Obama's Healthcare Reform

President Obama has set healthcare reform as his highest domestic legislative priority and has begun an intense push to get a bill through Congress by the end of summer. Obama spoke at a town hall-style meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Thursday, where he defended his call for a government-sponsored health plan to compete with private insurers. Private insurers have opposed a government-run program out of fear they’d be unable to compete with its cheaper costs. Obama did not, however, address his progressive critics who advocate the creation of a single-payer system that would eliminate for-profit insurance companies entirely. But Obama’s plan to create a “public option” to compete with private coverage is opposed by Republican lawmakers, private insurers and, most recently, the American Medical Association. The American Medical Association came out and said that they didn’t think that government had a role in assuring healthcare for all Americans. Really what that was all about was they were afraid of interference with the practice of medicine,blican lawmakers, private insurers and, most recently, the American Medical Association.

How are the republicans attacking obama?

After weeks of concentrating their attacks against President Barack Obama on the economy, Republicans are branching out. They're taking aim at his anti-terrorism policy. The production by the National Republican Congressional Committee is the latest part of a barrage in which former Vice President Dick Cheney, potential 2012 presidential contenders, Republican lawmakers and others seek to raise doubts about Obama's early performance as commander in chief. At times, the criticism is blunt, as when Cheney said Obama's actions "raise the risk" of another terrorist attack like the one on Sept. 11, 2001. At other moments, Republicans choose a less confrontational tone, posing uncomfortable questions, as yet unanswered. The robust new line of attack against the president coincides generally with the increased attention Obama has devoted to foreign policy issues in recent weeks. At the same time, recent internal Republican polling suggests it is an area where Democrats are relatively weak, at least in contrast to domestic matters such as the economy, energy, education and health care. Boehner recently challenged the president in a White House meeting to release memos that are said to evaluate the benefit of waterboarding in obtaining information. The president declined to make a commitment. Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and potential 2012 presidential candidate, has been among the most pointed of Obama's critics. These critics are mad at the fact that Obama shook hands wiht Hugo Chavez the president of Venezuela at a international meeting. Gingrich, finds it disstressing that "the administration opposes opening up oil exploration," but yet Obama has "bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia" and now reached out to Chavez. Gingrich said Hugo Cavez has been conducting "a vicious anti-American campaign." Republicans are watching every step obama takes they are there ready to attack whether its on health care,terror policy or the economy.

Gay Marriage

For some years, same-sex marriage (SSM) has been near or at the top of any list of leading religious/secular/political controversies in North America. It is complex, divisive, and not readily agreeable to compromise. After all, U.S. states either allow SSM or ban it. Any change, or threat of change, to the culture is distressing to many people. But a change to the structure of the fundamental building block of society -- the family -- can be chiefly upsetting. Most American adults currently oppose SSM, but the tendency is towards increasing acceptance. If current trends continue, most American adults will be supportive of SSM sometime in the early to middle 2010's. People who argue for SSM say that "The institution of marriage conveys dignity and respect towards a couple that make a lifetime commitment to support each other. Same-sex couples deserve this dignity and respect."They also argue Denying marriage to same-sex couples removes from one group a fundamental, important human right -- the right to marry the person that one loves and to whom one has made a commitment. That is unfair and unjust in a democracy. They believe that they have equal rights as well. Arguments against SSM say that for most Americans, marriage is a religious sacrament or ceremony. If the definition of marriage is changed to allow SSM, religious individuals and groups become at risk of having to violate their beliefs by marrying same-sex couples. Children benefit over regular marriage because many researchers have found that children thrive best when reared in a home with a married mother and father. Boys and girls have needs that are uniquely met by parents of the opposite gender. I am against gay marriage because i am a christian pentecostal. The world is already corrupt if they make gay marriage legal it would make it harder for us Christians to get people to convert. But I'm not only going against it only because i am christian i think that is disgusting and it isn't good morals. I think that we were made to marry the opposite sex. Nothing is going to change my mind this is wrong and everyone who is gay and supports SSM will pay the consequences which is burn in hell because this is a sin. Besides no where in the constitution it says marry the same sex therefore they hav no right to marry the same sex.

Do I Like Mayor Bloomberg? Why Or Why Not ?

