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Vicki McClure Davidson | August 5, 2010

The White House is desperately trying to put a “happy-happy-joy-joy” spin on the sudden resignation of Pres. Obama’s key economic advisor Christina Romer. Loved her job, but son wants to move back to California for high school, she wants to return to teaching, yada yada. But, some sources reveal Romer has dealt with mounting frustration [...]

Category: Business & Economy, Government, Social and Political Climate | 6 Comments »
Tags: Christina Romer, economic advisor, economic recession, economics, financial hardship, Larry Summers, Obamanomics, political, politics, recession, Romer quit, Romer quits, Romer quitting, stimulus, Team Obama, Tim Geithner, unemployment, White House

Vicki McClure Davidson | August 5, 2010

Crikey, is this a storyline from a B-rated summer comedy? Wish it were… only it’s not very funny. Having a lemonade stand as a kid is as traditional and American as apple pie, baseball, and Norman Rockwell. Of the millions upon millions of lemonade stands that kids have set up over the years, how many [...]

Category: Business & Economy, Government, Law & Constitution, Social and Political Climate | 8 Comments »
Tags: art fair, child, government license, health inspector, Julie Murphy, Last Thursday, Last Thursday art fair, lemonade, lemonade stand, license, Michael Franklin, Multnomah County, Nanny State, Oregon, Portland, Portland lemonade stand

Vicki McClure Davidson | August 5, 2010

Breaking news… Elena Kagan has won enough votes from Congress — voting results were 63 to 37 — to take a seat on the United States Supreme Court. Five Republicans joined 56 Democrats and two independents in supporting Kagan’s nomination; 36 Republicans and one Democrat opposed her. Of course, the “RINO Twins” from Maine, Olympia [...]

Category: Government, Law & Constitution, Social and Political Climate | 5 Comments »
Tags: abortion, abortion issues, Barack Obama, Ben Nelson, Congress, Constitution, Democrat, Elena Kagan, gun control, Illegal Immigration, left-wing radical, liberal, military, Olympia Snowe, partial birth, partial-birth abortion, radical, Republican, Scott Brown, SCOTUS, Sen. Ben Nelson, Senate, Supreme Court, Supreme Court hearings, Supreme Court judge nominee, Susan Collins, US Constitution