By Jeff
I’m sorry. I really try to give our elected officials the benefit of the doubt. I rationalize by thinking that maybe they were misquoted or maybe they misspoke or maybe they don’t fully understand the issue, but when an official (the highest ranking member in the House) says something so incredibly stupid I must tell someone. So I picked you.
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Written by Samantha
The debate regarding the controversial Arizona Immigration Law wages on. We at IW wanted to offer a respectful place to discuss this hot button issue. Please share your thoughts and feelings on the issue here.
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A health care bill was passed by a divided House tonight which both supporters and opponents call historic in its sweep.
CNN reports that President Obama won a historic victory in the struggle for health care reform Sunday as the House of Representatives passed a sweeping bill overhauling the American medical system.
Have thoughts on what lies ahead?
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By Jeff
Last week President Obama announced (on TV, of course) that he was blessing and signing new legislation call the PAYGO bill that ordered the House and Senate not to pass any new spending bills without a corresponding cut in another program or a new tax to pay for the cost of the bill. “We must do what every American family and small business does every day. Not spend what they can’t pay for.” (How he could stand there with a straight face and say that with the 14-month spending spree he just approved with borrowed money is beyond me.)
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Economy was the focal point of President Obama’s first State of the Union Address but he also touched on various other issues including health care and foreign policy. You can find the full text of his speech here.
Did you watch the State of the Union Address? What are your thoughts on President Obama’s address? How do you think he did in his first year in office? What are your biggest concerns?
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Written by Jeff
The decision by the Obama administration (despite Attorney General Holder’s assertions that this was his sole decision) to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed, and his four associates in New York City in a federal courtroom using United States criminal laws is another major mistake that this administration has made. Unlike other mistakes this one may have a security component as well as a monetary one. The alternative is to try these terrorists as war criminals in a military tribunal as has been done with many other terrorists captured in the War on Terror.
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Written by Ann
Last week, White House communications director Anita Dunne called Fox News “a wing of the Republican Party.” The President himself has referred to Fox News as “one station on television that is entirely devoted to attacking my administration.”
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Despite losing her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now apparently better liked by the American public than President Obama. According to a new Gallup poll, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has a 62 percent favorable rating as opposed to President Barack Obama’s 56 percent.
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Written by Ann
In a decision that surprised many, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded President Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on October 9th. Obama was honored for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Reuters described it as “a stunning decision that honored the first-year U.S. president more for promise than achievement.”
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A video that shows young kids at a school in Burlington, N.J., being taught to sing the praises of President Obama has surfaced on YouTube. Do you think it’s appropriate for students at a public school to be taught to sing songs of praise about Obama, or any sitting president?
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