Obama Checked "Afro-American" On Census; Neglected To Mention "Irish"

Obama identified himself as being Afro-American on his 2010 Census form. President Barack Obama checked the "black or Afro-American" box on the 2010 Census form. Obama could have checked the "white" box or "some other race" box. Or Barack Obama could have checked both the "white" and  "black or Afro-American" boxes, due to the fact that his father was black and his mother white.

The question is: Why did Barack Obama identify himself as being exclusively "black or Afro-American" on the 2010 Census? Technically, Barack Obama is "biracial," meaning two races, and not exclusively one race. There were 784,764 biracial American residents who checked both the "white" and "black or Afro-American" boxes on the 2010 census form. "This is only the second census to allow people to identify themselves by more than one race. About 7 million people, or 2.4 percent of the U.S. population, chose that option in 2000." 1

Obama obviously wants future historians to describe him in history books as having been the first "black or Afro-American" U.S. President. But this is a half-truth. How is President Barack Obama's decision to not declare himself as being "biracial" fair to a possible future "black or Afro-American" U.S. President who might not happen to be biracial?

This hypothetical future Afro-American U.S. President would go down in history books as having been the second Afro-American U.S. President, instead of the first Afro-American U.S. President. To complicate this matter even further, what if this hypothetical future Afro-American U.S. President turns out to be a conservative Republican instead of a liberal Democrat?

To make things less complicated, Barack Obama could have just declared himself as being "Irish" on his 2010 Census form. *See My Related Post below.

1 Black or biracial? Census forces a choice for some
By JESSE WASHINGTON
The Associated Press

Related Links

Why Did Obama Check "Afro-American" On 2010 Census?
topix forum discussion on The New REPUBLIC Post,
Census Nonsense Why Barack Obama isn’t black. John B. Judis

Renee Walker Mercilessly Murdered During Season 8 of 24

Renee Walker is dead. Renee Walker has been mercilessly murdered -- shot through a window by a terrorist. Annie Wersching, the actress who portrayed Renee Walker on Fox TV's "24," was a breath of fresh air during the final season, Season 8, of "24."


I don't understand why the writers of "24" needed to kill off Renee Walker. I was actually hoping Jack Bauer (actor Kiefer Sutherland) and Renee Walker would get married during the final episode of "24." There are only six hours of air time remaining for "24" and Jack Bauer until the Fox TV hit show permanently goes off the air.


What will end up happening to Jack Bauer in the final moments of "24?" That is the question "24" fans want to know. I hope the liberal writers of "24" don't turn Jack Bauer into anything less than the American hero fans have grown to love.


Related Links


How did Renee Walker die on the show 24? -- Read my answer on WebAnswers.
http://www.fox.com/24/
http://www.kiefersutherland24.net/
http://www.fox.com/fod/play.php?sh=twentyfour
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285331/


Author's Note: This post was originally published on April 13, 2010.

Would Obama Win Election If Voters Voted Today?

Would you vote for Obama today? I recently won a WebAnswers Best Answers Award for my answer to the question: Would you vote for Obama? Granted, there were only 2 answers to this question about voting for Obama in light of what people now know, particularly regarding Obama's Health Bill. Nevertheless, I would like to share my answer with you.

You can read my To Vote or Not To Vote for Obama WebAnswer at:
http://www.webanswers.com/politics/law-ethics/would-you-vote-for-obama-535e91

Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer Captured "24" Fans' Hearts and Minds

I am going to miss Jack Bauer on Monday nights when "24" ends. After tonight, there will be 8 remaining hours of Fox TV's "24." What will I do with my time on Monday nights when "24" finally comes to an end?

I'm sure I'll put it to good use, but I will miss Jack Bauer. Kiefer Sutherland, you made the world think Jack Bauer is a real person, and I don't think any actor can ever surpass that feat.

Kiefer Sutherland, Your acting abilities in portraying Jack Bauer has been nothing short of amazing. You captured the hearts and minds of men and women, political conservatives and liberals, in America and throughout the world.

Thank you, Kiefer Sutherland, for giving us riveting Monday nights of pure escapism for the past several years. "24" fans cheered when you captured and tortured Jihadist terrorists, enjoying a few politically incorrect minutes. Thank you, Kiefer Sutherland, for depicting Jack Bauer as a true American hero for "24" fans in America and throughout the world.

