Sadly, the United States has had a very tough week of foreign affairs. The loss of an Ambassador like Chris Stevens and the people who were with him, is difficult to process. Ambassador Stevens was representing our country in an unstable environment. Libya struggled to release themselves from a long-term dictator and the country is […]
Continue reading →Yesterday, I had lunch with a co-worker. As we headed out, he asked me if I had heard what one of the Presidential candidates had said about something. I shook my head and responded sadly, “No, it’s the just daily ‘he said, he said’ game”. And this is truly one of the saddest things about […]
Continue reading →The Democratic National Convention has concluded making their case to the American people this week. Not sure if there was a dry eye in the place or across much of America. It was an emotional affair. From the keynote address by Texas’ own San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to Michelle Obama’s teary eyes and President […]
Continue reading →The Republican National Convention wrapped up their spirit pep rally last night with the crowning conversation by Presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Personally, I thought the comedic routine of Clint Eastwood was one of the highlights of the week. His presentation genuinely made me laugh out loud. They were lucky to have him and wise to […]
Continue reading →For the last two weeks, I have had the pleasure of being on vacation. Alone time with the family is so very precious and I treasured this time with my son. It was also great to tune out from the all the barbs and squabbles of politics temporarily. Except for the fact that we were […]
Continue reading →My Twitter feed was filled with anticipation of the Supreme Court decision on the President’s health plan yesterday morning. National reporters and bloggers that I follow were joking about who would “break the news first”. Then, it broke and my feed was a little lighter than I thought. First I tried the SCOTUS blog but […]
Continue reading →Last week, both Presidential candidates addressed the National Association of Latino Elected/Appointed Officials (NALEO). President Obama had just recently taken the drastic step of issuing an Executive Order supporting the “Dreamers”, immigrant children. The details are complicated but suffice it to say that it primarily addresses children who have lived in the U.S. for at […]
Continue reading →Admittedly, this is one quirky election year. And, now, it is Political Party Convention weekend! Both the State Republican and Democratic Party’s are gathering for their bi-annual, morale boosting rallies. Normally, primary elections would be over and the conventions serve as the end of “family feuds” (my definition for primaries). People are able to put […]
Continue reading →Now that Mitt Romney has secured the nomination and Obama has officially “launched” his campaign, we are off and running. Are you excited yet? Can you just not wait to make your selection for President? Hmmmm, as expected. You seem to have a case of the doldrums. I hear you saying it: “What difference does […]
Continue reading →Over the weekend, both Democrats and Republicans held their Senate District conventions. These events are a critical step on the path to state and national conventions. The Democrats spread out across their various Senate Districts while the Republicans gathered at one location. As compared to 2008, attendance was extremely low, per early reports. In 2008, […]
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