Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States of America

Mr. Obama is a charismatic man and an eloquent speaker. He is also an extremely talented writer. He was raised by his Christian grandmother; he is not a practicing Muslim, nor has he ever been. Not that his religious beliefs matter when it comes to governing the country. Remember the separation of church and state? Religious affiliations are not supposed to be a consideration when running for office.

I personally took great offense to the republican smears accusing him of being this that or the other thing... Muslim, a terrorist, etc..

His mother was a white woman born in the United States. His father was a Kenyan. He graduated high school in Hawaii. He studied political science and international relations at Colombia University, and Constitutional Law at Harvard.

Mr. Obama is a husband and father. He came from modest beginnings and has proven that anyone can become whatever they want to be in this country. He is truly a man to be admired.

Throughout his career he has always been on the side of the little guy.

I'll admit that I was at first skeptical about Obama for president. I was planning to vote for Hillary Clinton until Mr. Obama won the nomination. The reason for my skepticism was his views on immigration. I still don't believe in amnesty of any kind, but all of his other policies to date are sound, in my opinion and I support him whole-heartedly. I voted for him.

After reading his book, The Audacity of Hope, I am very happy with how I cast my vote. I recommend this book to anyone who has doubts about our president, because it demonstrates his honest views of our government, and he actually foresaw the crisis we are in today.

All of the republican propaganda spewed about him is just that, propaganda. Very little, if anything, that has been said to slam him is true. Some of it was downright racist and that disgusts me.

Barack Obama appears to me to be the most honest politician alive.

Health Care, War Crimes and Such

Trina L.C. Sonnenberg


That's all anyone is talking about these days... health care. Well there are other topics of discussion on the table, but they all seem to go hand in hand with health care, except of course the war crimes issue.




The have's, aka the republicans, apparently do not want the have-not's to have anything, including their health. Why else would they put up so many road blocks for the President?



While I am very happy about the changes that have been made by our President, there are some things going on that upset me, and one of them is the concessions that have been made toward health care and war crimes.



Health care is an issue that I have passion for. I am one of the millions of American's who do not have the resources to pay for health care, either out of pocket, or through insurance. Health care, in my opinion, should not be so expensive that insurance is required. (God bless all the doctors who have accepted chicken and pigs for payment.)



The issues to wrangle to bring health care to every American:
Medication costs

Fees or services

Malpractice insurance/claims and premiums

Costs for education and research



It scares the living daylights out of me when I hear of cancer clinics closing due to cost constraints. What are people to do, just go home and die? Should only the wealthy have the right to live?



Even if I could afford health insurance, I would not be able to get any for me, nor my 11 year old son. Thank God he gets Medicaid. We have pre-existing conditions. His medication alone is $160 a month. If it weren't for the federally funded clinic, 30 miles north of here, and their sliding fee scale, I'd probably be dead by now, or at the very least, crippled.



I do what I can to stay healthy, but with a child in public school, my efforts are not always enough.



Why is healthcare so expensive in the first place? I think that is the place to start, when discussing reform. The citizens of this country are not any healthier for the price they pay.



I was taken for a three mile ambulance ride and it took me three years to pay off that one, on top of the hospital bill, the doctors' fees, and of course, the drugs.



When did the health care industry take over the government? I thought the government was supposed to regulate this industry, not the other way around. So, what's the problem? Why aren't they regulating? Someone has got to protect the consumer, the American citizen; why do so many have a problem with the government doing its job? What the hell do we pay taxes for? I thought our taxes were paid to fund the government doing its job. Have I been mislead all my life? If the government doesn't protect us from corporate greed, who will?



This is not about bigger government; it is about government doing what it is supposed to do. This is not about loss of freedom; it is about being free to live a healthy, happy life, for as long as possible.



The wobble in the White House truly bothers me. The democrats have control, so why are they cow-towing to the republicans? Who gave this administration and epidural? Where'd the spine go?



It's not just with health care reform that they [the Obama administration] seem to have gotten scared. I cannot get over the fact that there has been any opposition to the issues of war crimes. This is where I disagree with the President: We must look backward to avoid repeating the same mistakes. We can't move forward if we don't look back. We must hold the bush administration accountable for their crimes. The Constitution demands it. We, as a country, investigated Nixon, why can't we investigate Bush? We owe it to the rest of the world, if nothing else.



Don't Ask Don't Tell... what's the hold up there? Just repeal the stupidity already.



I am ecstatic about the withdrawal from Iraq. Way to go Mr. President! I am feeling positive about a great many accomplishments in the first seven months of your presidency. Don't lose momentum now.



You are the President of the United States of America. Do your thing.



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"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough."

Franklin D. Roosevelt.