President Barack Obama’s inaugural pageant was quite something, wasn’t it? The long-awaited official [peaceful] turnover of the reins of government occurred at precisely 12:00 noon, and President George W. Bush, #43 w... [more]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
THE JOURNEY TO WASHINGTON: THE NEW PRESIDENT AND VP; TAKE THE TRAIN TO THE START OF A NEW ERA
What shall we call this? We had the Square Deal for the Common Man (Teddy Roosevelt), and our grandparents welcomed the New Deal in the depths of the Great Depression (Franklin Roosevelt) and cheered the New Frontier of John Ke... [more]
BAM! BAM! BIRDS AND JET ENGINES DON’T MIX – HERO PILOT LANDS AIRBUS PASSENGERS IN NEW YORK’S HUDSON RIVER
It was a cold winter day in New York when passengers boarded US Airways Flight 1549 bound for Charlotte, North Carolina. Just after takeoff from LaGuardia and flying to the northwest over the Bronx, on a route skirting populous ... [more]
SEC: AN AGENCY IN TRANSITION … TO WHAT?
As the calendar pages turn quickly toward January 20, 2009, when the reign of the new Obama Administration will begin, many eyes are focused on what happens now at the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). By federal s... [more]
