Now that my girls are getting older, they don’t want to spend that much time with me anyway. So, maybe a whole bunch of members of the House Republican caucus want to come over and socialize more.
—President Obama, on his efforts to improve relationships across the political aisle.
Let’s be real here. There were two important points in this article:
- Obama invited Republicans to chill at the White House, watch Lincoln, and discuss the film with some movie stars! If these people don’t want to hang out with Tommy Lee Jones and Daniel Day-Lewis, then they are just irrational.
- The Obamas have family dinner together at 6:30pm on a regular basis. So adorable!
In November 2008, I voted in my first election. I remember standing in the voting booth, filling in a bubble for the man I hoped would become President. I’ll admit it, I cried a little when I voted that first time, because my vote meant so much more than a mark on a page. It represented belief in policies that could move America forwards, not back. I voted for Barack Obama because he understands and advocates for me as a woman, a young American and an environmentalist. He has stood by those policies, and I am so proud to vote for him again. Thanks for the last four years Mr. President, and here’s to four more!
(photo cred: Stef Kunkel)
This was a slide in a powerpoint presentation that I saw over the weekend at a Women for Obama event. A local volunteer who is a retired health science professor gave the presentation, and I found this concept very compelling.
Even women who want to have children will spend the majority of their “fertile” life avoiding pregnancy. And that is why contraception matters.
Favorite Obama video yet? I think so.
100 Days: What Will You Do?
So adorable!
The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. The election-year initiative addresses a top priority of an influential Latino electorate that has been vocal in its opposition to administration deportation policies.
The policy change, described to The Associated Press by two senior administration officials, will affect as many as 800,000 immigrants who have lived in fear of deportation. It also bypasses Congress and partially achieves the goals of the so-called DREAM Act, a long-sought but never enacted plan to establish a path toward citizenship for young people who came to the United States illegally but who have attended college or served in the military.
—The Washington Post - Administration plan could spare hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from deportation
YEAH!
If you haven’t taken a look at the Obama campaign’s The Life of Julia, you really should. What a reminder of who is fighting for women, and who is fighting a war on women - I think you know who is who.
This is one of my favorite Obama quotes. I don’t know if he originally said this, but he used it during the health care reform push and it was just so good.
Check out the new page on Obama’s website with information about college affordability.
The interest rate on student loans may double from 3.4% to 6.8% if Congress doesn’t get it together. The Senate is expected to pass a version of a bill maintaining the 3.4% interest rate, but the House has already approved the increase to 6.8 percent.
Yesterday, I met with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and a group of UF College Democrats to discuss this issue. Article here.
