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Obama's Gallows Humor
Tweet Share on Facebook March 24, 2009 Comment (3)I voted for and support Obama, but agree that his humor, and more significantly, his doomsday remarks about the economy were inappropriate ["Obama's Punch Drunk Performance on 60 Minutes Displays His Inexperience," usnews.com]. I think he should focus on improvement, not giving himself cover if things get worse.
Comment by Bob Bolton of MD
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Reader Comment of the Day
Tweet Share on Facebook March 24, 2009 Comment (1)How about we quit bashing Presidents Obama and Bush, and we all work together to correct this economic mess we are in.
Kathy of MO in response to Bonnie Erbe:
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Reader Comment of the Day
Tweet Share on Facebook March 23, 2009 Comment (1)If we wanted a president subservient to some people's ideas of what he should or should not do, where and when he should speak, or whether he should smile and seem relaxed, then we put the wrong person in the White House. President Obama is doing exactly what he said he would do--be the president of the people.
Galen Clark of SD in response to Mary Kate Cary:
Obama's '60 Minutes' Success -
Cancer Vaccine Cautions
Tweet Share on Facebook March 23, 2009 Comment (2)There are risks with all vaccines ["CDC Takes Closer Look at Gardasil and Paralysis," usnews.com]. Any new vaccine that comes to market should be suspect; the trials prior to release are in small populations, so the true risk of adverse events is unknown until it is marketed to the masses. Even then, many people do not make the connection between the vaccine and illness. It is said that the VAERS system [adverse-event database] only represents about 10 percent of the actual adverse reactions. Drug companies will not acknowledge the problems with vaccines until backed into a corner. Then, they try to get the vaccine declared a required childhood vaccine, so damages are capped. Drug companies and insurance companies run medicine in America; they are both self-serving, and do not have your best interest at heart. As a physician, I always wait to use a new medication or vaccine, for at least one year, to watch for adverse reactions, and to see if there is a pattern in the reports that could indicate a real problem.
Comment by Deborah Agles of HI
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Reader Comment of the Day
Tweet Share on Facebook March 20, 2009 CommentI thought the president was charming on Leno. He wasn't my choice for president, but I like his ability to show his lighter side and give us all a chance to get to know him better.
Lynn Sherwood of CA in response to Mary Kate Cary:
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Longer School Days Debate
Tweet Share on Facebook March 20, 2009 Comment (95)I am truly concerned about and vehemently oppose any lengthening of the school day and/or year [Obama Details Plan for Overhauling Education, usnews.com]. As it is now, families are finding it hard to find the time that is necessary to fashion a family or life. Learning is a process that takes place everywhere. President Obama's plan, for me, sends mixed messages. On the one hand he advocates for education to be from "cradle to career," adding more time and more programs to the school day, yet he calls for more parental responsibility. As I see it, if children are away from their families more, his plan is abdicating the responsibility he calls for and that is so desperately needed. In my opinion, we could shorten the time, as other countries have successfully done. We also need to clearly define if we want schools to be places of learning or about "competing."
Comment by Karen of CT
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Reader Comment of the Day
Tweet Share on Facebook March 19, 2009 Comment (2)If the Republicans are out to win more seats, count me out. If they are out to articulate a vision of a free people grounded in a free economy and limited government, count me in. People are tired of simply switching the pilot of the ship of state, from Democrat to Republican!
John Charles of MS in response to Michael Barone:
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The AIG Bonuses and Abolishing the Penny
Tweet Share on Facebook March 19, 2009 Comment (2)Assessing AIG
Since U.S. taxpayer money is being used for the bonuses, a certain amount of disclosure should be necessary [Make the AIG Bonus Babies Sue for Their Bonuses, usnews.com]. The names addresses and phone numbers (even unlisted ones) of those who receive bonuses should be required to be widely published as a condition of their receiving the bonuses. Of course, they could have the option of refusing their bonuses, in which case, their names, addresses, and phone numbers would continue to be private information.
Comment by Michael P. Smith of PA
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Reader Comment of the Day
Tweet Share on Facebook March 18, 2009 CommentWe are being "held hostage" by the people at AIG who made the mess. They won't tell us where they hid the keys unless they are paid millions.
Russ Voorhees of AZ in response to Robert Schlesinger:
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Obama on Leno
Tweet Share on Facebook March 18, 2009 Comment (7)By not attending the Gridiron Dinner, being a guest on Leno, and working (in his own home) sans jacket and tie, the president shows that he is not an elitist ["Obama's Jay Leno Tonight Show Gig Will Diminish His Presidency," usnews.com], which ironically is what those on the right had accused him of during the campaign. In these ways the president's behavior suggests that he represents the people, not just the wealthy and privileged, but all the people. During his tenure in the Oval Office I would guess we'd see President Obama change many more rules, and it is my opinion that such change is long overdue. He ran as the candidate for change, and he is delivering on that promise. I'm not certain why such behavior would garner criticism, unless Mary Kate Cary, former speech writer for Bush #41, your disagreements with the president are purely ideological.
Comment by R . J . Sussman of IL
