Obama

White House to release photos of low flying plane over NYC

May 6th, 2009 | By Mike | Category: NYC, Obama

The White House is planning to release photos of the much-discussed Air Force One flight over NYC. The media made a very good point stating that the Obama administration pledged to have a transparent government, then quickly denied access to the photographs taken on your dime. I could have gone without seeing the official photographs [...]



President’s Economic Address, April 14th 2009

Apr 14th, 2009 | By Mike | Category: Issues, Obama

If one thing is clear, it is that President Obama has a plan. Watching his speech, he shows that he has studied the problems our nation is facing and has a plan that aims to reposition our country as a world leader in education, scientific advancement, and economic growth. I don’t agree with all of his methods, but I do enjoy a President who has a clairvoyant idea of what he is doing and is sticking to his guns to get it done. Through all of the criticism, he has continued to push his agenda and does very well communicating how he plans to do it. His plans revolve around 5 pillars, so I will go through each one by one.



North Korea tests missile, time to disarm?

Apr 6th, 2009 | By Mike | Category: International Affairs, Obama

Over the weekend, North Korea tested a missile which could reach as far as Alaska. Testing their first nuclear weapon in 2006, the news of a missile test sent shockwaves around the world. President Obama was quick to condemn the test, but then went on to use this as a springboard for his agenda of disarming the world of nuclear weapons.



Obama’s World Tour

Apr 4th, 2009 | By Mike | Category: International Affairs, Obama

After finishing up at the G20 summit on Friday, President Obama is now in Strasbourg, France for the 60th NATO summit. The President is holding his ground at the big boys and girls club.
However, it is a bit ironic that the leaders who attended the G20 summit were so positive on the future of the [...]



International pressure for Wall St. regulation, thanks for the advice

Mar 31st, 2009 | By Mike | Category: International Affairs, Issues, Obama

President Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France, has threatened to walk out of the G20 summit if the United States does not increase its regulation of Wall Street. Really? Because none of us realized it was a lack of regulation that led to the demise of our economy. Seriously though, the posturing of these countries, [...]



Overstepping his bounds: Obama ousting a CEO

Mar 30th, 2009 | By Mike | Category: Auto Industry, Obama, TARP

President Obama has to make a choice. Nationalize these companies that are “too big to fail” or keep his hands out of their business. By ousting Rick Wagoner, the CEO of GM today, the current administration is showing its inability to handle the current economic crisis. You can’t have it both ways, trying to keep [...]



Veterans paying for healthcare? Not gonna happen.

Mar 29th, 2009 | By Mike | Category: Obama, Veterans Affairs

It came to my attention here that some people interpreted my report card of Obama’s speech as an assessment of what he is actually doing. As I mentioned in the article here, my aim was to assess only what he said in his speech. That said, there have been reports of President Obama trying to [...]



Report Card: Obama’s News Conference

Mar 25th, 2009 | By Mike | Category: Issues, Modern Whig, Obama

There are already countless stories covering what was said at Obama’s news conference, so I am not going to go in to the details of what he said. Instead, I am going to rate what he said against the Modern Whig tenets. I will be grading what he has SAID, not necessarily what he will [...]