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Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids’ Letters to President Obama (Mcsweeneys)

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:17:02 +0000

A few days after the election of Barack Obama, kids around the country were asked to provide advice and guidance to their new president. In this collection, there's loads advice for the president, often hilarious, sometimes heartfelt, and occasionally downright practical. Students from all over the country reach out to the 44th president, speaking to the issues closest to their hearts, relating their life stories, and asking for help. Topics include the economy, education, war, global warming, race relations in America and immigration. The book also includes letters about snow cones, puppies, microwavable burritos, dinosaur projects, multiplication and the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, reportedly haunting a White House bedroom.Proceeds benefit 826 National, a network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers around the country.

Why Does Obama Think The Same Lib Tax & Spend Ideas That Have Bankrupted Every Blue State Work On A Fed Level?

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:31:48 +0000

In what way will Obama put tax and spend liberalism successfully into practice that blue states who've used it and failed haven't ? Does Obama have some special technique ? Thanks in advance for your answers. God bless.

How Can Obama Keep His Promise To Have Different Politics From Hillary?

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:24:32 +0000

According to the New York Times this morning, the voting records of Hillary and Obama in the Senate were not that different. Plus, their policy differences during the primaries are limited. When is Obama going to start to change his mirror image of Hillary?

Bush And Obama Have Same Withdrawal Plan, How Is That Change?

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:28:01 +0000

They both want to withdraw combat troops. According to the Washington Post article that was printed yesterday in Newsday that is only one third of our troops there. This does not figure in Security Contractors.
So out of 150,000 troops in Iraq both Bush and Obama are only planning on withdrawing 50,000. ( Obama on his website calls for withdrawing Combat troops, he makes no mention of the others) How is this change?