Barack bama was elected the 44th President of the United States of America.

There is an important piece of journalism by New York Times writer Jonathan Mahler titled 'After The Imperial Presidency'. In it is a comprehensive review of the awesome assertion and expansion of presidential powers set forth by the Bush Administration. A look at the lack of attention to this crucial issue in the recent presidential campaign. And, some perspective on the future.

As we bask in the glow of an Obama presidency we propose you read this important piece and consider the scope and ramnifications of inaction on our part. We have all just started a wonderous new journey as activist citizens. This piece can serve as a good starting point for one of many issues we will rally behind and demand action on.

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By John Hallmann
Posted November 23, 2008 | 07:05 PM (EST)

As Obama takes over the wreckage this country is in, one can't help but feel like something alien to America has been controlling it these past eight years. The wave of emotion that has erupted with the election of Barack Obama reminds me of the Allied victory in France in WWII. After a long foreign occupation in which foreign German interests occupied the agenda of France, French governance would once again be representing the concerns of it's populace. That hope seems to pervade America after it's long neocons occupation. Here are a few of the parallels that I see.

WASHINGTON - Some of America's biggest banks are in for a windfall — on top of the $700 billion government bailout — thanks to a new tax policy quietly issued by the Treasury Department.

The notice gives big tax breaks to companies that acquire struggling banks hit hard by the mortgage crisis. In some cases, the tax breaks could exceed the cost of acquiring the banks, according to analyses More.. by private tax experts.