The battle in the runoff elections for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats is getting hotter as out of state political head honchos march into town. Sen. Rick Scott recently appeared at a rally in Forsyth County, supporting Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. His visit followed that of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who appeared at a packed event with […]
Chris Christie, New Jersey Gov. and Republican presidential candidate, is not taking his low poll ratings in both job approval and as a presidential candidate sitting down. In CBS’ Face the Nation program that aired on Sunday, Christie charged that the recently formed Black Lives Matter movement is creating an environment that threatens the lives of police officers. He has […]
Hillary Clinton in a speech in Iowa has again defended her handling of the 2012 Benghazi attacks and her use of a private email server as secretary of state, dismissing the controversies as “partisan games.” “They’ll try to tell you it’s about Benghazi, but it’s not,” Clinton told the audience, pointing to Republican-led congressional inquiries that she said had “debunked […]
President Obama bats once again for students in his weekly address as he laid out his vision for quality, affordable higher education for all Americans. He noted that in an economy that is driven by technology and innovation the most important skill that one can sell is education. He also posited that more than ever the surest ticket to the […]
President Obama, in his weekly address, once again reminded the nation of his ideas that he has place on the table that will help working families feel not only more secure but also positioned them to earn the necessary skills sets required to advance in a world of constant change. He noted that this is a new economy that is […]
“A lame duck, in politics, is an elected official who is approaching the end of his or her tenure, especially one whose successor has already been elected. The official is often seen as having less influence with other politicians due to his limited time left in office.” – wikipedia.org. President Obama in his State of the Union address has added […]
“I think the president choosing to do a lot of things unilaterally on immigration would be a big mistake,” he told reporters. “It’s an issue a lot of my members want to address legislatively. And it’s like waving a red flag in front of a bull to say, ‘If you guys don’t do what I want, I’m going to do […]
President Obama, in his weekly address noted that the unemployment rate is below 6 percent for the first time in six years and that over the past six months, the economy has grown at its fastest pace since 2003. He, however, lamented the fact that the gains of the growing economy have not been felt by everyone. He posited that the […]
On the cusp of a glowing new June jobs report and a day before America’s Independence, President Obama again called on Congress to get to work. The President’s challenge came while speaking on the economy on a visit to 1776, a tech startup hub in Washington D.C. that supports entrepreneurs tackling major challenges in education, energy, health care, and other […]
I first paid attention to the phrase when Howard Dean said it in reference to George W. Bush’s 1st term as president. It has been prominent on the lips of Tea Party folks during Obama`s term. Recently, the Jamaican Prime Minister, Opposition Leader, and the Governor General signed a joint appeal to their countrymen to take back their country. This is intriguing. […]
