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The President unveiled another health care reform proposal today in hopes of getting something done on the issue. The new plan, estimated to cost $950 billion over the next 10 years, is similar to the Senate version, but includes more spending, more subsidies, and a different tax plan. The plan...

President Obama is pushing the health care legislation currently pending in Congress once again. He has also asked Republicans, who are asking to start over, to bring their own proposals at a February 25th conference which the President is hoping can be televised. Bob Blendon, a health...

President Obama's State of the Union speech just ended. I will post the video as soon as I can find a full version. In the meantime, what did everyone think? edit: Ok, I found it, but it is in 9 parts. I have embeded the first one below and for others, just click the video and it'll take you...

Elected on a wave of populism and progressivism, he ditched the liberal image almost the moment he got into office. Wars continued, indeed escalated, in the case of Afghanistan, bail-outs for the rich continued, democracy and liberty continued to be suffocated with bureacracy and the...

President Obama is expected to make an announcement tomorrow asking for $1.35 billion to put towards public-school reform. Among the changes that the administration is pushing are performance-linked salaries for teachers and an ease on charter school limits. Full story here...

President Obama has proposed a bank tax to help offset bailout costs and to help offset the growing deficit. Does anyone else see anything wrong with this? Not only have the major banks paid back most, if not all of their TARP money (many with interest,) but this move will only hurt market...

What do you guys think of the Obama Healthcare plan? Do you think it would be good or bad for the economy? I think it is too much like socialism, as if we are drifting away from our good old capitalist ideals.

Obama's Afghanistan decision was bound to come with political risk, but some of that risk could already be turning sour for the President. Some Democrats are already starting to distance themselves from Obama. source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125980912702374065.html Thoughts?

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/01/frc-impose-homosexuality/ The very fact that this group still gets any press is embarrassing ...

The much-awaited plan for Afghanistan was finally released today by the Obama administration. It looks like they will go ahead and send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and they have set a withdrawal plan that begins in 18 months and ends by 2017. This decision comes with high political risk...

What do you think has been achieved by Obama's visit to China? I can't see anything changing, although Obama probably is hoping for some goodwill between the two countries, but it looks like China is passing the United States as the stronger one in terms of economy, especially when it is making...

I read an interesting editorial by Bob Herbert of the New York Times, asking whether Obama has an understanding for the unemployment crisis, as he seems to be doing precious little about it. Do you agree with his views on this? Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/opinion/06herbert.html

President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Thoughts? Personally, I think it is absurd considering that Obama has only continued Bush's policies in the region. He has not shown any withdrawal plan for Iraq or any of the other nations where our troops are stationed, he has increased...

The dress code was unusual for the White House, but the message familiar. Today 150 doctors from all 50 states wore their starched white lab coats for a presidential photo opportunity in the Rose Garden. "You all look spiffy in your coats," Obama told them. The White House had invited...

While President Obama was giving his speech last night, he was interrupted by Rep Joe Wilson of South Carolina. Watch it here: Sc8rL2Whr_I The clip also contains the exact text being referred to (health care for illegal citizens). Bill aside, when do you think about the heckling? I don't...

What do you you think? Was it right for the President to interfere and take sides in a police matter? Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090730/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_harvard_scholar

What do you think of Obama's performance in Russia? Too eager to please perhaps? [COLOR=darkred]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090707/ap_on_re_eu/obama I thought this cartoon was applicable:

Obama is facing serious decline in public opinion about his handling of the economy. 1.6 million jobs have been lost since he signed the stimulus package in February. I'm still wondering also what happened with all the undertakings of the 1.2-trillion package to the Banks. I thought that the...

Obama has just announced that Congress is working on a New Health Care Plan that will make it compulsory for everyone in the United States to have Health Care Insurance. Those who already have Health Care Insurance can elect to keep their Insurance. Those who can't afford the insurance will be...

I'm sure all of you reading this have heard Dick and Liz Cheney stating time after time that Obama has made the country "less safe". Any of you actually believe that crap? I mean, it's ridiculous, the man just doesn't keep his mouth shut. Just by the simple act of him leaving office has made...