American Maggie

Shortly before the House voted to pass the healthcare reform bill, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stood on the floor of the chamber, praised past social reforms like Medicare and Social Security and “now, tonight, health care for all Americans. In doing so, we will honor the vows of our founders who, in ...

Obama may or may not be trying to scare the American people into thinking the federal government must take over if the education system is going to be saved, but he does have plenty of reasons to want to start over with No Child Left Behind (NCLB). NCLB, an initiative that was put forth by President ...

On Christmas day Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab boarded Northwester Airlines flight 253, headed for Detroit, with more than clothes and toiletries. He carried Pentaerythritol tetranitrate, (PETN), among the most powerful explosives in the world. Were it not for a faulty syringe detonator, 300 innocent passengers and flight crew would have died. It has been eight years since ...

Is this the end of a politically correct state of mind? That is the question that some are now confronting in the aftermath of the Fort Hood massacre. Since the shooting, many officials have argued claims of Nidal Hasan’s involvement with a recognized al Qaeda individual.  According to American Officials, U.S. intelligence agencies were aware, ...

During recent months, Obama has drawn fire for his failure to support the continuation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, a program which provides scholarships to under-privileged children as a means of helping them to attend a school of their parent’s choice. This program, which was enacted in 2004 and has since been a success, ...

President Obama and his hoard of advisors have recently made headlines with their assertions that Fox News (or should I say Fox “News”) is not a network worthy of trust, let alone being fair and balanced. But this not entirely unprecedented attack is intriguing mainly because the country hasn’t seen this kind of antagonism directed ...

Many individuals have argued the topic of health care reform on the basis of party lines. However, a recent article published in the Washington Post highlights a new argument in the current debate: following through with one’s promises. During Obama’s campaign for the White House, he stressed the importance of a transparent government. Today it ...

President Barack Obama recently announced a shift in U.S. plans for a missile-defense “third site” in Europe. This probably sounds like “inside the Beltway” stuff, but it isn’t.  A comprehensive, multi-layered missile defense should be a priority for every American.  Carol A. Taber, president of Family Security Matters, recently discussed the concerns of American women. ...

Amidst the debating and pontificating about nationalized health care, cap and trade, and a whole host of issues plaguing the U.S. right now, President Obama is making waves in reforming another major sector of the U.S. economy: education. On September 17, the House passed legislation to overhaul the college loan system. The bill, introduced by Rep. ...