Has Obama changed his tune as his approval rating sags?
This morning came news that President Obama’s Gallup approval rating tumbled seven points since last week, to mark his lowest point since his re-election. Don’t get too excited, Republicans–your approval ratings aren’t exactly sterling and one week does not necessarily signify a trend. But it appears the administration is well aware of its sagging poll numbers. The [...]
Monday morning speed read: Politics
The Sunday talk shows yesterday focused as you would expect on the impending “fiscal cliff” which now is just three weeks away. The question remains–will the Republicans cave on letting the Bush tax cuts for the top two income brackets expire? Will they let Barack Obama raise taxes on the rich while keeping them the same for [...]
The final legacy of Bill Clinton
As Bill Clinton’s eight years of office was drawing to a close, the US President was working hard to secure a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Feverishly hard. In fact Clinton spent a good deal of 2000 and the very last weeks of his Presidency in 2001 imploring Yasser Arafat to accept the terms of a generous [...]