Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

Adam Serwer : In order to get anything done, in order to be able to boast any kind of bipartisan political victory, Obama is going to have to allow for some deals that take place along terms very favorable to Republicans, because they're going to have to go back and explain to their base why they capitulated to the Kenyan socialist in the White House. But ultimately, voters don't really care that much about bipartisanship, they care about results. It's been clear to the voters since the beginning that the president has been trying to reach out to Republicans only to be rebuffed by the GOP's strategy of total obstruction. In fact, a Gallup poll way back in April of 2009 found that two thirds thought Obama was willing to work with Republicans, while only 38 percent thought Republicans were willing to work with him. Americans have been convinced of this all along -- but they voted Republicans into power anyway. Whether the president gets reelected depends on whether the e...

Reading the elections as a hostage takeover I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Hello Friday! Where did this week go? Well all the talk in Chicago is of course the Olympics . The Obamas both went and made pitches as well as the Queen of Chicago Oprah , it is all the buzz that we are the clear choice. I would chalk that up to good ole America fugg yeah optimism, but we will see in two hours. I for one am still not sold the Daleympics will be clean and uncorrupted, but my biggest concern it more gentrification proposed in the plan . Daley has this wonderful way of just pushing real and local issues farther South and just pretending it is not there. If Chicago does get the bid, then let's hope it has memories like Los Angeles and have the feel of how the Olympics should be...and we fix the unprecedented violence that we have today. Here are your highlights: Will 2010 be another 1994? No matter what the Right says, the Jews think Obama is all right You stay classy Sen. John Ensign , more damaging evidence of his illegal actions Man I remember when challenging t...