Barack Obama NOW!

Did you know that President Barack Obama has a Flickr account? You can view The Official White House Photostream’s photostream at Flickr with photos by Pete Souza. Here’s a few photos that caught my eye:

April 28th, 2009 | Category: Iraq, celebrations, dog, military, news, pop culture | Comments (1)

When George W. Bush entered the White House in January 2001, he inherited peace and prosperity. The military, the Constitution and New Orleans were intact and the country had a budget surplus of $128 billion. Now he’s about to dash out the door, leaving a large, unpaid bill for his successors to pay. To get [...]

January 11th, 2009 | Category: International Relations, Iraq, economy, government ethics, money, news | Comments (3)

As you might have heard, Barack Obama had a meeting this week with outgoing-President George W. Bush. One of the big issues that President-elect Obama wanted the current president to act on was pushing some economic support for those in the automotive industry. There’s some real concern that one, maybe two of the Big Three [...]

November 15th, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, Iraq, economy, energy, environment | Comments (4)

One year and one day ago today, Barack Obama gave a speech in Spartanburg, South Carollina that spelled out the reasons why he was running for president. I think it’s worth revisiting, so here’s a snippet: ____ I am in this race because I don’t want to see us spend the next year re-fighting the [...]

November 4th, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, Iraq, civil liberties, economy, energy, environment, government ethics, health, history, international, military, money, quotes, technology, terrorism | Comments (1)

In the past few days, Barack Obama put his presidential campaign on hold to visit with his ailing grandmother in Hawaii. This was certainly not an easy task to do, as he had to change course in the final weeks of a very intense campaign, be confined on an airplane for 9 hours, get a [...]

October 25th, 2008 | Category: Democrats, Election 2008, Iraq, biography, grassroots activism, history, military, news, pop culture, quotes, voting issues | Comments (3)

I know John McCain is looking for more support of his candidacy, but somehow I don’t think this new endorsement is something he’ll appreciate: Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. _ The [...]

October 22nd, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, Iraq, John McCain, Republicans, endorsements, international, military, news, quotes, terrorism | Leave a comment

The hits just keep on coming…. Here’s more of the ongoing John McCain Train Wreck… It turns out that William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain named to head his presidential transition team, worked on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime. Murray Waas has the story: The [...]

October 14th, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, Iraq, John McCain, Republicans, Sarah Palin, economy, editorials, government ethics, history, international, lies & mistruths, money, news, quotes, rumors, terrorism | Comments (2)

I’m with Barack Obama. There are some things that John McCain supports that I simply do not understand. Here’s a moment from Tuesday’s debate that expressed what I, and many others have been feeling for the past 6 years.

October 8th, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, Iraq, John McCain, Republicans, economy, international, military, money, terrorism | Comments (1)

A lot of Republicans would like you to believe that John McCain is a great friend of the military- the soldiers that serve it, and all the veterans that should never be forgotten for their sacrifices. if you are one of those people that actually believe the Republican rhetoric, I would like to encourage you [...]

October 2nd, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, Iraq, John McCain, Republicans, endorsements, international, military | Comments (1)