If there was an area where current president Barack Obama and 2008 presidential candidate John McCain clashed, none was more combustible than defense. And if back then views were completely different on the deployment of America’s young to wage war oversees, things are bound to get heated as McCain assumes the chairmanship of the Senate Armed Services Committee. “We have no doubt that Senator … [Read more...]
Obamacare Here to Stay, GOP Governors Fear
Although many Republicans in Congress have been repeatedly calling “Repeal Obamacare”, GOP governors in many U.S. states have quietly come to terms with the law’s major Medicaid expansion. Sadly, even if their party would win control of Senate in November’s elections, it seems like the law is simply not going away. Ohio Gov. John Kasich told reporters in an interview on Monday that the repeal … [Read more...]
Obama’s Coffee Cup Salute Mocked by Sara Palin
President Obama was harshly criticized by many after his coffee-cup salute gaffe, when he stepped off a Marine One in NYC and failed to properly salute waiting Marines (the president held onto the cup as he saluted). So when Sarah Palin first had a chance to take a jab at the president, she simply told the audience that she was saluting the commander-in-chief while sarcastically waving a coffee … [Read more...]
Turkey Unprepared to Join the U.S. in the Fight against Islamic State
The battle against the Islamic State rages on and no United States ally is closer to the threat posed by the Islamic State than Turkey. And while it is home to the second largest army in NATO, the country, which President Barack Obama believes to be able to play a decisive role in the coalition, is hesitating on its involvement in the fighting against ISIS. On Saturday, Turkish soldiers stood and … [Read more...]
Attorney General Eric Holder Has Announced Resignation
On Thursday, attorney general Eric Holder announced his formal resignation after a having been the head of the Department of Justice for six years. He has agreed, however, to continue in his position until his successor is found. During a press conference at the White House, Attorney General Eric Holder said that while his time at the Department of Justice had been the greatest honor of his … [Read more...]
Is Obama Involving the U.S. In a War that Might Require More than Americans Bargained for?
During a speech at the U.N. on Wednesday, president Obama vowed to continue fighting the terrorist group ISIS. He involved the United States and its people in what many could call a newly started war that might drain resources which could be better used in the country instead of outside of it. The U.S. President charted a muscular course of the United States, suggesting that the U.S. military … [Read more...]
Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Reign of the DNC on the Wane
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman, Debbie Schultz, seems to have fallen very low and if Washington buzz has it correctly, how long will the chairwoman continue her reign of the DNC? While we all new that Schultz was a bit overly ambitious and gaffe prone, wind of her unprofessional behavior and rudeness haven’t just reached Washington, no. Her behavior is now shared over Coffee in Capitol … [Read more...]
Disagreements between U.S. Military and Obama Increase over Strategies of Defeating IS
The rift is widening between President Barack Obama and U.S. military leaders in their quest of defeating the Islamic State. This is only the latest sign that shows the awkward and uneasy relationship in which our leaders find themselves. After the House of Representatives passed a bill supporting the strategy to arm and train Syrian rebels, during the Senate voting on the same matter, military … [Read more...]
No War to be Fought on Iraqi Soil Obama Says
President Obama has addressed recent developments regarding a possible military ground operation on Iraq’s or Syria’s territory. According to him, there will be no military intervention without support from other nations. While discussing the matter, president Obama promised his military audience that they would not be sent back into combat despite his vow to destroy the Islamic State extremists … [Read more...]
Nasa Chooses Companies to Bring Astronauts Into Space
Boeing and SpaceX will be receiving $6.2 billion from NASA in an ambitious project that aims to finish developing new crew capsules that will bring NASA astronauts back into space. In 2011, space shuttles were retired and since then, Americans have been relying on Russia’s Soyuz vehicles to transport their astronauts to the International Space Station. However, Boeing and SpaceX now claim to … [Read more...]
