Weblog for Polk County Democrats http://polkdemocrats.org/index.php?page=blog Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:02:16 +0100 Blue Utopia (info@blueutopia.com) http://polkdemocrats.org/index.php?page=blog&full=12 WASHINGTON DCmdashIn this weekrsquos address President Obama called on Congress to act before student loan interest rates double for more than 7.4 million students adding an average of 1000 to their debt. Having a college education has never been more important but itrsquos also never been more expensive.nbsp While the Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:21:34 +0100 http://polkdemocrats.org/index.php?page=blog&full=11 Obama and Palin a Tale of Two SpeechesBy Micheal Shear NY TimesWhere Ms. Palin was direct and forceful Mr. Obama was soft and restrained. Where Ms. Palin was accusatory Mr. Obama appeared to go out of his way to avoid pointing fingers or assigning blame. Where she stressed the importance Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:43:36 +0100 http://polkdemocrats.org/index.php?page=blog&full=10 In Sundayrsquos Ledger Bill Rufty wrote a shameless love letter to Congressman Adam PutnamR-Bartow. Congressman Putnam is out raising Scott Maddox in the Agriculture Commissioner Race by taking money from the special interest groups in Washington D.C. and Florida ndash as he always has. Congressman Putnam has always served the Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:30:44 +0100 http://polkdemocrats.org/index.php?page=blog&full=9 Viewers Duped AgainThe Republican Noise Machine within the Fox News Channel or the Faux News Channel as I prefer to call it did it again to roil up the right without even verifying Andrew Breitbarts story first or getting a second source to confirm the story involving USDA official Shirley Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:07:38 +0100 http://polkdemocrats.org/index.php?page=blog&full=8 By THOMAS L. FRIEDMANPublished June 11 2010 ltCDATAvar articleToolsShareData urlhttpwww.nytimes.com20100613opinion13friedman.htmlheadlineThis Time Is DifferentdescriptionThis is a window of opportunity to insulate ourselves against the bad things we cannot control and get serious about fixing the problems that we can.keywordsOil Petroleum and GasolineOffshore Drilling and ExplorationAccidents and SafetyBP PlcGulf of Mexicosectionopinionsub_sectionnullsection_displayOpinionsub_section_displaynullbylineBy THOMAS Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:40:11 +0100 http://polkdemocrats.org/index.php?page=blog&full=7 Oil spill blame game needs to start at homePublished Tuesday June 8 2010Id like to join the blame game that has come to define our national approach to the ongoing environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.This isnt the fault of BP or Transocean. Its not the governments fault. Its Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:36:05 +0100 http://polkdemocrats.org/index.php?page=blog&full=6 WASHINGTON DC -- President Obama today named 103 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.nbsp The educators will receive their awards in Washington D.C. later this year. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is awarded Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:52:48 +0100 http://polkdemocrats.org/index.php?page=blog&full=5 Senior Obama Administration Officials to Attend Local Meetings WASHINGTONmdashOn Tuesday morning senior citizens across the country will gather at a series of local meetings to participate via phone in a national tele-town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act with President Barack Obama. Additionally more than a dozen senior Obama Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:49:37 +0100 http://polkdemocrats.org/index.php?page=blog&full=4 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1010 A.M. EDT MR. GIBBS Good morning everyone. We are joined this morning by -- with Thad Allen our national incident commander dealing with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He is also here for a meeting with Cabinet agencies that are Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:47:48 +0100 http://polkdemocrats.org/index.php?page=blog&full=3 1208 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENTnbsp Well I just completed a meeting with the Cabinet that is directly in charge of dealing with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.nbsp From the beginning we activated 15 agencies for what is now the largest national response ever to an environmental disaster.nbsp And what we Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:46:39 +0100