Politics
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Health Care Rulings: No 'Sputnik Moment'
The decision by the federal district court in Florida that strikes down the new health care law as unconstitutional is just another example of why, despite the urgent call of President Obama, our country may not be ready for a “Sputnik moment.” It was exciting to imagine, during the compelling call to arms in President…
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Obama: Egypt Will Not Go Back to What It Was
The Associated Press is reporting that President Barack Obama said Sunday that Egypt is not going to go back to the way it was before pro-democracy protests took over the country, and played down prospects that the Muslim Brotherhood would play a major role in a new government. “I think that the Muslim Brotherhood is…
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Why I Won't Celebrate Ronald Reagan's 100th Birthday
Like most African Americans old enough to shudder with revulsion when they remember Ronald Reagan’s presidency, I won’t be joining the hagiographical celebration of the late conservative saint’s 100th birthday that is scheduled to take place this weekend. There will simply be too many lies. The celebrations won’t be talking about it, but neither the…
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Where Did Bipartisanship Go?
Despite the spirit of cooperation and the afterglow of recent bipartisan victories by President Barack Obama, some politicians still don’t get it. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is one of them. The Senate majority leader’s decision to avoid reviewing the controversial 2010 health care bill in the Senate stands in contradiction to the political writing on…
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A New Look for Michelle Obama?
Ikram Goldman, the Chicago retailer who has served as Michelle Obama’s unofficial stylist, may have been replaced by White House aide Meredith Koop. The Huffington Post reports: Mrs. O blog has the most detailed account of all — in a post late last month, Mary Tomer wrote: “Mrs. Obama’s repertoire of designers has expanded drastically…
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Rep. Keith Ellison: We Should Support the Egyptian People
As violent clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters in Egypt have become the leading images of the country’s conflict, eyes are also on President Barack Obama. Publicly, his administration has taken the broad view that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should transition to a new government, but officials are reportedly working behind the scenes to persuade…
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Egypt Twitter Fail: Kenneth Cole Apologizes for Offensive Tweet
The Associated Press is reporting that a major Twitter Fail for fashion designer Kenneth Cole on Thursday led him to apologize for a tweet that used the crisis in Cairo to promote his spring line. In a matter of hours, the Twitter community was up in arms over the tweet and even releasing tweets to…
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Egypt Crisis: White House Talks Transition With Mubarak
As Egyptian protesters make plans to march on the palace of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday, the White House reportedly has been in talks with the embattled leader to resign immediately and turn over power to his vice president, Omar Suleiman. According to the New York Times: Even though Mr. Mubarak has balked, so far,…
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Where Are the Green Jobs?
Proclaiming it “Innovation Week” at the White House, President Obama has ramped up his clean-energy agenda recently. From the Monday launch of a program designed to spark entrepreneurship in high-growth industries, to Thursday’s tour of labs at Penn State where researchers are developing more energy-efficient buildings, the president keeps talking the good talk on investing…