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Written by Michael Vass
Have you ever wondered why the political left has such amnesia, or at least the media seems to be so afflicted. Because the news that gets out, that flies into a news cycle for more than 24 hours, tends to have a spin that is hardly unbiased. Or perhaps its the stark [...]
VP Biden echoes Sen. McCain
Written by VASS - political commentary
It’s quite funny the difference that a little time and the support of the major media makes when you are in politics. A great example of this is with VP Biden today.
For those that don’t recall the 2008 Presidential election, we will recap. Then we will note what VP [...]
How many earmarks can you fit in the budget?
Written by VASS - political commentary
It’s a silly question. The answer is thousands. Which just flies in the face of the 2008 campaign promise of President Obama to reign in earmarks. Again.
There have been over 14,000 earmarks in just the Stimulus, Health Care Reform and 2009 Omnibus Spending Bill of 2010. In each case President [...]
America’s economic outlook? Not as rosy as projected…again
Written by VASS - political commentary
Since before the inauguration of President Obama, the public has been told that the economy is job #1. In every State of the Union Address, and dozens of televsion and press conferences the public has been told the focus of the Government is the economy. Up to the mid-term elections [...]
Pledge: Great campaign gimmick or answers for America?
Written by VASS - political commentary
Let’s assume that for just a short period of time we all can discuss politics without becoming partisan. That means looking at the facts without interpetation, and realistically evaluating the potential of promises made by politicians. If we can do that, what does the Pledge to America actually become - [...]
Are Democrats DREAMing?
Written by VASS - political commentary
President Obama promised to reform immigration. From the campaign trail through his Administration to date, it has been a priority. Arguably it is more of a focus than jobs and the economy among elected Democrats.
Today, the Senate under Majority Leader Harry Reid sought to push immigration reform through. Except it [...]
President Obama talks about the economy - 9/8/10
Written by VASS - political commentary
President Obama spoke before a huge crowd in Ohio today as he in part revealed his economic plans and in part attacked Republicans. In total his speech came off as a campaign pitch, more akin to what was said in 2008 than what is needed for 2010 and beyond. One [...]
Change by doing more of the same?
Written by VASS - political commentary
In 2009, President Obama laid out a massive plan to reshape the economic landscape of America, which was in need of help at the least. A vision of lower unemployment, secure banks, and a stabilization of monetary policy was explained - without detail - which was then handed over to [...]
The success of the Obama Administration economic policies. What?
Written by ?VASS - political commentary
In February 2009 President Obama rallied the hopes of the country with sweeping promises to reverse the economic landslide the nation was in. This appeal to the desperate needs of the nation ushered in the American Recovery Act (Obama Stimulus), at a pricetag of $787 billion. The Health Care Reform [...]
The Obama Stimulus hits the headlines again
Written by VASS - political commentary
So I was away for a bit thanks to the endless benefits the Obama Stimulus has provided the economy and small businesses. Now that I have returned I see that the Obama Stimulus is once again at the forefront of political conversation. Once again Republicans are pointing out how the [...]
After a year and a half, what have you got?
Written by VASS - political commentary
What else can go wrong? Following the Obama Administration over the past year and a half the answer to the question becomes terrifying.
Since the election America has fallen into a long, unyielding, recession that has no exit except if you can understand Government mathematics. The U.S. military campaigns in Iraq [...]
Mexico and President Obama agree, Arizona Immigration Law is bad
Written by VASS - political commentary
Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon came to the U.S. to talk to President Obama. The main issue they spoke about was not the inflow of drugs into the United States. It was not about the millions of Mexicans that entered the nation illegally, and the hundreds that come daily. It was [...]
Repeal Obamacare? 56% say yes.
Written by VASS - political commentary
In more news that won’t be talked about much is the latest view on the Health Care Reform (Obamacare). As was well documented on this blog and in some of the media, the Obamacare was rejected by roughly 60% of the American public since August of 2009. The Obama Administration [...]
Who voted for/against Health Care Reform Law
Written by VASS - political commentary
In the coming months, years, and decades many of the names of those involved with passing the historical Health Care Reform Law will be forgotten. In the immediacy of the upcoming November mid-term elections many politicians seeking re-election will hope that voters will be unsure where their election officials stood. [...]
The to-do list: Jobs - it’s in there
Written by VASS - political commentary
During the State of the Union President Obama said he got the message from voters. The economy and jobs were the 2 items all Americans were concerned about and wanted the Government to focus on. President Obama promised to do what the people wanted.
Then President Obama went back to the [...]
The housing crisis in 2010
Written by VASS - political commentary
Charlotte Wester, a real estate agent with US Preferred Realty in Mesa, Ariz - I can’t see how our prices could get any cheaper
That is the hope of the real estate market. It is the same hope of the Obama Administration and numerous economists. Because the financial industry and the [...]
546 days and counting
Written b y VASS - political commentary
So after much thought I’ve come to conclude this about President Obama’s speech at West Point. In one of the shortest speeches ever uttered by President Obama (including during the 2007 - 2008 election cycle) the world was told
A) America will surge in Afghanistan
B) President Obama has no confidence [...]
Afghanistan - the war President Obama wanted
Written by VASS - political commentary
Since there seems to be plenty of time before President Obama takes any action in the war America should be fighting (Afghanistan according to his campaign promises), I thought I might take a look at who is doing something there.
There are 39 countries with troops in Afghanistan. That includes the [...]
CBO confirms the problems with Health Care Reform
Written by VASS - political commentary
It’s a victory, if you are a Democrat. Then again, the Democrat-led Congress has yet to read any of the Bills being voted out of Congress since the Obama Administration took over. So I doubt they really know what the CBO has just said.
The review by the CBO of the [...]
What I look for before I vote
Written by Michael Vass
As 2010 mid-term elections drawn near, or at least the election cycle, I thought about what it is I value in an elected representative. And I came up with the following.
1. They realize they are an elected official, thus they work for voters and not the other way around. (Someone might remind Nancy [...]
Things you might want to know before 2010 mid-term elections
Written by Michael Vass
I’ve been thinking about how my senators – Sen. Schumer and Gillibrand – refused to speak to their constituents over the 2009 summer break about health care. Which of course lead me to think about how Sen. Gillibrand wouldn’t even send me a email confirmation on my letter to her, Sen. Schumer [...]
Alan Colmes - the smartest commentor on television?
Written by Michael Vass
I was at my weekly pool league game yesterday when the topic of the departure of Alan Colmes from Hannity & Colmes came up. Several people were surprised at the move, and a couple claimed that it’s just what they would expect from Fox News.
Putting aside the far-left promoted misconceptions of [...]
Election promises: polispeak to win
Written by Michael Vass
The Presidential election is now 14 days over, and President Obama has already violated several campaign promises. Can you imagine what things will be like in 2 years? I realize that a multitude of Obama fans are getting rabid over that statement so I will make it clear that this is not [...]
Race relations in 2009 and beyond
Written by Michael Vass
“Many ___ feel that the country their forefathers built has been … stolen from them, so there’s in some places a real boiling rage, and that can only become worse as more people lose jobs.”
This is about President Obama, the economy, and America. But not exactly the way you might be thinking. [...]
Marilyn Manson performs for Obama: what if it happened?
Written by Michael Vass
Here is something you don’t hear everyday. In fact I just heard about it today. Supposedly Marilyn Manson was going to have a performance that would have been in behalf of President Obama (then Senator Obama). Can you imagine it?
Now the source of that would be performance is Manson’s ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel [...]
