Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 3, 2010
No more blaming, please
The whole world knows that when Barack Obama was inaugurated president he arrived to the Oval Office to find severe problems left by his predecessor. But Obama has already been president for one year and things have not improved. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
January 25, 2010
Fighting for the middle class?
Never mind what the White House officials are spinning about their reaction to the Massachusetts defeat of the Democrats, it is quite evident that they are worried and upset. And that is probably a good thing. It is time that they realize, from the president on, that their fellow citizens are not happy with the state of the country. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
January 22, 2010
Health care reform in danger
Next week the US will find out what President Obama has to say in his first official State of the Union. It is widely believed that it could be his last chance to change the mind of his fellow citizens about the pessimism that the country is experiencing now. Obviously, the president himself and his administration are not very happy at the moment after the disastrous, for the Democrats, result of the Massachusetts election, and what that meant for his health care reform. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
January 20, 2010
A blessing in disguise?
On the eve of the first anniversary of Obama’s historical inauguration, an also historical upset in Massachusetts resulted in the US senate seat which had been held by the late Edward Kennedy for nearly half century to be won by the Republicans. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
December 7, 2009
Why Americans are confused
If anything the White House has many of us if not confused at least asking ourselves if we have understood clearly what we have heard or read about the speeches or communiqués of the Obama administration. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
November 29, 2009
To the nation from West Point
After three months of waiting for his decision on Afghanistan- or what the British Defense Secretary called “a period of hiatus in Washington and a lack of clear direction” - President Obama will travel to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point Tuesday to deliver a prime-time address to the nation. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
November 27, 2009
A detour to Copenhagen before Oslo
One could say that we have a president who does not rush to decide or do things. In some cases that could be a positive thing. In others like the decision on whether to send troops and how many to Afghanistan it could be less so. The decision on whether to attend the Copenhagen summit at the beginning of December should not have been so agonizing for the president, specially if he believes in global warming. Read the rest of this entry »
