June 21st, 2011 by Justin
// Continued from the previous post. These are the top ten reasons President Obama may win a second term in 2012, part two. 6. Evangelicals and values voters are likely to sit home With Mike Huckabee dropped out of the race, many Evangelicals and their conservative Christian ilk do not have anybody to enthusiastically support. This [...]
June 20th, 2011 by Justin
// These are the top 10 reasons why President Obama may win a second term in 2012, part one. 1. Incumbency As the incumbent, Barack Obama has a significant advantage that has documented over many election cycles. He enjoys built-in luxuries such as massive media and press coverage of anything he does or says, including [...]
May 2nd, 2011 by Justin
// The death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is one of the most important accomplishments in recent American history. It is certainly significant in its own right as a testament to the superior military and intelligence work the US is capable of. Yet when one recalls the fact that Osama bin Laden was trained and [...]
January 27th, 2010 by Justin
// President Obama, always a good speaker, didn’t disappoint on rhetoric. The tone was upbeat and optimistic on continuing change. Inspiring words and ideas abounded. He spoke of strong values, of unity and the American character. However, in the area of policy, the speech came up short. As a general rule, Obama maintained his MO [...]
January 23rd, 2010 by Justin
// President Obama recently announced new banking and financial reforms that indicate that while he clearly still doesn’t quite grasp the underlying economic and financial structures that fostered the crisis, he’s getting there. The Economist reports: Though not a full return to Glass-Steagall, the law that separated commercial banking and investment banking in the wake [...]