Governor Robert Bentley, a Republican from Alabama, had this to say shortly after his inauguration, “Anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I’m telling you, you’re not my brother and you’re not my sister, and I want to be your brother.” This was reported by The Birmingham News. Predictably, people were […]
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Presidential Politics: It has been an up and down year for President Obama. Here are a few snapshots–Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed, and major health care reform was created, both of which were pleasing to his liberal base. On the other hand, in his words Democrats received a “shellacking” in the November Elections when
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President Barack Obama reached an agreement with Republicans on the Bush era tax cuts that represents a genuine compromise. Democrats wanted to extend the tax cuts for the middle class, and they wanted to extend unemployment benefits. Republicans supported these two things, but they also wanted the tax cuts to remain in place for wealthier
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A couple of foreign policy issues have made lots of news recently. President Barack Obama really wants the Senate to ratify the new nuclear arms treaty (called “START”) between the USA and Russia. Meanwhile, North Korea shelled South Korean territory, prompting joint military exercises involving South Korea and the US, which makes North Korea mad.
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There is every reason to believe that despite its “shellacking,” as President Obama called it, the Democratic Party will recover from its 2010 Elections debacle. Historically, the pendulum has continued to swing back and forth between our major political parties and their control of the government. That being said, Democrats do not appear to be
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