Stories tagged with "Barack Obama"

GOP asks: 'Who is us?' by indystar

Is there room in the Republican Party for genuine moderates? Truth to tell, the GOP can’t decide. More precisely, it’s deeply divided over whether it should allow any... – Oct 23, 2009 at 11:40 AM in Commentary

It's about truth, trust, not friendliest news program by indystar

I find it amazing that when a leading news organization asks the questions people wish to pose to their government, it is shunned. What is the government afraid of? The truth? If... – Oct 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

GOP's petite pistol by indystar

When Marcus Bachmann came home that Saturday evening in 2000 he checked the telephone answering machine and was mystified by the many messages congratulating his wife for... – Oct 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Sen. Bayh among Democrats' wild cards on health care by indystar

WASHINGTON — The Democrats’ control of a hefty majority in the Senate — plus the House — would suggest that President Barack Obama is within reach of... – Oct 22, 2009 at 8:12 AM in Politics & Government

Showering seniors with gifts by indystar

Three years before Rep. Wilbur Mills, the Arkansas Democrat who then chaired the Ways and Means Committee, had his fling with a stripper named Fanne Foxe, aka “The Argentine... – Oct 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

The GOP asks: 'Who is us?' by indystar

Is there room in the Republican Party for genuine moderates? Truth to tell, the GOP can’t decide. More precisely, it’s deeply divided over whether it should allow any... – Oct 21, 2009 at 5:42 PM in Commentary

Heed the red flags over red ink by indystar

Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke delivered a crucial message to Congress and the White House this week: Cut the budget deficit or run the heightened risk of another financial... – Oct 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Editorial

A race to watch by indystar

A year from now, when we are in the final weeks of the midterm elections, voters across the country will likely be focused on a state that has rarely drawn attention from any but... – Oct 19, 2009 at 5:46 PM in Commentary

Workers at an Elkhart instrument factory return to a different world after a 40-month strike most recent comment by Venus_F

David Letterman has found himself in the middle of... – Oct 19, 2009 at 5:51 AM

Downturn cited for soaring deficit by indystar

It’s highest percentage of economy since WWII; Obama vows to cut deficit once recession ends WASHINGTON — The federal budget deficit has surged to an all-time high of... – Oct 17, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Promoting a leftist agency, snubbing Lugar and Nunn by indystar

As a proud charter member of the “vast right-wing conspiracy,” I should find it amusing that, less than two weeks into his term, President Barack Obama should have been... – Oct 17, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Young electoral dropouts by indystar

Will the young and hopeful abandon the political playing field to older voters who are angry? That is the quiet crisis confronting President Barack Obama and the Democrats. Left... – Oct 16, 2009 at 5:45 PM in Commentary

Make Afghan footprint bigger by indystar

Those who believe that President Barack Obama should ignore Vice President Joe Biden’s advice about a “small footprint” and give Gen. Stanley McChrystal... – Oct 16, 2009 at 5:44 PM in Commentary

Stimulating incumbency by indystar

As Harvard’s president, Larry Summers, economist and former Treasury secretary, was a lion in a den of Daniels. The faculty Daniels, their tender feelings hurt by his... – Oct 16, 2009 at 2:01 PM in Commentary

Debacle in Moscow by indystar

About the only thing more comical than Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize was the reaction of those who deemed the award “premature,” as if the brilliance of... – Oct 16, 2009 at 12:35 PM in Commentary

Roaming around won't resolve war questions by indystar

Like Emperor Nero, President Barack Obama is fiddling while he dithers and procrastinates about Afghanistan. Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s request for additional troops has, for... – Oct 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Obama chooses Hoosiers for 2 posts by indystar

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has tapped two Hoosiers for roles in his administration, the White House announced Thursday. Obama wants attorney Anne Slaughter Andrew to... – Oct 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Politics & Government

The president and the senator by indystar

Now, two people will have to choose. The fate of the health care bill is largely in the hands of Barack Obama and Olympia Snowe. The Finance Committee’s vote on Tuesday to... – Oct 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Looking out for our elders? by indystar

As health-care reform lurches forward, proposed legislation would chop nearly half a trillion dollars from Medicare. This is yet another example of greedy, cold-hearted, racist... – Oct 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Watch out, Obama; Republican wave may be coming by indystar

Demure Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, but since then has not made many waves. It might, however, be part of a political wave a year from now, thanks to a... – Oct 15, 2009 at 5:57 PM in Commentary