Related Links

http://www.fox.com/24/
http://www.kiefersutherland24.net/
http://www.fox.com/fod/play.php?sh=twentyfour
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285331/

Obama Poll: Republicans Earn Voters' Trust on Health Care Issue

The Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday, April 5, the day after Easter Sunday:


Strongly Approve 34%
Strongly Disapprove 41%
Presidential Approval Index rating = -7%


I wrote a post on March 19 regarding the Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Tracking Poll for that day. On March 19 the Presidential Approval Index rating was -21%.

According to Rasmussen Reports, the number has gone up from -21% to -7% due to the overwhelming support Obama has received from Democrats since the passing of Obama's Health Bill.


Also according to Rasmussen Reports, the number of voters listed in the Strongly Disapprove category has remained 40% for months due to the fact that Obama's Health Bill has had either a slight effect or no effect on Republican and unaffiliated voters. Similarly, 53% of Americans now trust Republicans more than Democrats on the issue of health care.


Rasmussen Reports Poll Information from:
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Monday, April 05, 2010


Conservative Wordsmith Commentary:


I think it is a good sign that American voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on the issue of Health Care.


It would be better if the number increased from 53% to, say, 93%. It would be equally good if American voters would learn to trust Republicans more than Democrats about other issues as well.


America's voters need to learn the truth about Republicans; American voters should read more about American history in relationship to the Republican party. As a starter, I recommend you read my post:

Republicans Yesterday and Today: Historical Document Reveals Conservative Ideals

Obama Takes A Back Seat To Bush In Recent Poll

President George W. Bush (Republican) is now more popular than President Barack Obama (Democrat).

The March 19, 2010 Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Tracking Poll indicates the following:

1. Strongly Approve: 23%

2. Strongly Disapprove: 44%

This equals a result of -21%.

from: Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

Conservative Wordsmith Commentary:

Yes, -21% is President Barack Obama's Presidential Approval Index on Friday, March 19, 2010.This Rasmussen poll news is nothing new. In Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling to Earth, written by By Douglas E. Schoen and Scott Rasmussen, and published in the Wall Street Journal on March 13, 2009, (a little over 1 year ago), the writers stated that, according to the poll data on that date, "Mr. Obama's approval rating is dropping and is below where George W. Bush was in an analogous period in 2001."

Obama's Presidential Approval Index rating on March 13, 2009 was 6%.

Original Publication Date of This Post: March 19, 2010

Ronald Reagan Foretold Inherent Dangers In Obama Forcing Socialism Down Americans' Throats

President Barack Obama has no right, as President of the United States of America, to coerce Americans into paying for medical care. America is a democracy, not a kingdom, and Obama is a president, not a king.


I don't think he gets that, though, and this is extremely troubling to many Americans, including myself. The great and beloved U.S. President Ronald Reagan was way ahead of the political climate that has just occurred regarding the passing of Obama's Health Care Reform Act by Congress.

President Reagan warned Americans years ago, in 1961 to be exact, about the inherent dangers present in socialized medicine. In Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine, a 1961 LP featuring Ronald Reagan speaking for more than 10 minutes, President Reagan said: "subsidized medicine would curtail Americans' freedom" and that "pretty soon your son won't decide when he's in school, where he will go or what he will do for a living. He will wait for the government to tell him." 1

President Reagan continues: "Reagan says "One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine. It’s very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project, most people are a little reluctant to oppose anything that suggests medical care for people who possibly can’t afford it." Reagan cites the failure of president Harry Truman's national health insurance proposal as evidence of the American people's rejection of socialized medicine." 1

1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_Speaks_Out_Against_Socialized_Medicine

Ronald Reagan Photo Courtesy of Reagan Library
Original Publication Date of this post: March 22, 2010


Related Links

Romney Backs Repeal Campaign; Palin Warns of November
Ronald Reagan’s Warning About Socialized Medicine – Video and complete transcript
Ronald Reagan speaks out on Socialized Medicine - Audio

Why 24 and Jack Bauer Are Leaving Fox TV: A Conservative Analysis Of 24

Jack Bauer, Anti-terrorist (actor Kiefer Sutherland) has 10 remaining hours to save America from terrorists and regain his conservative political stature. Jack Bauer lost some of his conservative convictions when he made a death-bed confession to a Muslim Imam during the final episode of Season 7. 


It's official. "24" has been canceled, and will be ending after 10 more hours of episodes. The announcement was made at the end of Monday night's show (March 29). CONSERVATIVE WORDSMITH.COM believes there are several reasons why "24" will no longer be on the air.

The original U.S. President in Season 1, President David Palmer, portrayed by actor Dennis Haysbert, should never have been assasinated in the first place, because he was the hit show's best president.

The writers should never have changed Jack Bauer, portrayed by Kiefer Sutherland, (who won a Best Actor Emmy) from an anti-Islamic Jihadist terrorist hero to a heroin addict. As soon as the writers of "24" realized this was a big mistake, they had Jack Bauer recover from the heroin addiction in Season 3. I still forgave Jack back then because his character was so intriguing.

The writers never should have changed Jean Smart's ultra-conservative character Martha Logan, patriotic and heroic first lady in Season 5, into a raving lunatic duriing a brief appearance in a Season 6 episode. Also, "24" producers never should have eliminated Martha Logan from the series, as actress Jean Smart, in my opinion, was one of the best contributors to the entire "24" series. * See Related Link below.

Similarly, "24" never should have turned Tony Almeida, portrayed by actor Carlos Bernard, from a hero into a villain. Even though Carlos Bernard's acting was phenomenal, this disturbing liberal pattern of "24" turning a conservative hero into a character-flawed heroin addict, another conservative hero into a liberal villain, or an incredibly brave, strong, and partriotic first lady into an insane first lady was never a good move, because this is not what the "24" viewing audience wanted to watch.

There are other reasons why I think "24" is ending, such as the Writers Guild of America Writers' Strike, which caused the series to be off the air for a year, and original creator and producer, outspoken political conservative Joel Surnow, unexpectedly deciding to quit "24" early in 2008. * See Related Links below.

It was only after conservative Joel Surnow left "24" that the show really started to go down hill. Liberals took over and the writers made a huge shift from mostly conservative and politically incorrect politics to mostly liberal and politically correct politics.

Will I miss Jack Bauer? Yes. Was Annie Wersching as Renee Walker a great addition to Season 8? Yes. Will Jack Bauer and Renee Walker end up getting married in the final episode? Maybe.

In the final analysis, should "24" be ending in 2010? Perhaps the show could have remained on television for yet another season, or more seasons, if Jack Bauer had not confessed to a Muslim Imam in Season 7, but it's difficult to know this for certain. In any case, my weekly habit of meeting Jack Bauer in my living room via my televison set will be ending after 10 more hours of "24" episodes.

Related Links

*http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-01-09-jean-smart_x.htm
http://www.buddytv.com/articles/24/24s-carlos-bernard-tony-just-d-25529.aspx
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/creator-of-24-calls-it-quits/
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/28/business/fi-strikeblow28
http://www.fox.com/24/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285331/episodes
http://hopenchangecartoons.blogspot.com/2010/03/hit-road-jack.html

How To Escape Obama's Health Care Plan: Join The Amish Or Convert To Islam

In light of media coverage proclaiming that President Obama's new Health Care Plan is to cover 94-95% of Americans, I have been wondering who the other 5-6% might be. I thought about the Amish. They don't believe in health insurance, but prefer to take care of each other when in need or ill, which is a Christian concept, and part of their strict Christian faith.

I respect the Amish, although I don't agree with some of their tenets. At least they are a peacable people, and generally don't go around physically harming others. On my Townhall.com weblog I previously wrote and published a post about the Amish being exempt from the Military. *See Link To This Post Below.

I have also been wondering about Christian Scientists who, based on their religious beliefs, generally don't believe in going to doctors at all, but rely on their own internal Christian Scientist practitioners. Will they be exempt also?

I have now been alerted to a post published today on American Thinker about the Amish being exempt, due to their religious beliefs, from the new Obama Administration Health Care Plan. Christian Scientists are not mentioned in this particular article, but Orthodox Muslims are! And this has to be the epitomy of nonsensical political correctness within the logic of those who invented this extremely controversial Health Care Plan.

