Ladies and Gentlemen, the much anticipated promise of the campaign has finally been kept! On Election Night, Barack Obama told his two girls, Malia and Sasha, that they had been so good on the campaign trail that they had earned a new dog at the White House. Everybody wanted to give their opinion on what [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Progressive vs Orthodox Catholics
April 13, 2009 – 2:48 pm
Their has been recent backlash towards Notre Dame University resulting from the invitation of President Barack Obama to give the commencement speech and receive an Honorary Degree. Although this has been a recently established custom with presidents at Notre Dame, Obama’s stance on Abortion is one that is creating an uproar among many Orthodox Catholics.
This again shows [...]
Want to Help Technology?
April 13, 2009 – 2:48 pm
Have you been sitting around thinking, “man, I would really like to help with the Penn Dems website?” I thought so, everyone wants a piece of this. Well now you can. If you want to become a blogger for Penn Dems, with forum where your views will be read by hundreds of people, why not [...]
When Down Means Up
April 12, 2009 – 11:11 am
What’s up with Obama’s defense budget?
If you have been paying attention to news this week, the media was bumbling with GOP criticism of Obama’s defense budget “cuts.” Sure, it is was a political heuristic that Republicans are supposedly stronger on national security and defense issues, especially after 8 years of a GOP-controlled White House heavily [...]
Good News for Wharton Students
April 12, 2009 – 9:56 am
This story shows how much the economy has suffered, but think of it this way; every Wall successful Wall Street guy that gets canned for someone cheaper is one more job open to graduating Whartonites.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/business/12wall.html?_r=1&hp
Keynes Foresaw the Recession…in 1936
April 11, 2009 – 10:48 pm
No, I’m not actually going to go on a rant about the merits of Keynesian economic policy (although I could). Rather, I wanted to tell you about a chapter of his 1936 book General Theory of Employment Interest and Money about the role of expectation in financial markets. I stumbled upon this chapter, “The [...]
Kal Penn takes position as White House Liason
April 11, 2009 – 5:27 pm
Fan’s of Fox’s T.V. show House were in for a shock last week Kal Penn’s character Lawrence Kutner was suddenly killed off the hit show. The move however was not for television’s sake. Tuesday, it was announced that Penn, a former Penn visiting professor and active Obama volunteer, would be taking on a new role, setting [...]
Iowa Senate Leader Fights for Same-Sex Marriage
April 11, 2009 – 12:55 pm
Iowa Senate Leader Mike Gronstal recently addressed a bill that the Republican leader of the senate asked him to cosponsor with him in order to ban same sex marriage through legislative means. This denial by Senator Gronstal is one of the best pieces of political theatre I have ever seen and gives me hope for [...]
Professor McLellan Tapped for Deputy Drug Czar
April 11, 2009 – 10:24 am
According to WaPo, another Penn professor has been tapped by Obama for a nomination:
If confirmed, A. Thomas McLellan will serve as deputy drug czar, or, more formally, as deputy director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Considered a leading expert on on addiction and substance abuse, he is currently a professor of [...]
First Community Outreach Event!
April 4, 2009 – 5:16 pm
Hello Everybody,
My name is Nate Miller and I have the distinct honor of working with the newly-formed Community Outreach Committee. When we first met, we knew we wanted to make a difference in the West Philadelphia community, but didn’t necessarily know how to go about doing it. We were fortunate enough to be able to [...]
