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 »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
November 3, 2009
Will Obama finally make up his mind?
The latest news from Afghanistan could be described as another setback for President Obama in his commitment to the war in that country. The re-election of Hamid Karzai as President of Afghanistan, is forcing the US and NATO to help one of the most corrupt governments in the world in the war against the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
October 5, 2009
Will Obama return to Copenhagen?
For the first time the White House has admitted that it does not expect to see a climate bill this year. This has raised doubts about how strongly the Obama administration will press the Senate for a climate bill when they are in the middle of the struggle over health care. And yet Obama received already severe criticism last month when he failed to urge the Senate to act during his speech to the United Nations summit on climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
