U.S. President Barack Obama finishes publicity blitz on The Late Show with David Letterman. Obama talked about heath care and the economy. Share This

Good morning. I want to thank the Secretary-General for organizing this summit, and all the leaders who are participating. That so many of us are here today is a recognition that the threat from climate change is serious, it is urgent, and it is growing. Our generation’s response to this challenge will be judged by history, for if we fail to meet it – boldly, swiftly, and together – we risk consigning future generations to an irreversible catastrophe.

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Memo to President Barack Obama: It’s a tax. Obama insisted this weekend on national television that requiring people to carry health insurance — and fining them if they don’t — isn’t the same thing as a tax increase. But the language of Democratic bills to revamp the nation’s health care system doesn’t quibble. Both the House bill and the Senate Finance Committee proposal clearly state that the fines would be a tax. And the reason the fines are in the legislation is to enforce the coverage requirement.

General Stanley McChrystal’s assessment of the Afghanistan-Pakistan theater and request for more troops has not yet received any action from Barack Obama, but according to McClatchy and the Long War Journal, he may not have a lot of time to make a decision.  McChystal has grown frustrated with President Obama’s “deliberative pace,” and may resign if Obama chooses not to act on his request.  The commander of the Af-Pak theater followed Obama’s strategic decisions from the spring to their natural

President Barack Obama showed his good humour as he was given a heart-shaped potato during an interview on a late night talk show. He also played down stories that racism had a part in people’s opposition to his policies – noting he was already black long before being elected. The US president has been making a blitz of appearances on television as he bids to persuade Americans on the benefits of his controversial healthcare reform plans.

I am probably not going to live long enough to garner a million hits on my blog . But since when has futility stopped me from doing something? I work in life insurance; we take the long view. Rule #2 says to thank your friends for linking to you by linking to them back. And I have some very nice blog-friends who say kind things about the stuff I write. In blog parlance thanking them is known as the Full Metal Jacket Reach Around (FMJRA). If you’ve seen the movie you’ll get the joke.

AP – Senators challenging the latest proposed health care overhaul already have won concessions that include reducing a penalty for Americans who don’t buy insurance, and hundreds of other changes are up for debate as a powerful committee takes up President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. See the original post here:  (AP)”> (AP)”>Senators to start work on revised health care bill (AP)

Microsoft is buying technology from four of its partners in order to bolster its Dynamics AX ERP ( enterprise resource planning ) product with commonly needed functions across various industries, according to a senior company executive. Microsoft sells ERP products across five industries, and three of those categories, manufacturing, retail and professional services, will benefit from the purchase, said Crispin Read, general manager for Dynamics ERP .

Sen. Robert Byrd was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after he fell in his home in an incident not deemed serious, his spokesman said. Ambulances and fire trucks raced to the home of the 91-year-old West Virginia Democrat, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history. He was taken to a hospital but has not been admitted. “Byrd apparently stood up too fast this morning in his home and fell down,” Byrd spokesman Jesses Jacobs said. “To err on the side of caution, his caregiver call an ambulance.