Posts Tagged ‘Obama’

America seems hopeless at times. Many times the feeling of hopelessness is passing and you can count on something hopeful to take its place. But, if you are tuned into the political arena like much of the country now seems to be, it is hard to count on that taking place. The amount of anger, [...]

If you had told me two years ago that I would ever be interested in the health care bill I would have said you were crazy. In the past, when the mail came with a big fat envelope containing car, house, or health insurance I would throw it in some kitchen drawer, never to look [...]

Missing from Democratic Headquarters A beautifully framed Obama poster was taken off the wall of the temporary Election Democratic Headquarters at 205 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, between late evening of November 4, 2008 and early morning of November 5, 2008. Apparently, at the height of celebration, someone thought they could take it as a souvenir. Please [...]

Go to Columnist at right and click John Ferris Robben for full story……

Two weeks ago, we had an post on Uncivil Civics here on OurGreenwich, in which the implication was that the uncivility was a one-way street aimed at the Republicans whose lawn signs had gone missing. Well, “my friends” that’s not the case. Just now, as I took my recycling to the curb, I noticed that [...]

Saturday Night Live has become a fixture in the 2008 Presidential race — profiting so much from the popularity of their political skits, that they have “politics only” prime time specials.  One of SNL’s most memorable satires was a parody of a CNN debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.  In that skit a character [...]