Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize
I woke up this morning to the news that President Barack Obama has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Obama for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
Now it’s no small feat to be elected the first African American president of the good ol’ U.S., [...]
Justice Sotomayor, I Presume?
Word came early this morning that Obama had made his pick to replace Justice Souter on the Supreme Court. That pick–Judge Sonia Sotomayor–appears to come in the form of a female (only the third to ever hold a spot on the bench, if confirmed) and a Latina (only the first to hold a spot on [...]
Come on, Barack
Apparently Barack Obama is not a fan of Linda Bacon’s “Health At Every Size.” In his quest to get stakeholders to agree on things before laying out a comprehensive health care plan (a method which might work with mixed results), Obama plays right into the hands of size-hating fools everywhere:
“Employers are discovering that improving quality [...]
Wouldn’t it be nice…
…to have a president who thinks before he speaks? After eight years of having one that doesn’t even think regardless of whether it’s before or after speaking, I think we can all agree that it’s a refreshing change.
(Go to 3:52 for the good stuff)
Conscience Rule On My Mind and Soon To Be Off the Table
Remember back in December when George W. Bush left us that little parting gift inaptly called the “Conscience Rule?” Remember how he just dropped that like a turd in the toilet of a house on the day of closing without flushing or even spraying? Remember that? Yeah, I do, too.
So guess what? Obama’s set to [...]
Monkey is a Monkey…Until we have a Black President
This week, in recognition of Black History Month, Marilyn Jean and I have decided to discuss the ever-present topic of a so-called “post-racial society.” Such a society was much touted as being on the horizon after Obama’s success in the primary and general elections. This is our take on the post-racial society fad, whether we [...]
Does Anyone Want to be Secretary of Commerce?
Secretary of Commerce nominee and Senator Judd Gregg recused himself from voting on or debating about the stimulus package this week. This raised a fury of questions from every direction about Gregg’s decision:
Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, said yesterday that he understood that Gregg wanted to avoid casting [...]
Ending Golden Parachutes for Executive Failures
The Big Financial Bailout of 2008 was intended to produce one simple result: allow banks to rid themselves of bad debt that was clogging the system in order to encourage them to lend to regular citizens again. The idea was a good one, unfortunately the practical implications of infusing banks with cash have proven to [...]
Obama Starts the Search for America’s Middle Class
It has long been argued by very smart people that the middle class isn’t just shrinking–it’s dying off in groves. If the middle class were a crop, the farmer would have shut down the operation by now.
In an attempt to not only make good on his campaign promises, but also to rehabilitate America’s failed economy, [...]
A New Day for Fair Pay: Obama Signs Ledbetter Act
How amazing is it that the first bill that President Obama signs into law is the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act? Pretty fitting if you ask him:
“It is fitting that with the very first bill I sign … we are upholding one of this nation’s first principles: that we are all created equal and each deserve [...]
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