No Deal?

The gang of six minus one broke up yesterday when the Republican members walked out.  The gang had been wrestling with finding an agreement on how to raise the federal debt ceiling.  Rumors had it that the gang had agreed upon $4 trillion savings over 10 years but could not agree on tax increases. Details [...]

Breathing Life Back Into American Corporations

It has probably always been this way.  It is just that I never saw things the way I see them today. There is a massive malignant disease sweeping across America.  It is called the “I know its not right but why not try it” disease.  Most of our wealthy and aspiring to be wealthy have [...]

A Washington’s Dilemma May Soon Be America’s Dilemma

Jon Huntsman officially entered the quest for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination yesterday.  He stood before the Statue of Liberty with his wife and 7 children and made his announcement.  As an optimistic sign, Huntsman said his campaign would occupy the “high road”.  He would not attack his opponents personally. It is hard to say [...]

Contracting

Foreign policy can be a messy affair.  All too often, what’s in the US best interest does not match up well for the other country.  In some cases like Egypt, making available lots of money was all it took for President Mubarak too adopt a foreign policy towards Israel that pleased the US.  In other [...]