Obama's op-ed in Time:This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new actions to continue to improve our nation’s immigration policy in order to make it more fair, efficient, and just for certain young people sometimes known as "Dreamers.” These are young people who study in our schools, play in our neighborhoods, are friends with our kids, and pledge allegiance to our flag. They are Americans in their heart and minds, in every single way but one: on paper. They were brought to this country by their parents, sometimes even as infants, and often have no idea that they’re undocumented until they apply for a job or a driver’s license, or a college scholarship. Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine you’ve done everything right your entire life, studied hard, worked hard, maybe even graduated at the top of your class, only to suddenly face the threat of deportation to a country that you know nothing about, with a language that you may not even speak. Read more at Time : http://ideas.time.com/2012/06/17/a-nation-of-laws-and-a-nation-of-immigrants/#ixzz1yA33ritn

While Mitt was out threatening to build the oil pipeline all by himself (to which I say let him, it would be his first real job), his former Arizona campaign chair Sheriff Joe Arpaio arrested a six year old girl, suspected to be an illegal immigrant. I could understand finding help for her, finding her parents, but arresting a six year old? Arpaio is nutters, and he's a time bomb ticking: Maricopa County Sheriff Office deputies arrested a 6-year-old suspected illegal immigrant Friday, the day President Barack Obama softened the country's deportation policy toward young illegal immigrants. The girl was with 15 other people believed to be in the country illegally who were traveling to the Midwest and northeast United States, said Chris Hegstrom, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office. "She's been turned over to ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to try to determine where she's from. She told us she's from El Salvador. That's what she told us," he said. Read more  :  http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/06/16/20120616mcso-illegal-immigration-arrest-girl.html#ixzz1y6j4OptT

Pro-bailout parties win in Greece, which means austerity for Greeks. On the upside,the win is the best outcome for the world economies, at least for the moment. We congratulate the Greek people on conducting their election in this difficult time. We hope this election will lead quickly to the formation of a new government that can make timely progress on the economic challenges facing the Greek people. As President Obama and other world leaders have said, we believe that it is in all our interests for Greece to remain in the euro area while respecting its commitment to reform. Going forward, we will engage Greece in the spirit of partnership that has guided our alliance and the friendship between our people.

TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2012 Bipartisan Senators Actually Working on Heading Off Fiscal Disaster Automatic spending reductions and the expiration of tax cuts coming at the end of the year -- because Congress didn't do its work properly the first go around -- is set to cause a fiscal disaster, maybe even throw us back into recession, if it isn't handled. Well, it appears a group of bipartisan senators has decided to behave like grownups and try to resolve the looming disaster:<BR>  
http://youtu.be/2aASG6tDMcE

FRIDAY, JUNE 08, 2012 Government Spending Lowest Under Obama Contrary to popular republican opinion (lies), this chart says it all.

http://electoral-vote.com/ Obama's Odds of Winning Are Overwhelming Finally, some truth telling. The circus that is our media misinforms us on a daily basis, offering us Romney said this and Obama said that kind of reporting. Never any context or truths. But you can't ignore the electoral map, which is how we elect presidents in this country, and it's strong for Obama, and it will stay that way so long as the economy holds out. Romney would have to win all the swing states. Even if the economy reverses (the republicans are doing their best, aiming once again for another government shutdown, which disturbs the global economy) I still believe that most people realize that republicans have become this extreme party, one that's been bent on ousting and obstructing Obama. New York Times polling guru Nate Silver is out with his first 2012 presidential election forecast today, and he gives President Barack Obama a clear advantage over Republican nominee Mitt Romney heading into the summer. If the election were held today, Silver writes, Obama would have an 80 percent chance of winning re-election. But things could change quickly — Silver's model projects that Obama has a 60 percent chance of winning in November.