How much history can one president make?  Apparently a lot, because President Obama has been consistently checking off his list of historic things to do. In his latest historic move, he has appointed Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court.  If confirmed, Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to this position.

While accepting her nomination Sotomayor stated, “I hope that as the Senate and American people learn more about me, they will see that I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.” 

Aside from the historic nature of this appointment, Obama’s decision to choose Sotomayor is another example of the kind of people he takes a liking to.  Sotomayor is the daughter of two non-English speaking parents who settled in New York from Puerto Rico. Sotomayor was raised in a Bronx housing project but with hard work and dedication, she later graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University and went on to attend Yale law school.

Most appointments aren’t smooth sailing for anyone, but a recent CNN poll has most Americans (68%) approving the Presidents decisions.  So what do you think?  Do you agree or would you have preferred someone else for the job?

Video courtesy of cnn.com

(*The views contained herein are solely the views of their respective authors, and do not express the views of TV One.  TV One does not take responsibility for their content.)

The saga continues in the President Obama vs. former Vice President Cheney national security war.  The two have publicly stood on opposing sides for weeks and as the issue intensifies, Americans may be getting lost in the issue at hand—how do we handle terrorists?

President Obama addressed reporters yesterday and announced that he stands by his decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, to not release torture photos and to ban torture.  The President stated that he is trying to clean up “a mess” that the Bush administration left behind.  Immediately following his address, Dick Cheney spoke on the subject and stated that the Bush administration’s decisions were successful in defending American citizens.  He also felt that the President’s decision to close Guantanamo Bay was a poor one and was made “with little deliberation and no plan.”

What does America think of this policy tug-of-war?  The country seems divided on how to handle terrorists.  We understand Obama’s suggestion that G.Bay has stained the American peace image but at the same time, we don’t necessarily want terrorists being held at a detention center around the corner from us.  We don’t want to torture anyone but we want information to prevent another 9/11 attack.  It seems like Congress understands the complexity of this situation, because while they passed a measure that would prevent detainees from being transferred to the U.S., they did ask for a plan that would layout where the detainees could go.

Americans elect officials because we need someone to make the tough decisions that we cannot, we just hope that they make the right one.

What do you think?  Whose side are you on?  Tell us here.

Image courtesy of watoday.com

(*The views contained herein are solely the views of their respective authors, and do not express the views of TV One.  TV One does not take responsibility for their content.)

Michelle Obama is the hottest First Lady in the history of these United States!  At least that’s what the good folks over at Maxim magazine had to say about the first First Lady to ever appear in Maxim’s Hot 100 list. 

That’s right! Michelle Obama lands at #93 on the much-anticipated list and the only thing she’s bearing are her arms.  While most of the ladies are wearing their sexiest ensembles, the magazine chose to use Michelle’s official White House First Lady photo, noting that she’s intelligent, sexy and beautiful all at the same time. 

How does Barack feel?  On the President, Maxim added, “He may be dealing with two wars, an economic meltdown, and a rapidly graying dome, but at least our Commander in Chief gets to come home to the hottest First Lady…”

Should Michelle have been higher in the list?  Tell us here.

Image courtesy of bluefly.com

(*The views contained herein are solely the views of their respective authors, and do not express the views of TV One.  TV One does not take responsibility for their content.)

If you thought the torture issue was headed for a resolution, you may want to take your seat.  Each day, it seems as if the torture issue is becoming the Wimbledon of politics.  The debate over whether the President should release torture images has been back and forth and the latest news has the President opting not to.

This comes a day after Liz Cheney argued that by releasing the photos, the President was endangering US soldiers and painting America in a negative light. 

What do you think?  Should the President release the images or should we protect the troops?  Tell us here.

Image courtesy of jasiri-blog.com

(*The views contained herein are solely the views of their respective authors, and do not express the views of TV One.  TV One does not take responsibility for their content.)

“You know, President Obama has a lot of rhetoric about support for American military families, support for our men and women who are fighting for us overseas. But if he really cares about them, then he wouldn’t be making such an effort to release photos that show them in a negative light,” Liz Cheney stated during a recent interview with CNN.

As if hearing former Vice President Dick Cheney go on and on about his dissatisfaction with President Obama’s work wasn’t enough, his daughter Liz Cheney has stepped up to the attack plate and dished out her own two cents.  She’s a little upset with the Obama administration for releasing images of alleged abuse at U.S. prisons in Iraq during the Bush administration.

Our long-standing position has been that America doesn’t torture and it seems that the President is attempting to right our wrongs. 

What do you think?  Is torture OK if we are getting information as a result?

Image courtesy of latimes.com

(*The views contained herein are solely the views of their respective authors, and do not express the views of TV One.  TV One does not take responsibility for their content.)