Streets of dallas to see him and his wife driven through dealey plaza in dallas, november 22nd, 1963, and then at the age of 46, he was gunned down. The nation wept. People went home, schools closed for days. The country was at a virtual stand still as the president was laid to rest. And flags at the white house and the Capitol Building today fly at half staff, president obama has declared this day one of remembrance. So now, 50 years later, the city of dallas, for the very first time, is recognizing the event that scarred it for generations. A ceremony that marked the moment of the nations loss was silence, is winding down. In Arlington National cemetery where president kennedy is buried and an eternal flame burns, a wreath was laid today, this week, in commemoration. First, examine our attitude towards peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it is unreal. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable, that man
Senate did today matters if you care about who runs Government Agencies that touch your life or the courts or cabinet departments. All people nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate. Confirmation takes a simple majority, 51 votes. However, any senator can demand a higher threshold, supermajority of 60 votes. Today citing all the times the republicans have used that 60vote hurdle to block president ial nominees, the senate voted to take it off the table for all but Supreme Court nominees. Its called the Nuclear Option, really big deal, blows up the rules. Why did the democrats do it . President obama made a surprise briefing to the press room and singled out the gop. I realize that Neither Party has been blameless for these tactics. Theyve developed over the years. And it seems as if theyve continually escalated. But todays pattern of obstruction, it just isnt normal. Its not what our founders envisioned. A deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything no matter
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