Archive for July, 2008
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
More Corruption
The aging senator for Alaska Ted Stevens was finally indicted for taking bribes. He was the “Bridge to Nowhere” instigator and has a lengthy history of cronyism and cuddling to gas and oil companies. There are two lessons to be learned from this: 1) Our Justice system proves that no one, not even a powerful [...]
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
A Soldier’s Letter
I recently received the copy of a soldier’s letter who mentions that Senator Obama, on his visit to Afghanistan, ignored the troops and took the visit as a mere photo op. He only shook hands with the local general and played some basketball for the reporters, according to the email. Whether it is true or not, let’s remember [...]
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Wealthy Americans and Offshore Accounts
A disgruntled employee revealed the names of several prominent Americans who hid their fortune from the IRS by putting their money in offshore accounts and/or in Swiss bank accounts. UBS, the Swiss banking giant, runs the risk of losing their license to operate in the United States.
As a Swiss citizen I feel ashamed of my [...]
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Commander in Chief
There is a hot controversy between the 2 presidential candidates as to who would make a better commander in chief, i.e. able to commit American troops wherever national security requires. McCain is touted as the better choice by a majority of American citizens (polls). Why? Because he is a veteran who was shot down and [...]
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
No Longer Alone
Just before WWI, the US was in full isolationism mode until the then president decided that Germany posed a threat to our national security. Today, the emergence of new powers, i.e. India and China, make it imperative that we seek consensus among the most powerful nations before making an international move.
We can no longer contemplate [...]
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Reverend? What Reverend?
Jesse Jackson made a very crude remark about Barak Obama, thinking the mike was off. It revealed his true nature, which is certainly not what you expect from a “reverend”, or man of the church. A Black radio host tried to excuse him saying that he belongs to the older generation, those who fought for [...]
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Hillary’s Debt
Hillary Clinton has the nerve to ask Obama’s campaign to help her pay her debts. She and her husband made over 100 million since the year 2000 and, of course, she doesn’t want to touch that capital; she might need it to buy food and pay the rent (!!). Why is it that politicians continue [...]
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
A Candidate’s Character
According to Obama’s team, the Democratic candidate rarely loses his composure, even when things are going badly. He takes into account everybody’s opinion and even prods those who keep quiet during a meeting into revealing their opinion. That is in stark contrast to Hillary’s reputation as a firebrand who intimidates those who dare think differently. [...]
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
China
The cult of personality so prevalent in the former Soviet Union, now flourishing in North Korea and Cuba, has disappeared in China since the days of Mao Zedong. Who knows the name of the current President ( Hu Jintao)? George W. (for the wrong reasons) is much more famous (or notorious) in the world than the Chinese [...]
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
Crossing The Border
I recently spent 2 weeks in Mexico, first in Monterrey, then in Cancun-Riviera Maya. Monterrey is the third most important city of Mexico after Mexico City and Guadalajara; it is bustling with commerce and construction, its streets witness zipping luxury cars of all makes. People there have not heard of any depression and continue to [...]
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