President Barack Obama proposed merging six agencies that focus on trade and commerce into one new department in an effort to make it easier for businesses that often get lost in a maze of bureaucracy. The change would affect the Commerce Department as well as five smaller agencies. The President, who can't make the change on his own, will ask Congress for fast-track authority to undertake the reorganization. Under the plan, Mr. Obama could propose mergers that would be guara...
A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election. ..........
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. ..........
Millions of votes are thrown out in election after election in this country. Now that's a story. ..........
Have you ever seen a politician talking to a rich person on TV? ..........
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. ..........
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. ..........
A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things. ..........
If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again ..........
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap ..........
My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right. ..........
Way to go Obama. I would like to see Mittens tax returns from 6 years ago. What does he have to hide? How about the amounts in his Swiss and Cayman island bank accounts. ..........
GOP to America: "You'll get your jobs back as soon as you're wiling to be paid and treated like Chinese workers." ..........
Politicians. Little Tin Gods on Wheels. ..........
If you think it's easy to be a politician, try to straddle a fence and keep both ears to the ground at the same time. ..........
Why are we surprised when politicians play politics? It's not like they are supposed to be real adults . . . they are, after all, politicians and don't have real jobs and aren't playing around with their money. ..........
Why are politics and a pond similar? Because the scum always floats to the top in both! ..........
Who cares about unemployment or the economy, lets focus on gay marriage. You republicans need to get your priorities straight. ..........
Romney... Obama... Neither has a plan to restore competitiveness to our country. ..........
A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves. ..........
Any society that values wealth above freedom will lose its freedom, and will ultimately lose its wealth as well ..........
No nation was ever ruined by trade. ..........
No man's life, liberty or fortune is safe while our legislature is in session. ..........
Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate. ..........
The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. ..........
Most people assume the fights are going to be the left versus the right, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks. ..........
The problem with political jokes is they get elected. ..........
Mitt romney will be the next usa president. Obama is a liar and good for nothing. ..........
Let's go Dems, don't let President Obama do all the heavy lifting even though we know he can because he's been doing it for the past 4 years without the help of the GOP. ..........
One day, even YOU and Michelle, will bow to Jesus. May God have mercy on your souls. ..........
Politics has been called the “art of the possible,” and it actually is a realm akin to art insofar as, like art, it occupies a creatively mediating position between spirit and life, the idea and reality. ..........
Once upon a time there was a politician who made an especially conspicuous ass of himself and didn't say the newspapers misquoted him. ..........
The politician is a biped; but he is probably an aberrant form of hyena. ..........
You don’t have to wait till your party’s in power to have an impact on life at home and around the world. ..........
Are we to believe Romney now, and not Romney from 2007? Considering his multiple positions this and on many other issues, one might call him a flip-flopper. ..........
good job obama, end this war as soon as possible por favor, and stop spending so much money for the love of god. ..........
I no longer trust one word this guy says. Obama has become the worst President and the sooner he is gone, the better for America. ..........
the republican party has turned into a bunch of whiny old men who stomp their feet and throw tantrums if they don't get their way. ..........
Both Obama and Romney suck. The media just love Obama more. ..........
I want to see Mittens tax forms, his birth certificate and his college transcripts. If President Obama is forced to show his birth certificate, then so should the flip-flopper. (No offense to flip flops)
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Maybe Clinton could teach Obama how to do an effective job as President.
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Say what you will about Obama. The man may not know how to be President but he SURE is a bigtime fundraiser. Maybe this can be his occupation after the upcoming election. ..........
This is just another GOP strategy – take the opponent’s positive qualities and attempt to make them seem negative. Good luck with that. ..........
IF LYNSEY LOHAN ATTENDS THE WHITE HOUSE CORRSP DINNER OBAMA YOU LOSE MY VOTE. SHE IS A BIG DRUGIE ..........
Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right? ..........
Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. ..........
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves. ..........
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. ..........
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. ..........
If Rominee is the Nominee, heaven help us/US. ..........
Romney's going to find that it's hard to raise money for a losing proposition.
Who bets on bronze? ..........
STOP NEWT GINGRICH SECRET SERVICE DETAIL NOW.THIS IS A WASTE OF OUR TAX MONEY. TODAY NOW ..........
Another incident in Afghan... Done by a small group of soldiers... Give me a break, it's time to question their acts and generally question whole point of this stupid war ..........
