Ted Asregadoo January 22, 2010 The election of Scott Brown to the United States Senate has been the sexy political story of the week, but it’s also a reminder to the Democratic party — and President Obama — that
Read More » Ted Asregadoo February 10, 2009 “Wow, these grapes are sour!” A fitting epitaph for Republicans as they try to grab the spotlight to bitch and moan about Obama, the Democrats, and spending while really only offering one policy prescription
Read More » Ted Asregadoo February 3, 2009 The “hit the ground running” strategy the Obama Administration has adhered to since the inauguration has an unfortunate side effect:Â It’s making people impatient for positive change in the economy, the war in Iraq,
Read More » Ted Asregadoo January 27, 2009 As the news about the global economic downturn goes from bad to worse, we’re at a point where government inaction is not a palatable option. Something needs to be done, and countermeasures against further
Read More » Ted Asregadoo January 20, 2009 Even if Barack Obama was just another in the long line of white males who have been elected to the presidency, this would still be an historic moment in the United States. There’s a
Read More » Ted Asregadoo January 13, 2009 Watching President Bush’s final press conference yesterday reminded me of the phrase “failing upward.” Never in recent (and not-so-recent) history have we had a president so thoroughly unqualified for the job. Many sneered at
Read More » Ted Asregadoo January 6, 2009 The optimistic adage that a rising tide floats all boats is less sanguine when one contemplates the obverse. As the Great Recession of 2008 spills over to 2009 with what some are predicting is
Read More » Ted Asregadoo November 18, 2008 If you’re a Republican Party stalwart, and say you went to the Republican Governors Association meeting in Miami hoping for a good answer to the question of “Now what?” you might find yourself sweating
Read More » Ted Asregadoo November 11, 2008 It’s been said that a political campaign is run on the poetry of promises, while the task of governing is about the prose of policy. As President-Elect Barack Obama sheds his poetic cloak and
Read More » Ted Asregadoo November 4, 2008 Today, Americans are asked to choose which candidate best reflects our political point of view and authorize him or her (remember: Cynthia McKinney is running) to lead the country for the next four years.
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