Tag Archives: obama

Our politicians are behaving like addicts

11/28/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
If Congress fails to act before the end of the year, taxes will rise sharply for every American taxpayer. Also, as a consequence of the debt ceiling compromise reached in 2011, modest spending cuts are slated to take effect. Yet,…

American people, not lawmakers, really understand our fiscal mess

11/19/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
The 2012 election did not provide a clear mandate for either party, and certainly not for President Obama. The election itself reflected the polarization of the last four years and offered little in the way of direction about what the…

President Obama jokes with Buddhist monk asking for prayers on budget

11/18/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
BANGKOK, Thailand – President Obama joked with a Buddhist monk at the Wat Pho Royal Monastery in Bangkok that, “yes we’re working on this budget we’re going to need a lot of prayer for that.” Obama made the remark after…

The Bipartisan Way Forward

11/16/2012 Published on Forbes.com
It has been just over a week since the election and it has never been more apparent that neither party, nor the President himself, emerged from this election with a clear mandate to govern. President Obama promised the American people…

Setting Defiant Tone In Fiscal Standoff, Obama Seems To Be Betting GOP Will Fold On Taxes

11/14/2012 Published on Forbes.com
President Obama broke no new ground with his press conference today. And despite a conciliatory tone at times, he was ultimately resolute and even defiant. He was unyielding in his economic posture and his willingness to compromise seemed rhetorical at…

Can Obama change?

11/13/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
Listening to President Obama speak on election night, I thought of the moment in “The Lion King” when Scar took over Pride Rock. My sentiment for America was perfectly captured by the accompanying song, “Be Prepared.” Be prepared, America, for…

The Pollsters Got It Right

11/08/2012 Published on Forbes.com
The mudslinging between the candidates and campaigns in this election was matched by the vitriol spewed over the polls. This one is oversampling Democrats, this one leans Right and this one is biased left. We have heard it all over…

Who are the voters who haven’t decided to vote for Obama or Romney?

10/24/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
Both the Obama and Romney campaigns are going to be focused on a select group of voters in the final two weeks until election day. They are operating under the assumption that minds can be changed in the last weeks…

Obama sums up second-term vision in campaign booklet

10/23/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
DELRAY, Fla. — President Obama began his final push and pitch to voters by unveiling a glossy 20-page booklet on his plan for a second term, after critics from both parties charged he needed to give more details on what…

Romney won the second debate

10/17/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
Oct. 16, 2012: Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney answers a question during the second presidential debate. (AP/Reuters Pool) By scoring big on the economy, gas prices, and Libya, Romney continued his victorious string of debate wins. He looked more presidential…