We The People may be the three most important words in our constitution. They demand that we take responsibility for ourselves and our future. These words have not only been resonating in America with the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements, but around the world — from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria and beyond. While a dictator has not held sway in America, our progress has been held hostage by bickering politicians. We The People Read More…
It may seem like a long time until November 2012 to you, but to anyone who wants to be President of The United States of America, it’s just around the corner. The Republicans had their third debate in Ames, Iowa last Thursday, followed by a Straw Poll on Saturday. But, the big news came out of South Carolina where Texas governor, Rick Perry, announced that he was throwing his hat into the ring. And still, Read More…
I got a text Sunday night at 7:50 saying: “Usama bin Laden dead. We got the bastard” It took me a few minutes to process the telegram-like text that my sister sent. I remembered watching 9/11 unfold almost ten years ago and I said out loud, “finally.” I then immediately thought, “what now?” I answered my own question: OBL’s death is the perfect reason to hasten our exit from Afghanistan. Although troops are scheduled to Read More…
I recently posed this question via Twitter: ”If Iraq was Bush’s distraction from Afghanistan, then Libya may be Obama’s distraction from Egypt. Whose mistake is bigger?” It may be years before we have a definitive answer to my question, but if I had to choose today, I would go with Obama and Libya. In the news this week. Moussa Kouossa, the Libyan foreign minister, until his recent defection to Britain, says Libya is turning into Read More…
Two weeks ago Qmuze mused about America’s role in the Arab uprisings, saying: “As Libya turns increasingly violent, Mr. Obama should continue to champion freedom and democracy but let, in fact encourage, the Arab world to step-in to prevent any violence. This is an inflection point: Islam is due for a revolution, an enlightenment, indeed a trip to modernity, but America can not force it, it has to come from within.” A mere eleven days Read More…
A teachable moment? Oh really? What was it meant to teach? The president detracting from his nationally televised health care speech by commenting on his friend, Mr. Gates (Harvard scholar on black studies) was surprising to me. When he said that the police had acted “stupidly”, I was shocked. Harvard educated, reticent, and heretofore making every effort to be fair and unbiased in his approach to race, Mr. Obama’s earnest efforts to create an atmosphere Read More…
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