November 11, 2008
Let me say first off that I think George Bush was a horrible president, far worst than Thaksin on every level. Comparatively, Thaksin was small potatoes compared to the harm that George Bush caused to the US and many parts of the world. I don't know if people will agree with that, but that is my opi...
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Our congrats to the new President-elect Mr. Barack Obama, who made history by becoming the first African-American to lead America. Our wishes to Mr. John McCain, who came close in popular votes in spite of everything stacked against him. Obama's younger feel combined with the economic crisis and unp...
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For Pakistan, it’s not about Obama or Bush but about the Great Game, politics of intrigue, destabilization and deceit. While Mr. Bush’s departure is welcome, Mr. Obama’s victory should be received in Pakistan with caution. We have to wait and see before we judge him. He appears to be an hone...
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blames the Bush administration for the failure of the Mccain-Palin ticket, thinks people need to move on from the so-called "troopergate" controversy and loved her time in the national spotlight and won’t rule out a run for president or vice president in 2012....
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Around the world, leaders have mostly greeted the election of Barack Obama with enthusiasm, some of which is routine “congratulations to the new guy” you’d get with any U.S. election and some of which is no doubt informed by exhaustion with the President Bush years and a sincere appreciation o...
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Andrew Sullivan chimes in on the future of the Daily Show in a post-Bush era. Apparently, some people don’t think it can survive - that they simply can’t or won’t take on an Obama presidency. I think this grossely misunderstands what the Daily Show is about and who it targets. My sense i...
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Obama’s election could cause problems for Ottawa, since he favours tougher emission cuts than Canada’s Conservatives and has expressed alarm over what he sees as excessive US reliance on “dirty oil” — much of which comes from Canada’s tar sands. Concluding a pact could placate Washing...
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Barrack Obama’s win as President elect of USA has many contributing factors. But topping that list was the desire by the American people to come together and to completely vote out the Republican administration that has tattered them to bits in the past years. They’ve had enough of Bushs le...
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Okay... here goes... breaking my don't blog about politics rule again.. As we watched the world rejoicing at the election of Barak Obama last night* Secondborn, Firstborn and I wondered at the fate of Sarah Palin, who stood behind McCain as he conceded the election with tears in her eyes, apparen...
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I am excited for Obama and for America but I am saddened for Kenya. While the 'fierce urgency of now' must see Obama resuscitate the ailing American economy we, Kenyans, are celebrating his election to that duty by ruining our own economy. What, pray tell, was the Government of Kenya thinking whe...
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