I personally think that mayor Bloomberg is a great mayor because he does many things for New York City. There are certain things about Mayor that I dont like. He is socially liberal,supporting abortion rights, gay marriage, gun control, and normalization of the status of illegal immigrants On economics, foreign, and domestic issues, he tends to be conservative. I am totally against marriage and i don't think abortion should be legal. Bloomberg tends to be liberal about his policies towards many social issues. He supports governmental funding for stem cell research, calling the Republican position on the issue "insanity."He also supports same-sex marriage with the rationale that “I think anybody should be allowed to marry anybody". Even though mayor bloomerg has a lot of defects he does have many things to honor. On Domestic issues, Bloomberg is liberal compared to the country as a whole, but moderate leaning towards conservative compared to other large city mayors in the US. On crime, Bloomberg opposes the death penalty, stating, "I'd rather lock somebody up and throw away the key and put them in hard labor, the ultimate penalty that the law will allow, but I'm opposed to the death penalty."As mayor he increased the mandatory minimum sentence for illegal possession of a loaded handgun. In regard to the change, Bloomberg commented, "Illegal guns don't belong on our streets and we're sending that message loud and clear. We're determined to see that gun dealers who break the law are held accountable, and that criminals who carry illegal loaded guns serve serious time behind bars."Bloomberg has also shown involvement in education reform as mayor, replacing the school board set up by the state with direct mayoral control over public education. He raised the salaries of teachers by 15% while the test scores of students in the city and the graduation rate rose as well. Bloomberg is opposed to the promotion of students to the next grade level for strictly social reasons citing that students should only be promoted when they are adequately prepared for the next grade level. He favors after-school programs to help students that are behind. As mayor, Bloomberg strengthened the cell-phone ban in schools. Bloomerg to me is a good mayor he could change a couple things but right now his actions aren't doing any danger to New York which is good. I dont think I can say whether I like him or not he is ok.

Letter To Obama/Child Labor

Dear president Barack Obama,


Child labor is a widely controversial and complicated topic. Child labor laws are enforced to protect the well being of children and to prevent them from being used and taken advantage of.
Although there are several child labor laws designed to protect children, it is nearly impossible to prevent child labor completely. Child labor in America, although prohibited is still evident in many locations. There will always be a place where children are forced to work either by consent of their parents or ignorance on their part. You should give organizations like World Education and NGO money so they can continue preventing child labor and helping out children that are in risk of being force to work. There are many institutes, organizations, public departments and international organizations like UNICEF whose main objective is to prevent child labor. Children suffer and are treated terribly. First, many children leave their homes in a way to avoid the abuse that they are victims of from their parents. To prevent this bad treatment, the government could help give conferences to the parents about child labor and the consequences that it brings. In this way, we can help prevent other children running away from home and living as homeless children. In these homes, children are not supposed to work; they can study and learn a career, and they will get a better job and a future. Thank you President Barack Obama .

Sincerely, Giolenny Bautista

Obama & War

President Barack Obama rolled out his administration’s new strategy for the war in Afghanistan on a Friday morning, reassuring the American people that victory is possible but that a dire struggle in both Afghanistan and Pakistan lies ahead. This means that Obama is looking for peace and he wants the better for us. “At a time of economic crisis, it is tempting to believe that we can short-change this civilian effort,” Obama said. “But make no mistake: our efforts will fail in Afghanistan and Pakistan if we don’t invest in their future.” He is planning for the future because one cause can ruin another. The roughly 4,000 new troops mainly will be trainers to help expand the Afghan army. The training troops are in addition to the 17,000 troops Obama ordered in February, in what he told CBS’s “60 Minutes” last week was the most difficult decision of his young presidency. Obama’s message was not only directed to the American people, however; he also had a message for listeners in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The president repeatedly went out of his way to make the case that a stepped-up American presence in these countries would ultimately be in their own interest.

Opinion Polls

An opinion poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence intervals. Here is an example of a poll on Obama. More than two-thirds of Americans see President Obama as a different kind of politician, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll. Asked what sets him apart from other politicians, forty percent cite Mr. Obama’s governing style. Nine percent cite his policies, while 13 percent say it's both his style and his policies. Six percent cite another reason. One in four Americans overall, meanwhile, say Mr. Obama is not different from other politicians. Republicans are more likely to view the president as a typical politician – 44 percent say he is typical, compared to just 9 percent of Democrats. Nine in ten Democrats see Mr. Obama as a different kind of politician. While majorities of both whites and blacks say Mr. Obama is a different kind of politician, whites are more than twice as likely as blacks to describe the president as a typical politician. This poll was conducted among a random sample of 973 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone April 22-26, 2009. Phone numbers were dialed from RDD samples of both standard land-lines and cell phones. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The error for subgroups is higher. An over sample of African Americans was interviewed for a total of 212 interviews with African Americans. The results were then weighted in proportion to the racial composition of the adult population in the U.S. Census. The margin of error for the sample of African Americans is seven percentage points. This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.