Much hoopla has been made about the first 100 days of the Obama administration, and frankly, I’m pretty tired of it. There is no particular significance to the first 100 days of any new administration, other than to give our 24 hour news media something to blather about. In historical terms, 100 days is a [...]
One of the most depressing things about our political system is that new ideas and new faces are so few and far between. President Obama ran on a platform of change, but his administration is already filled with names and faces that are all too familiar to the American public. If change really is going [...]
There are few things that lawmakers look forward to more than a good crisis. Under ordinary circumstance, voters tend to be very skeptical of any attempt by legislators to pass sweeping reforms. When those same voters are confronted with the prospect of a looming crisis, however, our elected representatives take full advantage of the situation [...]
Like many of my fellow Americans who voted against President Obama, I am skeptical, if not downright fearful, of the legislative proposals he put forward during the campaign. In spite of my lack of confidence in his policy prescriptions, I sincerely hope that he is able to successfully maneuver our nation through the difficult times [...]
I am not a sentimental person by most measures, but as our nation anticipates the inauguration of our first black president, I cannot help but be moved by the historic significance of the event. I was born the same year as Mr. Obama, and during our lifetimes we have witnessed a seismic shift in attitudes [...]