Congresswoman Maxine Waters, speaking at a Congressional Black Caucus-sponsored job fair in Detroit yesterday, said that she was reluctant to go after Obama on policy issues, given the fact that he’s our first black President, but that she’s ready to demand more of him on behalf of the black community, if the black community is […]
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters asks Detroiters, is it time for black Americans to demand more from Obama?
Posted in Detroit, Politics Also tagged Congressional Black Caucus, Obama, race, race and poverty, unemployment 52 Comments
The death of the Health Care bill
It looks like the President’s healthcare bill is headed for failure. Here’s a clip from the Associated Press: After weeks of secretive talks, a bipartisan group in the Senate edged closer Monday to a health care compromise that omits two key Democratic priorities but incorporates provisions to slow the explosive rise in medical costs, officials […]
Posted in Observations, Other, Politics Also tagged Bill Moyers, Bill Nelson, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, healthcare, healthcare reform, Matt Taibbi, Max Baucus, Rahm Emanuel 15 Comments