Especially in the old days of movie making, when an actress was as tall or taller than her leading man, a trench might be dug for her to stand or walk in so that on camera, she could look...
So the President's running for re-election. That should come as no surprise to anyone. Most Presidents aspire to a second term. Only natural, and we, as Democrats, should be pleased. Whatever you say, he's accomplished a lot - more...
Most of the Rightwing are confused over Libya. They don't know how to respond to the way the President has responded. Let's be honest: Gaddafi's not exactly your Hosni Mubarak. I mean, he doesn't walk around in a tailored...
We knew that if we wanted -- if we waited one more day, Benghazi, a city nearly the size of Charlotte, could suffer a massacre that would have reverberated across the region and stained the conscience of the world.
I am not here to discuss costs, nor the legality of the current actions taken by President Obama, however, I will discuss the moral argument towards the end of my post. I myself have not yet decided where I stand on this issue or no, I'm just presenting an argument.
OK, Congress is mad at the President. I get it. They're mad because he didn't ask them for their permission to join two other permanent members of the UN Security Council in effecting a no-fly zone over Libya in...
As I have been considering this "war" in Libya, I have been countering any number of arguments against the Admin's actions. I would list them as such:
1) The risk to our military. Seriously. Please. If one wants to make...
Preface.
This piece was originally a comment on by What IS leadership and what kind of leader do WE want? by Abbyrose86. In response to a request that it be posted separately, and with the concomitant desire to improve and...
Too often when surfing the internet and visiting various blogs and other meeting sites, I read comments from ALL sides of the political divide, that disparage President Obama's leadership and or the leadership of other politicians and or powerful...
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