January 29, 2015 – 6:52 am
We’re beginning a new chapter in our relationship, you know (Wall Street Journal) Cuban President Raúl Castro demanded Wednesday that the U.S. return the base at Guantanamo Bay, lift the half-century trade embargo on Cuba and compensate his country for damages before the two nations re-establish normal relations. Mr. Castro told a summit of the […]
January 28, 2015 – 6:26 am
Regardless of how you may feel about Michelle Obama, such as with her Nanny State school food controls, this was brave and and an excellent demonstration (AP) For first lady Michelle Obama, just a few hours in Saudi Arabia were enough to illustrate the stark limitations under which Saudi women live. Joining President Barack Obama […]
January 27, 2015 – 3:40 pm
Of course, China’s “climate change” pledge is more of a pledge to think about doing something starting in 2030 https://twitter.com/AmPowerBlog/status/559955361784807424 As Donald notes “Modi was barred from traveling to the U.S. before he became prime minister. Those slights are not easily overcome.” (LA Times) The United States and India sought to put a contentious history […]
January 26, 2015 – 5:33 pm
Mailing it in (Times Of India)Â In an ungainly sight, cameras caught US President Brack Obama chewing gum during the Republic Day parade on Monday. In the picture captured by cameras and posted on Twitter by some users, Obama was spotted removing his chewing gum while PM Modi was seen trying to explain something to the […]
January 21, 2015 – 8:03 am
No, I did not watch Obama’s State Of The Union speech. I haven’t bothered with most of his SOTU campaign speeches, nor do I bother watching any of his speeches. They are a raft of campaign speeches, replete with lies, half truths, and insults aimed at those who disagree with him. He typically calls for […]
January 20, 2015 – 11:12 am
Previously, we learned that no one told Obama, who holds the position of President Of The United States, the most powerful position in the world, that the Paris march was going to be so big. Politico’s money line was White House aides were so caught off guard by the march’s massive size and attention that […]
January 20, 2015 – 8:37 am
I chose, unintentionally, not to mention Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the same way I choose not to mention many federal holidays. Obama went a different route (via Daily Caller) "Today, we pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." —President Obama: http://t.co/n7wtFm4W9I #MartinLutherKingDay pic.twitter.com/DTyu5nhnij — White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 19, 2015 Which leads […]
January 19, 2015 – 8:25 am
They also expect bitter confrontations. I’m not quite sure what would make them think that, you guys! (Washington Times) House and Senate Republicans came away from their joint retreat in Hershey, Pennsylvania, this weekend bracing for bitter confrontations with President Obama and skeptical that the president is willing to make deals even on the handful […]
January 18, 2015 – 8:26 am
Last time he tried this, all his rich buddies, who were making massive donations to Obama’s campaign, along with other Democrats, Democrat groups, and outside Democrat groups, felt this was great. They were like “yeah, raise my income tax.” I doubt they’ll be so enthusiastic this time (Huffington Post) During his State of the Union […]
January 17, 2015 – 7:42 am
One of the early issues surrounding what happened in Ferguson was the use of military styled equipment against protesters. While many were reserving judgement regarding what happened between Michael Brown and Officer Darren Wilson, which ended up with Brown dead, many people were concerned over the use of said military style equipment, even after the […]
