Almost two million people gathered in Paris Sunday for a unity march in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks. Among them, according to many sources, were more than 40 world leaders including French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, and even Palestinian … Continue reading Millions march in Paris, but Obama couldn’t be bothered
I watched President Obama’s speech tonight explaining his plan to deal with ISIS. I was not overly impressed. As he spoke about sending more equipment into Iraq to help them defend themselves and military advisors to train Iraqi soldiers, I couldn’t help thinking, Isn’t that exactly what we did before? We sent them all kinds … Continue reading Obama, ISIS, and John McCain
Shades of Tom Clancy. The Russian Navy. The Cold War. The Cuban missile crisis. Putin. Ukraine. Sochi. Russian invasion. All running through my head this afternoon. Déjà vu, etc. Reports vary, but it appears the Russians may have invaded Crimea, the southern peninsula of Ukraine, an independent, autonomous republic. Airports were seized, TV stations surrounded, … Continue reading Crimea and the Clancy coincidence
Looks like Colorado Sen. Mark Udall is the latest in a growing list of Democrats racing to put some distance between themselves and the Obamacare insurance cancellation debacle. He’s proposing a bill — the Continuous Coverage Act — to allow Americans in the individual insurance market to keep their coverage for two years. Former Pres. … Continue reading Who knew Obamacare would be so entertaining
I like President Obama. I voted for him twice. And despite how bad things look with the Affordable Care Act, I still believe he’s better than McCain-Palin would have been. But right now he’s got a helluva lot of ’splainin’ to do. When he kept insisting “if you like your insurance, you can keep your … Continue reading Obama’s got some ’splainin’ to do
The Washington Post today gives President Obama four Pinocchios for his oft repeated promise, “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan.” That’s the highest number of Pinocchios on WaPo’s Fact Checker rating scale. Too bad it doesn’t go to five, because that’s what the promise deserves. … Continue reading Pinocchio in the White House
