Charlie Crist: State of the State Address

Governor Charlie Crist this evening addressed a joint session of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate, calling on the Legislature to address essential issues for Floridians: jobs and prosperity for Floridians; continued improvements to PreK-12 schools, colleges, and universities; and re-instilling confidence in the integrity of government. He also praised Senate President [...]

Mets Spring Training Camp Photos

The New York Mets have started opened their annual Spring Training camp this weekend in Port St. Lucie. the first week of camp traditionally features ‘Pitchers and Catchers’ with the regular position players reporting later.
The Mets play Spring Training games through the month of March at Tradition Field. The team has camp days until the [...]

Obama: State of the Union

In his State of the Union Address, the President laid out an agenda attempting to attack one problem from every conceivable angle: the terrible squeeze felt by America’s middle class.  Fundamentally, that means prying government away from special interests and dedicating it to measures that put Americans to work and lay the foundation for a [...]

Donate to Haiti before March 1 and Deduct it on 2009 Taxes

In the days since the earthquake in Haiti, Americans have shown their generosity with millions of dollars in donations.  Friday evening, President Obama signed a bill into law that makes it easier to give.  This legislation will allow taxpayers to receive the tax benefit from donations made to the Haiti effort in this tax season, [...]

Congress Is Broken

Whether you are a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent or a member of the Tea Party Movement, as an American Citizen, you know Congress is broken.
With out-of-control special interest contributions to politician’s war chests, there’s little hope of anything being done to fix it. Today, the AP is reporting that the Supreme Court ruled Thursday [...]

President Obama: 2009 In Review

In 2009, the biggest news regarding President Obama’s Administration’s first year has been that there is so much misinformation out there, that no one seems to know exactly what the Administration has or hasn’t gotten accomplished this year.
For example, the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) that set aside $700 billion for fending off the financial [...]

Single Payer Health Care Best Solution

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont spent half an hour yesterday on the Senate Floor, making the case for a single payer universal Health Care plan. Senator Sanders proposed an amendment to the Senate Health Care Reform bill, which he withdrew when Republican Senator Tom Coburn forced a word-by-word reading of the amendment to obstruct the [...]

Obama Accepts Peace Prize

President Obama gave a powerful speech at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. He addressed the irony of being the Commander in Chief presiding over two wars, while accepting the prize.
He said, “Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict. Only a just [...]

Initiatives to Help Community Health Centers

Two causes all Americans can get behind are initiatives to improve our health care system and create jobs in a struggling economy. In an effort to accomplish both at once, President Obama announced that $600 million in stimulus money will go towards improving community health centers across the country.

Transcript:
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. [...]

Unemployment Rate Improves

The unemployment rate, which had risen to 10.2 percent in October, improved to 10.0 percent in November.  This report report is the most hopeful sign yet that the stabilization of financial markets and the recovery in economic growth may be leading to improvements in the labor market.
Payroll employment declined 11,000 in November.  This is a [...]

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