The situation in Afghanistan has completely gone out of control! Bring back our soldiers before they do even more damage! ..........
Funny, now Obama is saying he is going to do something he said he was going to do 4 years ago during his campaign. Why has he waited so long? Never mind it is campaign season again, just more lies! ..........
If the Republicans were in the White House now, we would be in 5 seperate wars. Iran, Iraq, Afganistan, Syria and North Korea. And they still would be promoting tax cuts! ..........
We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate. ..........
Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving. ..........
There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. ..........
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. ..........
Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around. ..........
Do you really think that drug legislation wouldn´t help in any manner? ..........
Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians. ..........
Musicians can run this state better than politicians. We won't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'll work late and be honest. ..........
Politicians... talk in generalities and lies, and I think they've caused all our grief. They're so awful, they're really funny. I hate thinking this because my dad loved politics. ..........
Politicians are masters of the art of deception. ..........
I can pretty much guarantee that whether it's Obama or Romney in the White House for the next 4 years, none of what you said will happen. ..........
Romney is the best qualified candidate we've had in years. We need someone who is president for ALL the people, not just the loud or selfish few. ..........
Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on future generations, and politicians who create deficits should be exposed as tax hikers. ..........
America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few. ..........
It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose. ..........
Democracy no longer works for the poor if politicians treat them as a separate race. ..........
Should we be afraid of North Korea´s plans? ..........
Do you believe that National Committee´s raising will help Romney´s campaign? ..........
I guess President Obama will just never rise to the expectations of those who are determined to throw stones. ..........
Rmoney is trying to buy the presidency since he can't win it on his personality or policy ideas. ..........
However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone. ..........
Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks. ..........
Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right? ..........
And I wonder... Who killed the debt deal? Obama or Boehner? ..........
How about some more attention to the new proposition on health care system? ..........
Banning religion, Christmas, dinosaurs etc. from schools? What´s next? Banning parts of politics too?! ..........
History is gossip but scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. ..........
If God had been a Liberal there wouldn't have been Ten Commandments, there would have been Ten Suggestions. ..........
Truth is not determined by majority vote. ..........
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. ..........
Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against. ..........
Terrorists within pilots? How to act on that? ..........
Any Republican running for President is the worst candidate to run against President Obama. ..........
They are all stupid. Every republican that is running. Did they forget the minority vote? Do they truly think it's enough angry people out there to win a general election.
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Don't vote, it only encourages them. ..........
Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. ..........
George Washington is the only president who didn't blame the previous administration for his troubles. ..........
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where they is no river. ..........
If anyone out there thinks the country or yourself is better off after 3 years of the democrats you are delusional! ..........
Newt go home why are you even in the race still. You have no shot at the republican nomination ..........
Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end. ..........
No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses. ..........
Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge. ..........
A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils. ..........
anyone who honestly thinks Obama is weak on foreign policy is either ignorant or crazy. Like Obama or not, the fact of the matter is that his administration has done an excellent job of promoting American interests abroad. ..........
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Letter To The President
The troops in Afghanistan: nothing will change
by Macy G.
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Nearly two-thirds of Americans now say the war in Afghanistan is no longer worth fighting, which is the highest proportion yet opposed to the conflict, according to a new Washington Post and ABC News poll. Nearly three-quarters of Americans say president Barack Obama should withdraw a "substantial number" of combat troops from Afghanistan as soon as this summer, which was the deadline he set to begin pulling out some forces. These are very strong numbers, yet the bipartisan Washington opinion in support of the war appears unmoved.
Official Washington has maintained a remarkable consensus about Afghanistan in the face of few years of increasingly negative public opinion polls and some dubious developments on the ground. The war, which costs $100 billion a year, was a non-issue in the 2010 midterm elections, and it doesn't seem a poll like this new one will do anything at all to foster a serious debate about the war. The political backdrop of this news is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeatedly saying the administration will not make decisions based on polls, and General David Petraeus testifying before Congress that "significant" but "fragile and reversible" gains have been made in Afghanistan. Neither President Obama nor congressional Republicans show any sings of altering their fundamental support for the war. Despite public opinion, no one expects significant troop withdrawals to happen in July, although the president did announce that to be a transition date back in 2009. This is just another thing in which the elected officials are completely ignoring the voice of the people who elected them. It's a risky business... |
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