Anyone who lives in the vicinity of Los Angeles, California, which includes myslef, is quite aware of the fact that there are a large number of Muslim doctors in this area who definitely accept medical insurance. My guess is they're not Orthodox Muslims. In fact, the American Thinker post states: "Whether it's all right to serve as a doctor, nurse, or orderly caring for patients whose medical services are being paid for by insurance is not covered in the present response ... " 

To quote the American Thinker article:

It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah (15/251):



"In Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah (15/277) there is a quotation of a statement of the Council of Senior Scholars concerning the prohibition on insurance and why it is haraam:



Firstly: Commercial insurance of all types is haraam because it involves ambiguity, riba, uncertainty, gambling and consuming people's wealth unlawfully, and other shar'i


Secondly: It is not permissible for the Muslim to get involved with insurance companies by working in administration or otherwise, because working in them comes under the heading of cooperating in sin and transgression, and Allaah forbids that as He says: "but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is Severe in punishment"
[al-Maa'idah 5:2]. End quote. 1

1 http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/03/amish_muslims_to_be_excused_fr.html

My Related Posts

*http://conservativewordsmith.blogtownhall.com/2007/09/13/amish_soldiers.thtml

http://www.conservativewordsmith.com/2010/03/us-economy-and-political-machinations.html

http://www.conservativewordsmith.com/2010/03/obama-to-sign-healthcare-bill-using-20.html

http://www.conservativewordsmith.com/2010/03/obama-signs-healthcare-bill-america-now.html

http://www.conservativewordsmith.com/2010/03/mitt-romney-on-healthcare-bill-america.html

http://www.conservativewordsmith.com/2010/03/ronald-reagan-foretold-inherent-dangers.html

U.S. Economy And Political Machinations Of Obama Health Care Plan In America

The U.S. economy will suffer due to the political machinations of President Barack Obama, and his politically leftist Democratic Congress passing of Obama's Health Care Bill, which has left many Americans feeling fear, confusion, doubt, sorrow, and anger. 

Forcing policies upon American citizens against their wills, policies that are not guaranteed rights in the United States Constitution or Bill of Rights, as far as I know, is unconstitutional. This is just one of many sharp contrasts between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats believe in Big Government, and its ability to govern the lives of Americans; Republicans believe in Americans, and their ability to largely govern their own lives. 

What the Obama Administration has done should be recognized by the United States Supreme Court as being unconstitutional, and, consequently, illegal. The United States Congress has crossed the line of democracy. At least a dozen attorneys, representing twelve states, are planning to sue the Federal government over President Obama's Health Care Plan.

If creating a National Health Insurance Plan was the #1 top priority in the mind of Barack Obama and his Administration, it should have been accomplished without the use of "force," and without getting the IRS involved in this "force" factor.

Creating 16,000 jobs within the IRS, for the main purpose of penalizing and policing Americans who either can't afford, or simply are not interested in, Obama's National Health Plan, for whatever reasons, is not the way to help the American economy.

Related Links

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/0324/New-health-care-bill-facts-How-will-it-affect-the-economy

States Plan Legal Challenge To New Health Law -- http://www.wbur.org/npr/125061215

http://herringpost.blogspot.com/2010/03/16000-new-irs-employees-to-enforce.html

My Related Posts

http://www.conservativewordsmith.com/2010/03/obama-to-sign-healthcare-bill-using-20.html

http://www.conservativewordsmith.com/2010/03/obama-signs-healthcare-bill-america-now.html

http://www.conservativewordsmith.com/2010/03/mitt-romney-on-healthcare-bill-america.html

http://www.conservativewordsmith.com/2010/03/ronald-reagan-foretold-inherent-dangers.html

Obama To Sign Healthcare Bill Using 20 Different Pens

I don't know what the reasoning is behind President Obama's signing the Healthcare Bill with 20 different pens. *See Below For Newly Published Information As To Reasons Why Obama Used 20 Different Pens To Sign Healthcare Bill. Updated On Wednesday, March 24, 2010. 

In addition to members of Congress, there will also be additional Americans, private citizens, who have been invited to the signing ceremony to talk about how they will personally benefit from Obama's Healthplan:


Connie Anderson, from Seville, Ohio

Marcelas Owens from from Seattle, WA

Ryan Smith from Turlock, CA


from: Previewing Obama's Bill Signing
Posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 11:31 AM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: White House, Barack Obama

*March 24, 2010 Update:

Reason #1: "Many American presidents have changed pens for the documents they sign. These pens are then given as gifts to diplomats, dignitaries, museums, other senators and other distinguished persons." from http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_Obama_use_many_different_pens_in_signing_a_bill 

Reason #2: "He was continuing a long-standing White House tradition for approving important legislation."

"The pens are 'a way of giving a very meaningful memento to the people who played a significant role in passing the legislation,' said Mark Peterson, a professor of public policy and political science at UCLA."

