Category Archives: Obama as Lincoln

Those Who Wait and Those Who Don’t

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

The middle of a long holiday weekend is when there is no big news in the world. And that goes double when the holiday is Labor Day and the day is Sunday. The Saturday college football games have been played, … Continue reading →

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The Teacher’s Dilemma

Posted on August 20, 2010 by

Some things stay with you. It was June 1981 – so long ago it might have been the birth of today’s world, kind of like the Big Bang or something. That was the year IBM introduced the first IBM PC … Continue reading →

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Feels Like Civil War Brewing Again

Posted on February 24, 2009 by

Perhaps it was inevitable. We had that Civil War almost one hundred forty years ago, and, if you’ve ever lived in the South, you know they’re not happy with how that one turned out – people still mutter that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Brewing Again, Obama as Lincoln, Obama's State of the Union Speech, Republican Opposition to Stimulus Package, Republican Party Becomes Regional, Republicans – Party of the South, Republicans in the Wilderness, Republicans Purge the Intellectuals, Republicans Regroup, Republicans Reject Cooperation | 5 Comments

Possible Better Angels

Posted on February 2, 2009 by

Much has been made of the change in Washington. A friend, a highly-respected attorney, who knows more about securities law than is healthy for any sane person, just returned from a weekend there, saying the city just felt different. You … Continue reading →

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Riding the Train Between the Past and the Future

Posted on January 17, 2009 by

The Saturday before the inauguration of Barack Obama was a news hole – you reported on the anticipation of the event, and on that amazingly inspirational train trip (more than one hundred fifty photos here), but not on the event, … Continue reading →

Posted in America's Loss of Respect, Bush after the Presidency, Intervention versus Inspiration, Obama and Hope for the Future, Obama as Lincoln, Obama Calm and Steady, Obama the Pragmatist, Obama's Train to DC, Obama: What Works, US AIR Crash in NYC | Leave a comment

How Did It Come To This?

Posted on December 23, 2008 by

It happens every December – suddenly it’s Christmas, and then it’s not, and the year is ending. That means it’s time for the retrospectives – all that looking back stuff, looking at the year gone by to try to figure … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Swan Event Theory, Economic Issues, Financial Meltdown, No One Could Have Anticipated, Obama as Lincoln, Obama Wins!, The End of Capitalism, Year in Review | Leave a comment

Reasonable Vengeance

Posted on December 1, 2008 by

So, December opened with more news of who will be running things come January 20 – Obama introduced his national security team. Hillary Clinton will be Secretary of State, Bob Gates will stay on at Defense – it was all … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives Praise Obama, Getting Even for Bush, Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, Obama and Torture, Obama as Lincoln, Obama the Pragmatist, Obama's Cabinet, Obama's Cabinet Picks, Obama: What Works, The Angry Left, Torture, Truth Commissions, War Crimes | Leave a comment