Obama, the Economy, and Cheney?

The Obama administration slashed executive pay at seven companies that received taxpayer bailouts, many are asking if it was the right decision. What do you think?

What repercussions will the decision to cut executive pay have on Wall Street? Do you think it will have any impact on the broader economy?

Dick Cheney is criticizing President Obama, saying his decision on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan is taking too long? When do you think Obama will make his decision?

The surge debate in Iraq took months to decide.

**** By 2007 the median S&P 500 CEO earned in three hours what a minimum-wage worker pulled down in a year! And Great Recession or no, 2009 looks like more of the same. - Time Magazine on Executive Pay

What will it take to form a coalition?

What will it take to form a large enough coalition to pass a health care reform bill? Will moderate Republicans or conservative Democrats join in? Republican Senator Olymbia Snowe from Maine approved the bill in senate finance committee. Will she continue to support it? She is not in favor of a pubic option.

What provisions will likely be included in the final bill?

"The Great Recession"

The Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and top business economist are declaring that the "great recession" is over but what about the jobs? Is the worst over?

Should the government have pass another stimulus?

The Nobel Peace Prize for Obama!

Are intangible achievements worthy of such an esteemed award? Or has the ligitimacy of this award gone down the drain?

The nobel committee said of Obama that "only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future."

What do you think?

For What?

The Conflict in Afghanistan Turns 8-Years Old!

The 8-year old conflict in Afghanistan that was overshadowed by the war in Iraq during much of George W Bush's presidency, has become a dominant challenge for Obama.

With declining public support, a resurgent Taliban, and the top commander requesting more troops, what should the President do?

Do you think a major conflict is brewing between the White House and Pentagon over strategy?