It sometimes seems like Barack Obama’s heart is more in reshaping America’s domestic landscape than foreign policy, but the presidency being an all-or-nothing deal, the White House yesterday unveiled a new comprehensive national security strategy, “A Blueprint for Pursuing the World We Seek.” At the Daily Beast, foreign affairs analyst Leslie H. Gelb has some [...]
Nancy Pelosi, Profligate Spender of Your Money
February 3, 2010 By 2 Comments
According to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, during 2008-2009 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi incurred expenses of some $2.1 million for her use of Air Force jets for travel — including $101,429 for in-flight expenses such as food and alcohol. She regularly used Air Force aircraft to travel to her district at an average cost of [...]
Forget His Nobel, Obama Deserves An Oscar
January 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In his weekly address President Obama presented a speech worthy of this year’s Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role. How else could he get on his bully-pulpit and make stone-faced attacks against those Wall Street scoundrels who repaid their loans from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) with interest? Especially the banks forced to accept the [...]
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Nancy Pelosi
December 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
To view the complete Nancy Pelosi profile, click here. Excerpts from the Nancy Pelosi profile: Nancy Pelosi has represented California’s Eighth Congressional District (which includes most of San Francisco) in the House of Representatives since 1987…. In January 2007 she became the first female Speaker of the House in American history…. In January 2007, after President Bush announced his [...]
