Dear Rep. Joe Wilson, As I was listening to President Obama’s speech last night, I heard you shout, “You lie.” Now, at the time, I didn’t know it was you who shouted. The camera wasn’t on you – it was on the President. But I guess there were enough people around that saw you, so now [...]
President Obama has been very busy. Last week he signed the economic recovery bill into law and he announced plans to help homeowners facing foreclosure. This past week he addressed the joint session of Congress and introduced sweeping changes in the FY2010 budget. There’s no doubt that Obama is a man of action. And during [...]
One of my favorite columnists is Thomas Friedman of the New York Times. His writing reads very easily, while his ideas are very clear and deep. His latest column is entitled, “Radical in the White House.” He discusses his hope that Obama will be a true radical in the sense of not being afraid to take [...]
It’s official. With the Inauguration of a new President, the United States has entered a new era. However, it’s not business as usual because it’s not the world as usual. As we were reminded in President Obama’s Inaugural Address, we are faced with a worldwide economic crisis, a natural world deteriorating under global warming, and [...]
What better time to launch a new blog than during Inauguration week. A new President of the United States. A new chapter in American history. A new beginning in my personal attempt to express my thoughts with the world (or at least with a few people I know or who may have googled their way [...]