Pardon My Politics

The Congressional Black Caucus got another painful reminder that President Obama is not black President Obama. In a press interview Obama bluntly said that he would not propose any special initiatives for blacks. Obama’s sharp retort was in direct response to questions about how he’d solve a glaring problem and a glaring demand from the Caucus

Sen. Harry Reid has redefined the concept of “exaggeration for effect” with his latest whiney screed and co-opted race baiting as a new Democrat leadership tool.

According to the Majority Leader of the Senate, ANYone who does not agree the health care gospel according to Barack and the dems is the same as those who previously supported slavery.

Can we afford health care reform? With over 46 million Americans uninsured, we can’t afford not to. In the past decade, Insurance premiums paid by Americans have increased by 131%. In 2004, 18% of insured Americans had medical bill problems. That’s up from 14% in 2001. This year on average a family of four spent $17,000 on health care. That’s 19% of the family’s total income. In 2019, that figure is expected to climb to $39,000 per year, which is 31% of the average family income. Watch this video for more information.

More and more lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans­gender, and queer people of African descent are marrying. While same-?sex marriage is not the most pressing issue in black communi­ties, these efforts are creating controversy.

Americans need real healthcare reform, not just insurance reform, and nobody should mistake the two. Real healthcare reform should offer coverage to the employed, the unemployed, the sick, the healthy, the young, the old. Everyone.