Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

The Economist: Lane Greene: ‘The Truth About Lies’

Source:The New Democrat “From little fibs to big fat whoppers, lying is part of human nature. Lane Greene, our language guru, examines the difference between lies, falsehoods and plain nonsense.” Source:The Economist From Dictionary A lie is a: “a false statement … Continue reading

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News Receiver: President Obama’s Oval Office Speech On Syria

Source:The New Democrat I watched President Obama’s speech on CNN and then saw the so-called experts talk about it. And one of them was Michael Weiss whose written a book about ISIS and is very familiar with that cult of … Continue reading

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Associated Press: Sandy Kozel- Deal Reached Over Iranian Nuclear Program

Source:The New Democrat From what I’ve seen of the Iranian nuclear deal so far, it looks very good to me. The only issue that I have with it is the part where Iran, can veto, or challenge requests made by … Continue reading

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Cannabis Culture: Grant Smith: Meet The New Drug Czar, Not The Same as The Old Drug Czar

Source:The New Democrat  I guess at least in my perfect world and perhaps in the perfect world of now at least a one half of all Americans we would have not just marijuana legalization at the federal level, but harder … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: William Galston- The American People to its Leaders: Ground Troops Against ISIS & a Stronger National Defense

Source:The New Democrat I think its pretty clear about what we’ve learned in the last thirteen-years or so in our Middle East adventures. That if you try to defend and govern a country that won’t do that for themselves, then … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Alan J. Kuperman: ‘How Barack Obama Failed Libya’

Source:Foreign Affairs– free at last in Libya? Source:The New Democrat “On March 17, 2011, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1973, spearheaded by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, authorizing military intervention in Libya. The goal, Obama explained, was … Continue reading

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William Galston: ‘State of The Union, President Obama in Campaign Mode: Pushes Middle Class Agenda’

Source:Brookings Institution– President Barack H. Obama (Democrat, Illinois) giving his 2015 SOTU. Source:The New Democrat “As President Obama strode to the podium to deliver his 2015 State of the Union address, he had good reason to feel confident. Helped by … Continue reading

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Corey Cantor: Comparing The Economic Records of The Last Two Democratic & Republican Presidents

Source:The New Democrat Facts can only sound partisan when they clearly lean in favor of one party or the other. But there’s nothing partisan about the truth. The fact is since 1989, the American economy has done better under Democratic … Continue reading

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USA Today: Susan Page Interviewing Howard Dean- On The State of the Democratic Party

Source:The New Democrat  “Former presidential candidate Howard Dean talks about the state of the Democratic Party, the 2016 election and much more with USA TODAY’s Susan Page.” From USA Today I’ve been somewhat reluctant to write about why the Democratic Party … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Brian Beutler: 2015 Congress Will Shake Up America’s Boring Politics

Source:The New Democrat Here is sort of what the lighter more positive side of a united Republican Congress at least for Democrats, but perhaps bad for the rest of the country. A party that now doesn’t believe in government will … Continue reading

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