Facing backwards I see the past Our nation gained, our nation lost Our sovereignty gone Our lands gone All traded for the promise of progress What would they say…. What can we say? Facing future I see hope Hope that we will survive Hope that we will prosper Hope that once again we will reap [...]
So, after a decade of rising deficits, this budget asks Washington to live within its means, while at the same time investing in our future. It cuts what we can’t afford to pay for what we cannot do without. That’s what families do in hard times. And that’s what our country has to do too. [...]
…our true measure of progress has to be whether every American who wants a job can find one; whether the jobs available pay well and offer good benefits; whether people in this country can still achieve the American Dream for themselves and their children. That’s the progress we’re after. – President Barack Obama Transcript here. [...]
Before We are Democrats or Republicans, We are Americans. If anyone has been paying attention (and that’s somehow rare these days), it’s quite clear President Obama has been consistent in his message about unity and a civil discourse as part of a flourishing democracy. In his remarks at the memorial service in Tuscon last week, [...]
No predictions or marching orders from the President’s first weekly message of 2011. Picking up the broken pieces from recession, unemployment, the widening income gap. The question remains “How?” How many times can you remind people that “We’re all in this together”? Let’s hope no one has to remind the next Congress too often. Transcript [...]
When our men and women in uniform answer the call to serve, their families serve, too. And they’re proud and glad to do it. But as long as that service keeps the rest of us safe, their sacrifice should also be our own. Even heroes can use a hand, especially during the holidays. — Michelle [...]
Very few people will say this, but this has been a big week for President Obama. The “Big Deal” tax cuts are moving forward, and today’s Senate vote (61 – 35) to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was yet another victory for the Obama administration. Critics of the administration’s slow peddling, DOJ filings against court [...]
So we hammered out a deal that reflects ideas from both sides. It wasn’t easy, and it’s by no means perfect. And as with any compromise, everybody had to live with elements they didn’t like. But this is a good deal for the American people. The vast majority of the tax cuts in this plan [...]
The choice is clear: a failure to ratify New START would be a dangerous gamble with America’s national security, setting back our understanding of Russia’s nuclear weapons, as well as our leadership in the world. That is not what the American people sent us to Washington to do. Nukes are one of those things that [...]
