In a guest piece on the CNN website, David Frum speaks to the allure of Palin for the press over against a man he sees as the more qualified candidate for the presidency and the one supposedly out front, George Romney. But many have had their fill of the plastic, robot-like man waiting confidently in… [Read more…]
May 30, 2011
Vacation interrupted to post this interesting column that appeared in this Sunday’s Telegraph in the UK: “Obama and West Don’t Have a Clue About What is Going On in the Middle East”- Ex-CIA Officer David Cameron and Barack Obama ”don’t have a clue” about dealing with the war on terror, a former senior member of… [Read more…]
May 27, 2011
Brazil and Indonesia have the most rain forest of any countries on the globe. However, commercial farming is threatening to further reduce their size and put the planet at risk. A law revising the protection of the Amazon is being drafted by the Brazilian government. Among the proposed changes that worried environmentalists were plans to:… [Read more…]
May 27, 2011
This is the shocking scene rescuers came upon. A STRAY dog which had 40 gunshot wounds and was buried alive has sparked international outrage.The female cross-breed, which has been named Star, was discovered by police officers in Malta after they heard faint whimpers coming from a bush.The dog had been blasted – probably with a… [Read more…]
May 27, 2011
China is now out there competing for professionals in the job market along with the US, India and everywhere on the Globe. If we have a nursing shortage here, consider what it may be in China. Supply and demand may push prices up and health care cost into the bargain. Here are two websites that… [Read more…]
May 27, 2011
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The sad fact is this: Big Banks that helped in large part to bring the economy of this nation down have not suffered but prospered in the wake of the debacle. One key area of profit: mortgages. Consider the latest moves of two of them to reduce or shift fines for their mortgage practices (Bank… [Read more…]
May 26, 2011
State visits are months in the planning and hours of fussing over details and surprises during their unfolding in real-time. First there is accommodating the vehicle of the visiting dignitary. In the case of the President of the United States’ visit to London, “the beast” (Obama’s armored car) had to be parked by committee in… [Read more…]
May 25, 2011
It has rained almost every day during this spring of 2011 and it has been cold. It has not become apparent to SamHenry that the gradens around this humble home have become elaborate. Old age teaches many lessons and the loss of energy to do what one used to do without thinking is something to… [Read more…]
May 22, 2011
When news reached us today that a base in Pakistan was under attack by terrorists, it was discovered that a small number of Chinese engineers were working there. And now the fact that China may fall heir to gold mining rights formerly held by Canada who had developed the mine over time has emerged: Pakistan… [Read more…]
May 21, 2011
A prominent Russian scholar and Iran’s master manipulator, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have made shocking accusations that that the US and Europe are developing climate changing capabilities. However, with floods throughout our mid-west and political storms in the Middle-East, it looks from here that the US has little control over any kind of climate change. Why… [Read more…]
May 21, 2011
We have no option but to vote for the two biggest parties in…, who are more or less the same. They are unable to solve any problem, it is just a nest of corruption. Is this the opinion of a frustrated American? No. It comes out of Spain where the capitol, Madrid, now sees protesters… [Read more…]
May 20, 2011
Grist for the mill, my friends. Read, digest, comment. This bears examination. This is what liberals will take on the hustings for 2012. Making Things in America By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: May 19, 2011 Some years ago, one of my neighbors, an émigré Russian engineer, offered an observation about his adopted country. “America seems very… [Read more…]
May 20, 2011
Do you remember the New Yorker covers with a New Yorker’s view of the United States and a New Yorker’s view of the World? Then believe it, Obama’s view of the world is skewed in pretty much the same way. US debt does not exist. Neither does Israel. Treasury Department used to fund gifts to… [Read more…]
May 20, 2011
Reuters has a comprehensive roundup of opinion from scholars and politicos in the Middle East that boil down to a big, fat yawn. Most do not believe it is much of a departure from previous policies or that the US just wants to make the region safe for US arms sales. Full text of the… [Read more…]
May 19, 2011
Well, well, well, Gotham has given up its secrets again. And of course it’s CNBC that has dug up the dirt. And some of that dirt has landed on CNN host Eliot Spitzer’s desk. It seems that since 2006, Dominique Strauss-Kahn used the same call girl service frequented by former New York Governor Eliot… [Read more…]
May 31, 2011
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