Open Scandal

In episode 37 of our podcast, we look at President Barack Obama’s hour-long interview on “60 Minutes,” some misleading statements from congressional Republicans on the Sunday shows, and a whopper from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The ineffectiveness of the government at this point in time is a true contemporary scandal. The middle-of-the-road (read as seeking reelection) positioning of the Obama administration combined with the many obstacles to progress created by the Republican Scandal makes any progress made thus far by the Democrats a forgotten thing of the past. The Obama [...]

During Obama’s presidential campaign he promised to reach across the aisle when making decisions.Why did I think that was a good idea? In hindsight I was an idiot. Perhaps it was youthful idealism, but Jesus Christ I was dumb. After seeing the Republican response to the Oil Spill and the recent stance of Republican Senator Scott [...]

General McChrystal for actions that can be construed as aiding and abetting the enemy (commonly known as treason) is our political fail of the week. Even though he had voted for Obama, McChrystal and his new commander in chief failed from the outset to connect. The general first encountered Obama a week after he took [...]

Listening to a high level idiot like General Stanley McChrystal reminds me of just how deeply this country is fu–, er, compromised by the forces of inestimable wealth and its never ending quest for power and even more wealth . As a people we are constantly victimized by politicians doing Corporate bidding, Corporations doing the [...]

I have been a firm believer that President Obama has had the country’s best intentions at heart since the beginnings of his campaign for presidency started. However,the one large obstacle to completely believing that has been the war in Afghanistan. In an interview with Jim Lehrer (February 2009), the President defined his goals for Afghanistan. [...]

In their efforts to plug the well by ‘top kill’ has failed and they are seemingly still without a viable solution. In response to the ongoing failed attempts to resurrect this gigantic problem Obama had the following to say: “It is as enraging as it is heartbreaking, and we will not relent until this leak [...]

I voted for Barack Obama. He was not my first choice, or even my second, but Obama won the primaries and with it the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. On the other side of the two party system, the Republicans nominated John McCain and essentially moved from a man who knew precious [...]

He was slow coming out of the gate. President Obama received lukewarm, at best, reviews for his first 100 days and subsequently his  entire first year in office.  Sometimes change needs to seem subtle and slow. In late January 2010 most  political pundits were saying that health care reform was dead. Obama and the Democrats in Congress knew what health reform means to the average American. They [...]