LoneStarLizard | April 26, 2009
From the Weekly Standard:
Obligatory “Obama First 100 Days” Post. I like Fred Barnes’ assessment:
Obama, for the moment, is riding a wave of announcements, claims, hopes, and possibilities. This is what new presidents thrive on. It’s what makes them popular, especially because there’s no accountability. But a year from now, perhaps sooner, the joy ride [...]
LoneStarLizard | March 10, 2009
Rasmussen poll shows Obama’s approval rating has dropped to 56%:
Also, as pointed out by Rosslyn Smith at the American Thinker, the number of Americans who strongly disapprove has doubled from 16% to 32%:
The Rasmussen tracking poll reports that Obama’s overall popularity has been at 56% for the last three days. The details are even more interesting. While the strongly [...]
LoneStarLizard | January 23, 2009
From IHT:
The emergence of a former Guantánamo Bay detainee as the deputy leader of Al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch has underscored the potential complications in carrying out the executive order that President Barack Obama signed that the detention center be shut down within a year.
The militant, Said Ali al-Shihri, is suspected of involvement in a deadly bombing [...]
LoneStarLizard | January 22, 2009
From the Associated Press:
“He told me he had followed the inauguration of Barack Obama very closely, that he had watched the inauguration on television all day,” Fernandez said. “He had a very good perception of President Obama.”
Fernandez said Castro called Obama “a man who seems absolutely sincere,” who believes strongly in his ideas “and who [...]