[poochee]

This thread is to chronicle the year 2010 of the Obama Adminstration.

2009 is now well behind us and it's time to look forward to 2010 and the new challenges that will be presented in this, a congressional election year.

[poochee]

Lawmakers take health care debate home
By Kristi Keck, CNN
March 29, 2010 9:34 a.m. EDT

(CNN) -- President Obama is expected to sign the final health care legislation into law this week, but while the action wraps up on Capitol Hill, the heated debate over reform shows no sign of cooling down.

With lawmakers back in their districts for the spring work period, the conversation just moves to a different platform.

For Democrats, the two-week recess is an opportunity to highlight the immediate benefits of a law the public is not yet sold on. Democrats say the health care law provides all Americans with the opportunity to receive health care and prevents insurance companies from denying coverage to those who need it most.

For Republicans, it's a chance to rally support behind their efforts to repeal what they decry as a "takeover" of the health care system that will saddle future generations of Americans with debt.

http://www.cnn.com//2010/POLITICS/03...ate/index.html

[poochee]

March 29, 2010
Clinton heading to Canada in preparation for G8 summit
Posted: March 29th, 2010 08:36 AM ET

(CNN) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will head to Canada on Monday to meet with other G8 leaders, to prepare for the Group of Eight summit in Canada in June, officials said.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...id=F8iyI8phyQc

[xico]

Originally Posted by poochee

March 29, 2010
Clinton heading to Canada in preparation for G8 summit
Posted: March 29th, 2010 08:36 AM ET

(CNN) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will head to Canada on Monday to meet with other G8 leaders, to prepare for the Group of Eight summit in Canada in June, officials said.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...id=F8iyI8phyQc

[bill.aam]

I posted this in the continued Obama 2009 #3 thread, then I saw an Obama 2010 and thought it would be appropriate here also.....

Originally Posted by bill.aam in the Obama 2009 #3 thread.....

LOL... It would appear that, Obama was against the requirement that Americans get health insurance before he was for it.......

From Obama 2009 # 2 >post 5501

From Obama 2009 # 2 >post 5463

[poochee]

Why did health-care reform pass? Nancy Pelosi was in charge.
By Vince Bzdek
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Congress had tried to hammer together a national health-care initiative for a century, but it wasn't until a woman ascended to a key position of power in Washington that a plan actually passed.

This is not a mere historical coincidence. Sure, President Obama pushed health-care reform to the top of the country's agenda, and the Democratic majorities in the House and the Senate were essential to passing the bill. But make no mistake: The overhaul happened because Nancy Pelosi wanted it to happen, deep in her DNA.

This wasn't just another piece of legislation for Pelosi -- this was the culmination of a crusade she has been waging her entire career to reorder Washington's priorities. Pelosi's animating ambition has been to put so-called women's and family issues such as health care, education and the welfare of children on the same level as homeland security, foreign relations and defense.

The tenacity with which she fought for health-care reform is directly tied to her gender. The belief that women, and the agendas they tend to support, are underrepresented has provided much of the rocket fuel that propelled her rise through Congress over 22 years. In 1984, Pelosi ran for the Democratic Party's national chairmanship and lost; party leaders told her she would have won if she had been a man. Since then, the Californian has been on a mission to smash the old-boy network in WashingtonThat's why they looooooove you so much Nancy.

And on the House floor, she said, "After we pass this bill, being a woman will no longer be a preexisting medical condition." In a recent roundtable discussion, Pelosi explained that insurance companies charge women higher premiums than men by "gender rating" conditions such as giving birth, having a C-section or being a victim of domestic violence. These "preexisting conditions" also allowed the companies to refuse coverage; they can't do that anymore.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...rc=nl_opinions

[bill.aam]

Originally Posted by poochee

Why did health-care reform pass? Nancy Pelosi was in charge.

[aka Brett]

Originally Posted by bill.aam

I posted this in the continued Obama 2009 #3 thread, then I saw an Obama 2010 and thought it would be appropriate here also.....

