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Specter’s Change and the Next Two Years

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Arlen Specter, a well-respected Senator from Pennsylvania, has announced that he is switching parties from a Republican to a Democrat. Specter is someone I like particularly, who has been moderate and willing to support our troops. If I was a Pennsylvania voter, I would probably vote for him, not for ...

Is Merit Pay Anti-Union?

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

President Obama seemed to embrace merit pay for teachers today while speaking on his vision of education and already pundits are claiming this to be a move sure to alienate his union supporters. I would completely disagree with that assumption. Having spent years in a union position myself while working for the ...

Obama Getting on the Job Training

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

I was reading an article on World Threats about President-Elect Barack Obama impressing the intelligence community due to him being a 'quick study' and interested in topics at hand. This got me interested in how the reports come out. From: Langley, VA To: Quantico, VA DECLASSIFIED Intelligence Briefing-- December 21, 2008 President-Elect Obama The first briefing ...

Obama’s Starting to Sound Better

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

I don't know if anyone's been following the news lately, but Barack Obama has become a true politician. Many questioned his experience, but since he was elected, he has learned to disregard his promises and do what he-- or his advisors want to do. Well, Obama got a lot of notice ...

Hopeful The Change Will Be Revolutionary, But Obama May Blow It Yet

Monday, November 17th, 2008

[caption id="attachment_169" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="Your Weekly Address from the President-Elect"][/caption] I spent most of the weekend avoiding work and my computer, so this posting is a little behind the 8-ball--but I just watched President-Elect Obama's Weekly Address on YouTube and was immediately struck by how the tactic of using this new ...