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Bill Richardson has withdrawn his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama’s commerce secretary. It seems that an investigation into a company that was awarded over $1.5 million in work for the state of New Mexico after making contributions to the P.A.C. of Governor Bill Richardson is the issue at hand.  Read More »

Listen my Liberal ... Progressive friends that are outraged about Barack Obama asking Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration ... Take a Chill Pill!

Please, your reaction to what Obama has been doing these past few weeks is shameful and not representative of true Progressive values. We are the party of understanding, empathy, compromise and most important, open-minded thinking ... willing to entertain any issue as rational people.

It is sad to see the reactions of some in the blogosphere … the ravage outrage, even before Obama has taken his oath, is depressing. This is the type of reaction that I would expect from the other side … since their party is known to be close-minded.  Read More »

Critics and cynics doubt that Barack Obama will truly bring change to Washington, and who can blame them. After 8 years of the Bush shenanigans, one would think that the next administration would take some notes and follow in line.

Well, it seems that Obama is heading down the path of a transparent, open government by the people ... for the people. He asked Americans regardless of political affiliation to chime in on their concerns and questions. The transition team has responded to some of the Open for Questions campaign inquiries.

• Q: "Will you lift the ban on Stem Cell research in your first 100 days in office?" James_M, Nashville, TN
• A: President-elect Obama is a strong supporter of Federal funding for responsible stem cell research and he has pledged to reverse President Bush's restrictions.

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I am a Pragmatic Progressive. In any social network profile from Facebook to Twitter, I openly disclose this position. It seems though that the "pragmatic" aspect of my label confuses individuals as to what I believe. Usually, I reply to individual emails or questions on an individual basis so that the person wanting to learn more about what it means to be a Pragmatic Progressive truly understands the perspective.

Pragmatism is a philosophy with roots in the nineteenth century.  As a pragmatic I consider practical consequences to be important components of both meaning and truth.

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Foreign Policy has taken ten quotes from commentators, pundits and leaders around the world that were just plainly off and quite possibly the worst predictions of 2008. Good thing these guys are not quitting their day job to become fortunetellers. Here is my favorite four of the ten.  Read More »

Would it matter to you? If you supported or voted for Barack Obama, would Michelle Obama's race play a factor in your decision to support or vote for him?

Seems like a trivial question, right? But ... not really since this is a topic of discussion amongst African-Americans and it seems from reactions that I find on the blogosphere- It Does Matter!

Now let's be clear. Michelle Obama's race would not play a factor if you are any other race but African-American. Although, I have not seen any blogs out there that entertain this question but more importantly would provide a sample large enough from Caucasians thus, I can not rule out that they would be opposed.

So, we shall discuss what we do know. And ... we know that African-Americans would not support/vote for Barack Obama if Michelle Obama were Caucasian ... at least preliminarily.  Read More »

As I have pointed out, the Supreme Court is entertaining the idea about hearing a lawsuit that challenges Barack Obama's eligibility for being President. The little known fact that the media forgets to add is that John McCain is included in the lawsuit and his eligibility is also being questioned.

Here is the worst case scenario ... if the Supreme Court decides to hear the case and hypothetically ... they conclude that both Obama and McCain are not eligible to be the President, what happens?  Read More »

If you told me 4 months ago that gasoline could drop as low as $1, I would called you crazy. I would have even gambled on it reaching $5 before it ever went back to $1. Well, it seems with the steady drop of crude oil, gasoline may once again reach pre-Bush levels of $1.

In fact, it is speculated that gasoline may go for 90 cents by January. In a time where everyone else should be ecstatic about the drop, that is not the case. Economic times are so hard that people cannot afford to do anything with their $1 a gallon gasoline.  Read More »

When I heard that Barack Obama was meeting with the Governors of the United States, I was ecstatic. Finally, we were getting the ball rolling about stimulating the economy. Obama was meeting with the Governors to discuss about federal aid aimed at the state level.

My only problem was that two Governors did not participate in the meeting. And no, it was not Sarah Palin … she actually showed up. To my disgrace, one of the Governors that did not show up was no other then Rick Perry of my home state of Texas. Editor's Note: It cannot be confirmed that Rick Perry did or did not attend the event thus we shall assume that he did attend.
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