Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
OK - Black Woman........ Here is what I've learned TODAY!
It is Constitution Day.... what the devil...??? OK, so it was on September 17, -- 1787 -- (doin the math. . .that 222 years ago!)
Constitution Day represents the day that forty-two out of 55 (white men called delegates) persons meeting at the Constitutional Convention (in Philadelphia, PA) since May -- they gathered for a final meeting -- to sign the Constitution of the United States of America! This new document was designed to clearly define and separate the powers of the central government, the powers of the states, the rights of the people and how the representatives of the people should be elected.
Thus - - -by June 21, 1788, nine states had approved the Constitution, finally forming "a more perfect Union."
Constitution Day represents the day that forty-two out of 55 (white men called delegates) persons meeting at the Constitutional Convention (in Philadelphia, PA) since May -- they gathered for a final meeting -- to sign the Constitution of the United States of America! This new document was designed to clearly define and separate the powers of the central government, the powers of the states, the rights of the people and how the representatives of the people should be elected.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Fearing the future is not what the moment calls for
"Obama managed to hold the high ground on the country's desire to move past blind partisanship to common sense compromise, which was so central to his election last year, while also making it clear to the Republicans that he would not be a patsy for their attacks on his plan."
Obama knows that only a handful of Republicans will support him in this effort. But he pointed out -- and adopted -- good GOP ideas, such as medical malpractice reform and Sen. John McCain's idea of setting up high-risk insurance pools for the uninsured. Was that for show? Partly, sure.
But this coup de grace wasn't: "My door is always open" to new ideas, the president said. "But know this: I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than improve it. ... And I will not accept the status quo as a solution."
Mr. Change is back in town.
But this coup de grace wasn't: "My door is always open" to new ideas, the president said. "But know this: I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than improve it. ... And I will not accept the status quo as a solution."
Mr. Change is back in town.
I gotta define mea culpa . . . .
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson continued his slow march out of Congress by apologizing a second time to President Barack Obama with a mea culpa as lame as the first one.
A disruption by an out-of-order, childish, dumb taunt from GOP Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina, who shouted, "You lie," when Obama said that illegal immigrants would not be covered under his health care measure. The errant congressman later apologized, of course, but his infamous heckling would not be forgotten.
The angry outburst reminded us that this defining domestic debate has, at times, descended into a churlish display of acrimony. Hard to escape, it seems. But after Obama's speech, maybe a tad easier to ignore.
. . .the president remained committed -- at least for now -- to the public option for those who don't have insurance. Yet the wiggle room was there: "It is only one part of my plan," the president told us, "and should not be used as a handy excuse for the usual Washington ideological battles." In other words, there are ways to get around this. Take that, Democratic left.
A disruption by an out-of-order, childish, dumb taunt from GOP Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina, who shouted, "You lie," when Obama said that illegal immigrants would not be covered under his health care measure. The errant congressman later apologized, of course, but his infamous heckling would not be forgotten.
The angry outburst reminded us that this defining domestic debate has, at times, descended into a churlish display of acrimony. Hard to escape, it seems. But after Obama's speech, maybe a tad easier to ignore.
. . .the president remained committed -- at least for now -- to the public option for those who don't have insurance. Yet the wiggle room was there: "It is only one part of my plan," the president told us, "and should not be used as a handy excuse for the usual Washington ideological battles." In other words, there are ways to get around this. Take that, Democratic left.
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