I saw this opinion piece from CNN and thought it was good advice for President Obama

Yes, but should expire for the rich only.

Yes, should expire for all income brackets.

No, keep the Bush tax cuts in place for everyone.

Link from Five Thirty Eight.

Knowing our collective frustration here at RFO as we watch more and more Republicans lean more and more to the right to appease the base (especially in efforts to win a primary) I thought this Michigangubernatorial primary was a unique race we should draw our attention to.

Link from The Hill. As if President Obama does not have enough on his plate already, it appears he is boldly addressing yet another hot-button issue-Immigration Reform-rather than run away from it.

Living this close to the oil spill, we see and hear a lot of things before the rest of the country, IF the rest of the country ever hears it at all.  I want to share some of that with you here.

As most of you may know, in a past life I worked in the oil industry but more the  trading, environmental, tax and importation aspects for this important industry to our nation’s economy.

From MSNBC. I have had to do alot of deep breathing exercises after hearing that the Texas School Board actually approved new textbook content which basically ignores facts and real history in exchange for propagandized/altered history which offers a right-leaning, conservative twist.