In a summer of apparently no love for President Obama, some birthday love is in order, as he reverses the ills of the Bush Administration. President Obama campaigned on a promise of change for America. Change has come to America. My birthday wish for President Obama is that Americans will come to realize we are better off now than we were before he took the oath of office. Before he took the oath of office, the economy was on the brink of economic depression and disaster. Eight years of President George Bush and Vice President Cheney sunk us in a deep hole. Climbing out of that hole will not be swift. Yet, change is reversing the ills of the past Bush Administration. Democrats and Republicans disagree on the measure of change. Banks and financial institutions were failing in 2008. A bail out for Wall Street and big banks to prevent a complete collapse of our system was necessary albeit distasteful to most of us. General Motors and Chrysler also received bail out help. The … [Read more...] about President Obama is Owed Some Birthday Love
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Why is Shirley Sherrod Suing Andrew Breitbart?
After assessing her options, Shirley Sherrod came out swinging last week. Andrew Breitbart threw the first punch. Now, Sherrod is counterpunching and taking it to the next level. She says she will “definitely” file a lawsuit against Breitbart. The fight has officially begun. I wonder how Breitbart feels with the shoe on the other foot. Everyone from President Obama, NAACP President Ben Jealous, Agriculture Secretary Vislack and Bill O’Reilley at Fox News backed down, apologized and got out of the ring. That’s not so with BigGovernment.com and Andrew Breitbart. Yet, is a law suit a viable option for her? We know the fray began when Andrew Breitbart claimed to have a tape showing Shirley Sherrod making racist comments at a NAACP local meeting. While Breitbart claims he intended to expose racism in the NAACP, an apparently not so inconsequential mishap was the firing of Sherrod. Well, if you shoot a loaded gun into a crowd, someone is bound to be hurt. Of course, later details reveal her … [Read more...] about Why is Shirley Sherrod Suing Andrew Breitbart?