Obama expanding mortage aid

Obama expanded a $50 billion mortgage aid program, showing a good thing that would help homeowners avoid a foreclosure if they don’t qualify for other assistance. The Obama administration knows that not every person who is behind on their loans will qualify for a modification. Officials estimate up to 4 million borrowers will get their loans modified, but in actuality it might in fact even be less than half of that. I think that this looks good for those who are struggling in these tough economic times. Although they did put themselves in the predicament we should still bail them out to help out our fellow citizens.

Obama giving out scholarships at ASU

Arizona State University will have a graduation ceremony with Obama speaking. Many people are excited to see our president show up to their graduation and give an inspirational speech. On top of that, he is giving out scholarships to the top 5 students, $17,000 annually to pay for tuition, books, room and board. I think that this is a great opportunity for those who are doing exceptionally well in academics. For all their hard work I think that it is only right to help them out with these rising prices of tuition costs and every other asset. Hopefully more schools will start to adopt these scholarships since it looks like tuition costs are going up.

National Prayer Day

President Obama signs day of prayer in private. Hmm.. National Day of Prayer and the people don't have a say in it? If this day of prayer is a day of peace and prayer amongst a variety of religions I would accept it. However, if it was just a prayer day for some religions, I would think it is unfair towards other religions. What do you think?

Obama meets with foreign president

President Obama meets with Afghanistan and Pakistan Presidents to discuss plans on fighting the Taliban. Obama got the agreement that the U.S would aid both against insurgents against the countries civilians. You can say this is good on helping other foreign countries and trying to stop peace. However, we are sending in 21,000 troops as aid, I thought we were supposed to try and get troops out of there? What do you guys think, is it a good call to come to the aid of the countries and fight against terrorism?

Obama talking about Chrysler

President Obama said Chrysler lenders who turned down his buyout offers have forced the automaker into bankruptcy. President Obama first offered lenders $2 billion. After refusal he then raised the offer to $2.25 billion. This sounds like terrible news for Chrysler. They had a couple good cars that are worth getting, such as the 300, Pacifica, or even the crossfire for the sporty type.

Obama fighting for crack concaine sentence changes!

President Obama urged Congress to end a racial imbalance by equalizing prison sentences for dealing and using crack vs. powdered cocaine. I think that this is a good thing, but I think that there are more issues far more important than drugs. Saying the government should focus on punishing drug trafficking organizations and those who commit violent acts of crimes. He is also seeking to increase drug treatment, with more reliable rehabilitation programs for felons after they're released from prison. Although these crooks might be on a nice road to being clean, you can bet that about more than half of those criminals will go back to their old ways.

Go Away Racism!

President Obama warned against the "dangers of silence," stating that everyday, somewhere in the world people must resist the feeling to turn away from events of horror, hate and injustice. Obama paid respect to those who risked their own lives to help those targeted by the Nazis escape. This is great news, lets stop racism! It is a terrible thing and it should be all turned in to love and peace. We shouldn't be going to war with our own kind over a disagreement.