"Obama kept a pen for himself after signing the bill, and 19 pens were given out as mementos. Two will go to his presidential archives."
from the Los Angeles Times article posted by Nicole Santa Cruz, March 24, 2010:
Pens play a role in signing of healthcare legislation

My Related Posts

Obama Isn't White But He Might Still Be Irish
U.S. Economy And Political Machinations Of Obama Health Care Plan In America
Mitt Romney On Healthcare Bill: "America Has Just Witnessed An Unconscionable Abuse Of Power"
Ronald Reagan Foretold Inherent Dangers In Obama Forcing Socialism Down Americans' Throats

You are visiting The Official Site of Conservative Wordsmith Susan Baldwin.

Obama Signs Healthcare Bill - America Now Belongs To Socialists

Obama has signed the Healthcare Bill -- it's official. America is now becoming a Socialist country thanks to President Barack Obama (Democrat), perhaps the most leftist liberal U.S. President in American history.

"Obama paid tribute to what he called the 'historic leadership and uncommon courage' of the members of Congress who pushed ahead with the measure amid the often heated debate. He also hailed the new law, saying it helps lift a 'decades-long drag' on the economy." 1

"Shortly after Obama signed the bill, mostly Republican attorneys general from 13 states said they are suing the federal government to stop the health care overhaul, arguing that the provision that requires Americans to carry health insurance is unconstitutional. Experts say the effort will likely fail because the U.S. Constitution states that federal law supersedes state laws, but the legal challenge may keep the issue fresh in the mind of voters come November." 1

"Now the president must sell the law's merits to a wary American public." 1

"The next act begins Thursday, when Obama visits Iowa City, Iowa, where he announced his health care plan as a presidential candidate in May 2007. There Obama plans to talk about how the new law will help lower health care costs for small businesses and families, selling the overhaul to Americans who are deeply divided over the plan." 1

"The House passed the 10-year, $938 billion bill Sunday night after a rancorous debate. Not one Republican voted for the bill. Some Democrats also voted against it." 1

1 Obama signs landmark health bill into law

My Related Posts


Mitt Romney On Healthcare Bill: "America Has Just Witnessed An Unconscionable Abuse Of Power"

Ronald Reagan Foretold Inherent Dangers In Obama Forcing Socialism Down Americans' Throats

Conservative Tenets Of A Conservative American Female Patriot

CONSERVATIVE WORDSMITH.COM is a conservative political website emphasizing the beliefs of the Republican Party/GOP.

CONSERVATIVE WORDSMITH.COM supports Republican presidential candidates, and Republican candidates in general.

CONSERVATIVE WORDSMITH.COM is proud to proclaim the greatness of the United States of America.


CONSERVATIVE WORDMSMITH.COM honors American soldiers, and salutes American soldiers as true American heroes.


CONSERVATIVE WORDSMITH.COM is not afraid to be politically incorrect, and finds political correctness to be reprehensible.


CONSERVATIVE WORDSMITH.COM is not afraid to use the word "TERRORISM."


CONSERVATIVE WORDSMITH.COM explicates the dangers of terrorism.

*In fact, you have entered an ANTI-TERRORIST ZONE operated by Conservative Wordsmith Susan Baldwin, a CONSERVATIVE AMERICAN FEMALE PATRIOT, and author of CONSERVATIVE WORDSMITH.COM.*

*Entering this ANTI-TERRORIST ZONE may cause you to be TRANSFORMED into a POLITICAL CONSERVATIVE.*

*If you have experienced this UNEXPECTED EVENT, DO NOT be alarmed, as this is a common and completely harmless SIDE-EFFECT.*


*In fact, the SIDE-EFFECT of being transformed into a POLITICAL CONSERVATIVE has several benefits, including (but not limited to) a new sense of PURPOSE AND PASSION in your life, newly created brain cells causing bursts of WISDOM AND INTELLIGENCE previously unknown, frequent feelings of HAPPINESS bordering on EUPHORIA, and a general sense of WELL-BEING.*

Related Links

http://bigthink.com/ideas/10448
http://www.wsu.edu/~wsucr/principles.html
Patriots with 5000 Friends
http://www.harveykushner.com/
Dr. Harvey Kushner Fan Club on Facebook
http://www.nationalreview.com/interrogatory/kushner200502070740.asp
American Sons of Liberty - Militia 

My Related Posts

Newt Gingrich Calls Republican Party To Action In New Proposal
911: No More Conspiracy Theories Please
Napolitano Offers Zero Homeland Security For 18 Republican Leaders

NEWT GINGRICH CALLS REPUBLICAN PARTY TO ACTION IN NEW PROPOSAL

Check out the details in Newt Gingrich's new Proposal  for the Republican Party,

-- PROPOSAL --

A Call-to-Action for the Republican Party, 2010

How I’d Create a New

‘Contract With America’

By Newt Gingrich

February 2010

 online at Newsmax.com. 

