Barack Obama is saying that he was totally misunderstood by the media for remarks he made earlier this week that made it look as if he might be flip-flopping on his promise to yank combat forces out of Iraq within 16 months of his taking office as president, should he win the election, of course.
Yet, [...]
04 Jul
Posted by charles as News
Despite denials from his campaign staff, it would appear as if Barack Obama is moving to the right on the issue of troop withdrawals from Iraq.
During the primaries, and while he was running hard against Hillary Clinton, Obama certainly encouraged the impression that, if elected, he would move to begin a troop withdrawal right away.
But [...]
03 Jul
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, commentary
The truth of the matter is–the world’s economy is so interconnected now, there is little any occupant of the White House can do to bring up significant change in such things as employment, the price of oil and the escalating cost of food.
Both John McCain and Barack Obama have their “plans” for so-called economic stimulation, [...]
It didn’t very long at all for Barack Obama to play the religion card-as he actively courts evangelicals.
Obama, reports Reuters, dropped in on a community ministry in a very conservative corner of Ohio where he said he would take a more active approach to faith-based social programs.
“The fact is, the challenges we face today,” Obama [...]