Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

Politico Magazine: Thomas E. Ricks: ‘Why Am I Moving Left?’

Source:POLITICO Magazine– is Thomas Rick moving Center-Left or Far-Left? Perhaps joining Occupy Wall Street? Source:The New Democrat “In my late 50s, at a time of life when most people are supposed to be drifting into a cautious conservatism, I am … Continue reading

Posted in New Left, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on President Obama’s Handling of the Border Crisis, Mideast Violence

Source:The New Democrat  As far as the border crisis the issue I believe is fairly simple to resolve. Governor Rick Perry finally called up the Texas National Guard after claiming for weeks he wanted to do that, but never actually … Continue reading

Posted in Shields & Brooks, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Federalist: David Corbin & Matt Parks: What Should a Do Something Congress Do

Source:The New Democrat  In an era where the American people were actually crying out for something different and real that could bring the country together that was facing the most difficult economic and financial challenges since the Great Depression and … Continue reading

Posted in New Right, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

VOA News: Congress to Focus on US Border Crisis

Source:The New Democrat  At some point Congressional Republicans are going to have to decide if they want to solve the Texas border crisis, or keep it going to use it against President Obama and use it as an issue during … Continue reading

Posted in The New Democrat, VOA News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks On Suing the President & The Texas Border Crisis

Is the President going too far with executive power? It depends on which party you are a member of and which party the President is a member of. Congressional Republicans didn’t seem to have any problems with President Bush during … Continue reading

Posted in Originals, Shields & Brooks | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Washington Free Beacon: Matthew Continetti: ‘The Old New Europe’

Source:The New Democrat  Look, I’m not crazy about President Obama’s foreign policy right now either. Just three years ago and even through 2012 I thought I had a pretty good idea about what it was. What is called the Obama … Continue reading

Posted in Barack Obama Presidency, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: The Economic Debate in the Democratic Party

Democratic Value Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: The Emerging Democratic Debate I agree with Bob Borosage that there is an emerging economic debate in the Democratic Party about the future of America’s economy and what direction we should … Continue reading

Posted in Democratic Party | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

USA Today: Jonathan Turley: Fighting Pot With Water

Source:The New Democrat  All the evidence that you need to know that Barack Obama is not a Liberal (even though I wish he was) is to look at his administration’s approach when it comes to the failed War on Drugs, … Continue reading

Posted in Barack Obama Presidency, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Daily Conversation: President Obama at the 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner

Source:The New Democrat  I’m glad that President Obama can laugh at the year that he had in 2013 and perhaps the White House Correspondents Dinner might be the only platform where he can. Because it was really one of the … Continue reading

Posted in Barack Obama Presidency, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Roll Call: Report: Steven Dennis: Senator Tim Kaine, President Obama Must Get Congress’s Approval Before War on ISIL in Iraq

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine Roll Call: Report: Steven Dennis: Senator Tim Kaine, “President Obama Must Get Congress’s OK Before War on ISIL in Iraq” Even though technically President Obama may not need Congressional approval to take the country back to … Continue reading

Posted in Foreign Affairs | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment