Get Smart.
jackrabbitcafe.blogspot.com 7/8/2009 — If Democrats need to break out the Cone of Silence in order to Get Smart on health care reform, so be it!

Smart Power: The Key to Obama's Grand Strategy
bluecontrarian.blogspot.com 7/17/2009 — Anyone who thinks the West is going to put another army into the field any time soon has not been paying attention. The whole trend in today’s diplomacy is towards a more subtle blend of elements. The aim being to bring both hard and soft elements of power into the mix........

How 'Soft Power' Got 'Smart'
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com 1/15/2009 — In her confirmation hearing yesterday, Hillary Clinton used the phrase "smart power" four times in her opening statement and nine times during her testimony. Cue the headline writers: "Clinton Vows to Lead Using 'Smart Power' Strategy"; "Clinton seeks ...

Smart Power
washingtonmonthly.com 1/15/2009 — SMART POWER.... About a month ago, Michael Chertoff, the outgoing DHS secretary, took a surprisingly progressive line on counter-terrorism investments, arguing that the U.S. "should spend more on foreign-aid programs, scholarships for foreign students ...

Smart Energy, not smart enough
whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com 10/28/2009 — President Obama visited the small town of Arcadia, Florida today, population 6, 671, to tout solar energy and efforts of the Economic Recovery Act to bring jobs to Florida, but Republicans on the hill say the President's proposals for energy and in ...

Why We Need A Smart President
axisreason.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — It is amazing that the American Right can bash Obama for a two-year campaign calling for openness and diplomacy with Iran and then criticize his recent Cairo speech when these things played a critical role in cultivating the movement that supported Mousavi.

Smart Car
stixblog.com 8/15/2009 — So you think the Smart Car is a good car to get. Take a look here . Below is a photo of a wreck in Jefferson Parish, LA (near New Orleans ) between two trucks and a Smart Car. Think I'll pass on the Smart Car. Smart Car originally appeared on Stix Blog ver 3.0 on August [...] Rating: ...

How I Got So Smart
themoderatevoice.com 9/9/2009 — My wife and I bought a GameBoy for our son when he was in his early teens, some fifteen years ago or so. Phil is out of the house. But the GameBoy has remained with us and is far from being exiled to the Island of Unwanted Toys . Many a night while watching the evening news or catching ...

Bill Maher: New Rule: Smart President ≠ Smart Country
huffingtonpost.com 8/7/2009 — New Rule: Just because a country elects a smart president doesn't make it a smart country. A few weeks ago I was asked by Wolf Blitzer if I thought Sarah Palin could get elected president, and I said I hope not, but I wouldn't put anything past this ...

Smart power: Obama gets the queen … an iPod
hotair.com 4/1/2009 — Because, after all, nothing says “special relationship” like a gadget you can buy in every mall in the western world. [...] Read the rest »

Poll Shows Obama’s Clout on Health Care Is Eroding — NYT > Politics 7/29/2009
President Obama’s ability to shape the debate on health care appears to be waning as opponents portray the effort as a government takeover, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll.

A look at health care plans in Congress (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 7/29/2009
AP - A look at health care legislation taking shape in the Democratic-controlled House and Senate as President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the system, cover nearly 50 million uninsured Americans and contain rising costs. Many of the details are ...

Obama takes healthcare reform pitch on the road (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 7/29/2009
AFP - US President Barack Obama took his case for healthcare reform on the road Wednesday, but admitted there would be no quick vote on his high-stakes push for an overhaul of the system.

Obama’s ‘beer summit’ approaches — msnbc.com: Politics 7/29/2009
Just as Congress nears a deal on health care legislation, President Barack Obama will have to set aside his top legislative priority to revisit the racially charged issue that stole the spotlight from his health care push last week — the arrest of his ...

Why Obama is serving beer to the professor and the police officer. — (Obsolete Feed) 7/29/2009
Sometimes a beer is just a beer—except in politics, where beer may signify any old thing we want it to. It is the most abused of all the spirits. Since the early '70s, the typical voter has often been referred to as Joe Six-Pack. Beer made the cover ...