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Obama’s Big Talk with House Democrats

March 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Health care reform, Politics

Some campaign promises are big and rhetorical, while some campaign promises are intimate and very specific. In the first group fall the compulsory issues candidates have to weigh in on: balancing budgets, reducing crime, improving schools, etc. Today, President Obama addressed the second group of campaign promises when speaking with House Democrats in advance of [...]

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Should Obama Have Appeared with George Lopez?

August 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Elections

I see a little bit of buzz on Facebook this morning about Obama’s recent cameo with George Lopez in a promo for Lopez’s new show. Not everyone I’m reading in the FB comments is impressed.

A couple quick reactions:

First, that’s funny. That’s very funny. I’d check the show out if I had cable.
Lopez must have [...]

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Obama Rallies on Health Care Reform in Grand Junction

August 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Health care reform

I haven’t read accounts yet from folks who were there, but I think on the whole the president found the right tone in his prepared remarks today in Grand Junction.

As usual, he wasn’t quite as sharp on his off-the-cuff delivery, but it’s awfully nice to see him take controversy head on.
I believe that we should, [...]

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Obama Town Hall in Grand Junction

August 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Health care reform

The Los Angeles Times has a piece up today highlighting White House efforts to push back against Republican attempts to block public conversation about health care reform. In addition to launching a new site, www. whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/, the president will appear in a series of town halls, including one in Grand Junction.
The article also mentions the [...]

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