10 Nov
Posted by charles as Journalism, commentary
AIG must think U.S. taxpayers are suckers and, you know what,we are.
If you read the papers–or surf the web–you no doubt know that the government has restructured the bailout of American International Group, the giant insurance company that is now pretty much owned by U.S. taxpayers who will get stuck holding the bag should all [...]
08 Nov
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, Politics, commentary
President-elect Barack Obama wasted little time in establishing his authority by holding a news conference Friday in Chicago that looked just like a presidential news conference. Of course, Bush has had so few, many people have probably forgotten what they actually look like!
The sign on the podium in front of Obama read Office of the [...]
I was not going to vote for Barack Obama; but I did.
I was not one of those ungodly “undecideds” who couldn’t, after two years, discern any differences between the two major candidates.
I was an early supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton because I felt–and still do–that she has the experience needed at a time when the [...]
Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States.
And, he delivered a stirring speech tonight in Chicago. He clearly recognizes that he will have to heal the wounds of a bruising and much too long (two years) presidential campaign.
In his own party, there are still many who favored Hillary Clinton and will need [...]
03 Nov
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, Politics, commentary
This is it. Hard to believe, isn’t it? The damn election is just about over and, we can only hope, we will know by late Tuesday or early Wednesday whether John McCain or Barack Obama will move into the Oval Office.
There has got to be a better way to hold a presidential election in this [...]