Let me tell you a little about myself. I run a blog called My World Of Soaps – I’ve been hooked on a few . Let’s face it, politics are very similar to Soap Opera’s with all the scandals that have happened over the years. I reside the very Republican state of Texas so my enthusiasm for our President definitely leaves me in the minority – but that does not deter me to shout his praises.

I was very involved in helping then Senator Obama win the 2008 election. I donated time and money,  wrote letters, and  made hundreds of phone calls. I guess my efforts were noticed by Obama’s election committee as I was delighted, thrilled, and shocked when I received an invitation to his Inauguration!. Unfortunately, I could not attend but I do have the invitation framed and displayed proudly on my entertainment center.

I am so looking forward to helping President Obama get re-elected in 2012. I am looking forward to his State of Union on Tuesday, January 25th. Of course, I will be be giving you an update on that – along with my thoughts.

Please feel free to comment on any, and all, of my posts. You can also contact me at moonbrrz@gmail.com and you can follow me on Twitter @myworldofsoaps.

President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum launching the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative today, which focuses on promoting community-level efforts to conserve outdoor spaces. As part of the initiative, members of the administration will host regional sessions with groups and individuals across the country to discuss ideas on how to protect America’s natural landscape and form a 21st century strategy conservation agenda. The President said that the initiative is not a “big federal agenda being driven out of Washington,” but an effort to collect the best ideas on conservation that local communities support and reconnect Americans to the outdoors. He explained that the initiative will build on successful conservation efforts being lead by local and state governments, tribes, and private groups, while helping farmers, ranchers, and property owners to protect their lands. The outdoors initiative will also help families spend more time outdoors by building on the First Lady’s Let’s Move initiative. America’s Great Outdoors Initiative will be lead by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Chair of the Council of Environmental Quality. They will work in coordination with the Departments of Defense, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Labor, Transportation, Education, and the Office of Management and Budget. President Barack Obama signs a presidential memorandum at the America’s Great Outdoors Conference at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. Watching, from left, are Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Assistant Secretary of the Army Jo-Ellen Darcy, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Jane Lubchenco, and Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Dr. Dorothy Robyn. The initiative follows a public lands bill that the President signed into law last year that designated 2 acres of wilderness, over 1,000 miles of wild and scenic rivers, and three national parks, marking the most significant lands bill in decades.

Welcome to the third episode of the West Wing Week, your guide to all things 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

This afternoon, President Obama visited the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the Administration’s goal to seek new frontiers for human space flight . The President declared that he is “100 percent committed to the mission of NASA and its future,” and laid out steps and investments that the Administration is making towards space exploration. He announced a $6 billion increase in NASA’s budget over the next five years, focusing on making cuts elsewhere as the government instituted a freeze on discretionary spending. The President said that this investment will increase exploration of the solar system and also Earth-based observations that will increase our understanding of the world and its climate in order to protect the environment for future generations. The President explained that the Administration will extend the life of the International Space Station by more than five years in order to conduct research that will help improve our daily lives while working with the private sector to make reaching space more affordable. He also announced a $3 billion investment into developing an advanced “heavy lift rocket,” aiming to finalize the design for the rocket by 2015. The President said that “nobody is more committed to manned space flight, to human exploration of space than I am,”