All Posts Tagged With: "foreign policy"
The Obama Doctrine – Think, Feel, Act
There is a new sheriff in town. He has decided to round up the rascals in Lybia. President Obama is not inclined to act on feelings of insecurity – as we witnessed in the immediate past Administration. Presidential Doctrine has been a subject of debate for about as long as there have been Presidents. We […]
20Mar2011 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
Obama Apologies – Appropriate? Or Not?
Does President Obama apologize unnecessarily for America? President Obama faces the world with legitimate humility, humbled by the embarrassment of the past administration. President Obama is working hard to remove the plank from our own eye before trying to remove the splinter from adversaries. We live in a harsh and brutal world, a world of […]
18Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Obama Apologies – Appropriate? Or Not? | Continued
McCain’s 100 year war
Son, John McCain has said, probably regretfully, that we may have to have troops in Iraq for a hundred years. He was at a town hall meeting today and tried to clarify his comments. McCain reminds us that we have had troops in Germany and Japan for over sixty years, and in Korea for over […]
26Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on McCain’s 100 year war | Continued
Representing US to the World
Son, We live in a Republic. Our government represents us. Taxes, infrastructure, social justice, law, common defense – all of that traditional stuff. Stuff that is defined in the preamble to our constitution. But we live today in a global community. Someone has to represent us to the world. That someone is the President. […]
6Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Representing US to the World | Continued
Media Hosts Fail in Presidential Debates
Son, Is our inept Media driving foreign policy? Do we rely on celebrity Media Hosts to define important issues? I hope not. Because the Media Hosts are so infatuated with themselves that they are not aware of a big world and real issues that have real consequences. I hearken back to the Democratic Debate. Time […]
28Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Media Hosts Fail in Presidential Debates | Continued
Qualities of an American President?
Son, This is a redraft of a previous post. The previous post focused on Ron Paul – but while writing that post I realized there are bigger issues at stake. Ron Paul is running for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. ON the surface it seems entirely remarkable that this man of […]
26Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Qualities of an American President? | Continued
The Rise of Ron Paul
Son, Ron Paul is running for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. ON the surface it seems entirely remarkable that this man of little logic is having so much success, both in admiring fans and his ability to raise money. He is worth looking at – not because of his ideas – […]
26Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued