Dear President Obama,

I am writing to you (and to any other American who wishes to share in this) because I, like many Americans, want to help our country get back on track. Call it a cry for help or a public plea of a distressed citizen, but I digress.

My personal situation is hardly the worst it could be: I’m a graduate student living with my parents and partially self-funding my education with my own personal savings (I’m taking out loans for the rest). On the other hand, I graduated in May of 2010 and have worked a total of only five months since then at a variety of jobs, always for $12 an hour or less. Compared to other people my age, I consider myself to be incredibly lucky.

I was visiting friends in Middletown, NJ when I saw some protesters in front of the post office. They had photos of Obama with a Hitler mustache, a poster proclaiming, “America needs industry; Obama needs therapy,” and an overall theme of “Impeach Obama.” I pulled over and decided to ask some questions.

The Johnsonville Press Daily Edition
Today’s submission by Ali Riaz
Daily Editor: Ali Riaz
The Daily Edition, a new addition to the Johnsonville Press, will serve two functions. First, it will give readers a new and thought provoking section filled with diverse content to peruse on a daily basis. Second, it will give readers the opportunity to get to know the staff just a little better. The section will be edited and administered by Ali Riaz, and writers will be asked to provide a Daily Edition every few weeks. This specific issue will …

As Of Yet Untitled

Let me be clear: I am not an Obama supporter. I did not vote for the man, and frankly, I disagree with the majority of his policy initiatives. That said, to my mind, no President has made a more real and concerted effort to cut through the muck of political rhetoric (read: lies) and work in a bipartisan manner with the opposing party.

Draine on Society

On Tuesday December 1st, 2009, President Barack Obama made public his intention to send an additional 30,000 American soldiers to the combat theater of Afghanistan.  Though expected, this move was drastic and raised questions about the intentions of his administration regarding the ongoing wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan.  The decision to add 30,000 troops to Afghanistan is reminiscent of the decision of the Bush administration to bolster the troop levels in Iraq by approximately 25,000.

I am blessed to live in Stonier Hall on College Ave my first semester. Across the way from Brower, across the street from the student center, it is in the center of everything. And at this moment in time, I am typing in the midst of an 12 hour party on the Brower steps, a rock concert/voter registration fest with the tired title, “Rock the Vote.” As the Rutgers Democrats and Libertarians and a whole slew of other organizations are handing out treats and strange “commemorative” posters of the President …

From the Desk of Vandalay Industries

A few weeks ago, President Obama had dropped to a 45% approval rating, the lowest for any president in history this far into a term. What happened? As a country, America had such high expectations for this administration and what it would accomplish. Was the country just unrealistic before and now angry and disappointed?

Since his inauguration in January, President Obama has been contending with a number of crucial issues which continue to affect virtually all Americans. Among the most pressing of these is healthcare reform. It is necessary to note here that, according to an ongoing Gallup trend poll, a sizeable majority (about 60%) of the public still sees the floundering economy as the nation’s “most important problem.” However, this figure has dropped steadily from a peak of 86% since the beginning of the year, while the number of Americans citing healthcare …

“NObama has called for innovations such as a public health insurance plan to compete with private insurers, but he has not insisted on it. It was not clear Tuesday the degree to which he might press for various proposals in a new speech.” AP via Yahoo.

Drudge says that Politico says he’s totally backing down from the Public Option. I knew he was going to crack. TURKEY!!! You should have run as a Republican, you would have gotten more stuff done, honestly.

Dear Mr. President,
I am writing to you in response to your Virtual Town Meeting held on March 26, 2009 at the White House.  Many questions from online members addressed the topic of marijuana legalization.  This topic, as indicated from you was one of the most voted topics from approximately 3.6 million votes, to be discussed in this online event.  From what is indicated on the website http://www.whitehouse.gov/openforquestions, 8 out of the top 10 most voted questions were related to marijuana.