Of course copy and paste is the very heart of some threads...no debate needed

[poochee]

Race to the Top awards go to Delaware, Tennessee
Congratulations! Education is one of the keys for a better country.
By Nick Anderson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, March 29, 2010; 11:04 AM

Delaware and Tennessee won bragging rights Monday as the nation's top education innovators, besting D.C. and 13 other finalists to claim a share of the $4 billion in President Obama's unprecedented school reform fund.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan picked the winners after a team of judges in the Race to the Top competition unexpectedly gave tiny Delaware the highest ranking, with Tennessee close behind. Delaware won as much as $107 million and Tennessee could be awarded $502 million.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews

[bill.aam]

Democratic (self proclaimed Muslim) {"How I became a Shia Muslim in 1998"}, Huffington Post contributer and 2008 Obama presidential campaign donor/voter arrested and charged with threatening to kill Rep Eric Cantor...

http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/n...e&lname=Leboon

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/NLEBOON1653

Man accused of making threats against Cantor

Washington (CNN) -- A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia, the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Justice Department said Monday.

Norman Leboon of Philadelphia was charged in a two-count complaint with threatening to kill Cantor and his family. Leboon made the threat in a YouTube Internet video sent to Google this month, according to a Justice Department statement.

Story cont....

[poochee]

President Obama will throw out first pitch Opening Day at Nationals Park
By Adam Kilgore | March 29, 2010; 11:41 AM ET

President Obama will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day at Nationals Park, continuing a tradition that began 100 years ago and making him the second sitting president to throw the pitch since baseball returned to Washington in 2005.

"It's one of the things that makes baseball in Washington so unique and makes it so special," Nationals President (that probably should be president, huh?) Stan Kasten said. "It reminds us of the game's roots, but it's also very contemporary. That's what makes it so great that we're going to have the leader of the free world here at our ballpark."

"I am proud that President Obama will continue the long Presidential tradition of throwing out the first pitch of opening day in Washington D.C.," said baseball commissioner Bud Selig, who will also be in attendance at Nationals Park.

"It's nice to have a president who's up on current times and enjoys sports," Marquis said. "It's great for fans, great for the city of Washington."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nat...=news-col-blog

[poochee]

March 29, 2010
Pelosi: GOP used fear to turn elderly against health care bill
Yep!
Posted: March 29th, 2010 02:43 PM ET

"There was a campaign of fear that was launched (at senior citizens) as soon as the president was elected," Pelosi said.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...id=F8iyI8phyQc

[poochee]

March 29, 2010
White House optimistic on Afghanistan
Posted: March 29th, 2010 04:45 PM ET
From CNN White House Correspondent Dan Lothian

Washington (CNN) – The Obama administration is sounding an optimistic tone after the president's surprise visit to Afghanistan over the weekend.

Denis McDonough, chief of staff for the National Security Council, said President Obama was "energized" and added that U.S. officials saw some "very good signs of progress" in Afghanistan.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...id=F8iyI8phyQc

[poochee]

March 29, 2010
CNN Poll: Obama approval up in wake of health care victory
Posted: March 29th, 2010 06:54 PM ET

Washington (CNN) – Passage of the landmark health care bill appears to have boosted President Barack Obama's approval rating, but it has not affected his re-election chances so far, according to a new national poll.

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday indicates that 51 percent of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing in the White House, with 48 percent saying they disapprove. That 51 percent approval rating is up five points from a week ago, before Congress approved the health care reform bill and the president signed the legislation into law. Four in ten respondents say they disapprove because Obama is too liberal and 6 percent say they the president is not liberal enough.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...id=F8iyI8phyQc

[aka Brett]

Originally Posted by poochee

March 29, 2010
CNN Poll: Obama approval up in wake of health care victory
Posted: March 29th, 2010 06:54 PM ET

Washington (CNN) – Passage of the landmark health care bill appears to have boosted President Barack Obama's approval rating, but it has not affected his re-election chances so far, according to a new national poll.

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday indicates that 51 percent of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing in the White House, with 48 percent saying they disapprove. That 51 percent approval rating is up five points from a week ago, before Congress approved the health care reform bill and the president signed the legislation into law. Four in ten respondents say they disapprove because Obama is too liberal and 6 percent say they the president is not liberal enough.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...id=F8iyI8phyQc

You do know the majority of the people were against the bill right?
Unless this healthcare plan works out real well it will harm him for the next election
Why doy ou think he was so eager to get it through?.......so it wont a be thorn come election time