The above link also includes the following:

1. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

1994 and the First ‘Contract with America’

New Year Brings New Hope For Americans And The World

Let us all, both conservatives and liberals, welcome 2010 with great expectations  for America and the world. 

Happy New Year To All, And to All A Good Year!

Conservative Wordsmith Susan Baldwin, author of CONSERVATIVE WORDSMITH.COM, appreciates your thoughts and comments. 

9/11 Remembered--Digging Through My Townhall.com Blog Archive

Here are links to four 9/11 posts previously published on my Townhall.com Conservative Wordsmith Weblog. I wrote and published the following 4 posts on 9/11/2007:

2007/09/11/jihadists_know_america_is_great.thtml

2007/09/11/my_handpicked_911_links.thtml

2007/09/11/theorizing_911_sole_intent_to_kill.thtml

2007/09/11/911_no_more_conspiracy_theories_please.thtml

Also, see:

Americans Remember 9/11 Now and Forever

Romney On Detroit: ""I am not open to a bailout, but I am open to a work-out."

Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts, a Mormon (Latter-Day Saint), and one of the top 2008 Republican presidential candidates, is currently "widely considered to be a 2012 presidential contender," according to a November 24 ABC News article. Romney also said what some considered to be shocking remarks about the bailout of the auto industry in Detroit, Michigan.


"Romney is strongly opposed to the auto industry's request for $25 billion in low-interest loans. He is calling for management shakeups inside the companies as they engage in extensive economic restructuring, and is recommending bankruptcy or similar legal arrangements for America's auto giants."


"'Just sending a check and hoping for the best is not the right choice,'" Romney told ABC News.com Friday, in between campaign stops in Georgia, where he was campaigning for Sen. Saxby Chambliss' re-election.


"'Simply patting the sick patient on the back and saying don't worry, everything will be fine -- that is not the right course for the auto industry,'" Romney said.


"In January, he delivered a speech to the Detroit Economic Club that included this line: "'I am not open to a bailout, but I am open to a work-out.'"
'That's what I said then; that's what I'm saying now,'" Romney said Friday.


Thanks to Romney Prescribes Tough Love for Detroit for the above quotes.
Opposition to Auto Bailout Comes After Populist Push in Michigan Primary
By RICK KLEIN Nov. 24, 2008


Conservative Wordsmith Susan Baldwin wishes you, her readers, a very Happy Thanksgiving, and , as always, appreciates your thoughts and comments.

Obama and McCain Believe Americans Want Leaders To "Change the Bad Habits of Washington"

President-Elect Barack Obama and Senator John McCain issued a joint statement after their Chicago meeting today, November 17.

"'At this defining moment in history, we believe that Americans of all parties want and need their leaders to come together and change the bad habits of Washington so that we can solve the common and urgent challenges of our time.'"

"'It is in this spirit that we had a productive conversation today about the need to launch a new era of reform where we take on government waste and bitter partisanship in Washington in order to restore trust in government, and bring back prosperity and opportunity for every hardworking American family,'" it said. "'We hope to work together in the days and months ahead on critical challenges like solving our financial crisis, creating a new energy economy, and protecting our nation's security.'" 1

1 Obama, McCain discuss ways to reduce gov't waste by Beth Fouhy

President-Elect Barack Obama Is Late For First Press Conference

Did anyone else notice that President-Elect Barack Obama was approximately 23 minutes late for his first official Press Conference this morning? It was supposed to start at 11:30 AM on the West Coast, but he did not walk out before the cameras, according to my clock, until 11:53 AM. His current team of advisers stood there patiently waiting for him to appear.

I wonder what the problem was in the long delay? After all, time is supposed to be money, as the old saying goes, so one would think that the newly elected president Barack Obama would have been on time, especially since this conference focused on the current economic crisis facing America. He seemed composed enough, his usual unusually calm demeanor manifest for all the world to see, so speculation will get us nowhere.

Recommended Link:

www.chicagotribune.com/chi-obama-first-press-conference,0,5712257.story

Conservative Wordsmith Susan Baldwin appreciates your thoughts and comments.