Archive for December, 2009

Obama For "Change"? He’s Got My Vote!

Have you heard the good news? Barack Obama is for change! Well, that seals it! He’s got my vote!
Why you ask? Isn’t he a liberal Democrat? Well yeah, but he’s for change! So let’s look at the status quo which he will be looking at changing shall we?
First up [...]

15 Leadership Quotes for Presidents Day

President’s Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February, and this year it falls on February 19, 2006. To celebrate President’s Day, I’ve collected some of my favorite leadership quotes from US Presidents.
The leaders of this country have had some extraordinary obstacles to overcome and they’ve had to rise to meet many challenges. [...]

McCain Vs Obama Debate – Drawing Battle Swords

The debate on 26th September, ‘08 between Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican John McCain saw them both draw their battle swords in their first face-to-face encounter with each other. Both men scored in their areas of strength as was expected; Obama drove home his points on economy, while McCain stood his ground on [...]

President Obama’s Mortgage Modification – Foreclosure May Not Be Inevitable!

The worst feeling in the world is when they knock on your door and tell you to get out. Foreclosure is horrible, and you can ask anyone who has experienced it. They will probably tear up when they recount the abrupt eviction from their home. If you are behind on your mortgage payments, you know [...]

Obama & JFK – Neckties & Hats

As a hatter, I find the brouhaha over Barack Obama’s aversion to neckties very reminiscent of a prior day (I am holding back from using the now cliché “déjà vu all over again”). The neckwear industry is certainly holding their collective breath (and likely putting their bucks behind Hillary). John F. Kennedy’s objection [...]

Who Would Make a Better President?

Even though Senator McCain has a long and illustrious career as a politician, this very same factor is sufficient to disqualify him as a good potential candidate for President.
His years as a POW and his heroic conduct in Vietnam attest to the fortitude of his character, but in no way compensate for his extended membership [...]

The Irishness of Barack Obama, President of the United States of America

Barack Obama’s great-great-great-grandfather, Falmouth Kearney was born and reared in Moneygall, Co. Offaly, Ireland. His father, Joseph was a shoemaker but Falmouth left Ireland at the tender age of nineteen, sailing on the SS Marmion and arriving in New York on 20 March, 1850. It was a time when droves upon droves of migrants were [...]

President Obama Needs Mothers to Go Back to School – Learn Why

President Obama needs moms to go back to college. He has created an economic stimulus package that has money bursting at the seams. For it to work, the money has to be put to use, especially money designated for specific areas. One of these areas is to get single moms back to college.
Most mothers would [...]

Obama Polls – Latest Approval Numbers

Throughout the course of every presidency, a president will be judged by his approval ratings. The more liked a president is, the better it is assumed he is doing as president. Although the USA is going through some tough times with regards to the economy, Obama’s approval ratings remain high.
When a president seeks a second [...]

Analyzing Obama’s Healthcare Reform Campaign Plans

As part of the overall effort, the President’s goals related to reducing the long-run increase in health care expenses, a reduction in health-related bankruptcy filings, more secure health benefits for the involuntarily unemployed and an improvement in patient outcomes and safety over the long run. Now that we are well past last year’s election cycle, [...]