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Written by VASS - political commentary
Herman Cain is drawing quite a bit of attention lately. One of the reasons, beyond his success in business and personal acheivements, can be seen in his speech today at the Conservative Principles PAC in Des Moines, Iowa.
We are providing the full speech he made - unedited - for [...]
Who is leading the race for President among the Tea Party
Written by VASS - political commentary
As the election season continues to move forward, more and more of the names to be watching for are aligned with the Tea Party. This group of American citizens that have been maligned by the media and top Democrats (from the local Press and Sun newspaper in Binghamton, to former [...]
Leadership or politics - with homes in the balance
Written by VASS - political commentary
Mortgage forclosures are a problem. The sub-prime fiasco led the nation into a crisis that remains as problematic today as it was during the Presidential election of 2008. The only difference today is that the problem has expanded far from just sup-prime mortgages into all aspects of the housing markets. [...]
2011 State of the Union Address
Video and transcript
Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th Congress, as well as your new Speaker, John Boehner. And as we mark this occasion, we are also mindful of the empty chair in this Chamber, and pray for the health of our colleague – and our friend – [...]
The other Black man for President
Written by Michael Vass
Herman Cain is a name that the majority of the nation would say they have never heard of before. But if you were to take an honest and open poll based on the following information what might be the answer: A Black man, from the South, with a radio show.
If you [...]
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 [...]
It’s not nice to mess with President Obama
Written by VASS - political commentary
President Obama bows to Saudi Arabia, he scolds North Korea as it attacks an important ally. He travels to Asia and gets embarrassed on the world stage while trying to promote his economic polices. He even gets slapped in the face by South Korea, that requires our troops on the [...]
Calling Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…hello…hello
Written by VASS - political commentary
Perhaps with all that has been going on of late there has been too much to focus on. Perhaps one of the darlings of the news media is too insulated to be viewed objectively. But whatever the reason, there has been a huge lapse in the Obama Administration that is [...]
Earl Hutchinson says it’s ok for President Obama to play race card
Written by Michael Vass
In the world of pundits and political commentary, there is no shortage of people on both sides of any issue. When it comes to the issue of race and politics, things tend to get a bit scarce though. It’s the no man’s land of political commentary where often people of color are [...]
How close were the predictions of 2008?
Written by VASS - political commentary
Recently the past came up in a conversation. Specifically the predictions made on November 11, 2008 about the Obama Presidency. That prediction was focused on the fiorst 100 days. But in fairness (and in no small part the fact we have been busy) let’s look at the array of things [...]
President Obama’s town hall question and answer - truth revealed
Written by VASS - political commentary
Today we had a rare moment. A moment where we heard President Obama listen to a real honest average American, in his own base of political support (demographically at the very least). In this moment we got to see the heart and soul of what the Obama Administration, and many [...]
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 [...]
What has the Obama Administration done, and when did they do it?
Written by VASS - political commentary
As the mid-term elections approach, 18 months into the term of President Obama the question of change is in the air. What has changed from the Bush Administration? What campaign promises have been kept? How are things different for the average American? And will more change of the same type [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Commentary - State of the Union Address
Written by Michael Vass
Leaving the comments of Chris Matthews aside, what can we take from the State of the Union Address by President Obama? What can we surmise will be the impact of the proposals to the average American?
Well there is the focus on the economy. President Obama now realizes that this is the top [...]
What President Obama’s C-SPAN promise really means
Written by VASS - political commentary
For days now the news cycle has been dominated by one theme - President Obama’s campaign promise to debate Health Care Reform on C-SPAN. 8 times during the 2008 election campaign he promised to do this. Now he has been brought to task to live up to this promise by [...]
VP Biden - still think the Obama Stimulus is “saving” jobs?
Written by VASS - political commentary
As the top Democrat leaders often like to look at current events via the past, a fair action would be to do the same. You don’t have to look very far back either. Just a few months ago, on Meet The Press, Vice President Biden stated
“The bottom line is that [...]
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 [...]
