“It was here, in Springfield, where North, South, East and West come together that I was reminded of the essential decency of the American people -- where I came to believe that through this decency, we can build a more hopeful America."Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama, Febr. 10, 2007Farewell ...
The Obamas have said their goodbyes to America.The president and first lady have made their rounds on the late-night shows.President Obama delivered his farewell speech the other night on national TV.It was one of his best. The man knows how to write and deliver a speech. No one can ever deny ...
When Barack Obama moves two miles from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to 2446 Belmont Road in WashingtonĢƵ Kalorama neighborhood, he will live half a mile from 2340 S Street, where Woodrow Wilson spent his three post-presidential years.WilsonĢƵ embittering foreign policy failure was the ...
The panic and dismay of those who see the election of Donald Trump as an unmitigated calamity has not abated since the votes were counted and the results certified.It is apparent that a sizable number of die-hard antagonists have resorted to crass fear mongering and to spurious and wild ...
Last week, as the mainstream media continued to obsess over the CIAĢƵ evidence-free claim that the Russians hacked the presidential election, President Obama quietly sent 300 U.S. Marines back into AfghanistanĢƵ Helmand Province.This is the first time in three years that the U.S. military ...
At long last, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and New Jersey are starting work on a comprehensive back bay flooding plan, but they are lumbering along waiting for bags of cash from the federal government and thinking about work as though they have the luxury of time on their side.They don’t. ...