Obama –“Transparency President No More”
Most readers of this website probably know I have long been a supporter of Barack Obama and even recently spent five days in Ohio working for his reelection. Also, many of you know that my wife Ellen...
View ArticleObama to ‘The Joshua Generation’: “Peace Is Necessary. Peace Is Just. Peace...
President Obama yesterday spoke to 2,000 young people (and to Israel, Palestine, and the world beyond) at the Jerusalem International Convention Center. I believe it is worth your time, 50:33 minutes,...
View Article“The Door of No Return”?
More than 250+ years after slaves were brought from Africa to America, President Obama and his wife Michele ‘returned’ to Africa and visited the so-called “Door of No Return”, a slave house/museum...
View Article“Fruitvale Station”– A Very Good Film
Fruitvale Station **** 1/2 If you are a frequent reader of MillersTime, it may seem that I like every film I see. Not so. Usually, I only post about films (and books too) that I have particularly...
View ArticleBest Birthday Pix Ever
The story behind the picture: Most folks who follow the Red Sox and keep an eye on the President thought that the Sox visit to the White House was to recognize the magical year my heroes had going...
View ArticleWhy Is President Obama Such a Polarizing Figure?
My daughter asked me last weekend, “Don’t you think {President} Obama should go to Ferguson?” I immediately said, “No. I don’t think he should.” And I talked briefly about the issue of local and state...
View Article“The Middle-Class Squeeze”
Illustration: Robert Neubecke Thanks to an email from CT, I read an article this morning that seems to put some clarity and...
View ArticleObama: The Importance of Books
President Obama in the Oval Office on Friday during an interview with Michiko Kakutani, the chief book critic for The New York Times. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times While we await the ending of...
View ArticleJudging Barack Obama & Donald Trump
I had a professor in college who continually taught that “It is not what you say but what you do that counts.” That standard, he believed, could be applied to judging how you treat your mother, how a...
View ArticleObama’s 40 Promises: Kept, Broken, or Compromised
The Washington Post in an article written by Kim Soffen has just posted an article about 40 Obama’s promises, which ones were kept, which ones were broken, and which ones were compromised. A quick...
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