Obama’s progress

Since inauguration day when John Roberts mangled the oath of office, the 44th president has made great headway in America’s new fight against the present economic calamity.  The first step was passing an historic economic stimulus bill and thusly eschewing any notion of following the Andrew Melon model of economic action–which one could rightly call [...]

The Obama Era Begins

The capital city seemed to shine amid the throngs of hopeful, if cold-weary, onlookers today. It was a bitter and biting cold there, just as it was all along the eastern seaboard. Life seemed to slow for a few hours as history unfolded. The status quo and the change agents stood together amidst the [...]

On the Eve of ‘The Obama Age’

There’s a term being bandied about here and there called “The Obama Age.” At first glance, one might be tempted to think of such a thing as an age of political reform, or at least ideological reform, among the masses. After all, aren’t we fed up with unfettered free markets? Aren’t [...]

American Mandate

Pay attention to the next presidency as it is likely to be as different from the previous one as we have ever seen. By virtue of his election, and the manner in which is occurred, Barack Obama has been handed a mandate in much the same way FDR and LBJ were. It might [...]

Brooks and Shields talk about the Obama Biden ticket

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