Barack Obama is President #44 even though he is only the 43rd man to hold the office. This is because Grover Cleveland served terms that weren’t consecutive (he was #22 and #24 on our list of Presidents). Anyway, here’s how the 43 men are divided by political party: We’ve had 19 Republican Presidents, 14 Democrats, […]
In the latest Republican debate, which I made no effort to watch, commentators gave Mitt Romney high marks. Mostly, the commentators talked about the shortcomings of the other candidates. It strikes me that President Obama sometimes tries to position himself as “the only adult in room,” as his supporters like to say. Could Mitt Romney
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Three topics this week…(yeah, three whole thoughts in seven days–it’s been pretty exhausting). One, President Barack Obama has been combative recently regarding the Republican Party. According to an article in the Washington Post, The President’s Democratic base is excited about the President’s confrontational approach. Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner expressed his frustration that
Positively going Negative Read More »
Why would anyone want to be President? Some experts think we might be headed towards another recession (like we ever really got out of the last one) because of events in Europe. Congress is gridlocked over what to do about it. Republicans say keep taxes low and cut spending, so consumers have more money to
Two Categories; Four Things Read More »
President Obama’s efforts to push through his agenda this year and get re-elected next year were dealt another blow (arguably) by the results of the special election in New York’s 9th District. Republican Bob Turner beat Democratic candidate David Weprin by a comfortable margin in the election to replace Democrat Anthony Weiner who was pressured into
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