In all selfishness, partisan political issues in the US are of little immediate concern to me. As a member of the ‘global community’, and a proud English national, I am however concerned with any event that could destabilise the world.
A drastic reduction is US forces, invasion of Pakistan, or less than wholehearted support for Israel must all be seen as destabilising the world as we know it. In particular, even with all Pakistan’s faults, I’m sure that all Britons would take a very dim view of a US invasion.
As for Barney Frank, he may be a loon, but he is a powerful member of the Congress and Chairman of the Financial Services Committee. That position demands that President-Elect Obama must consider his views, and his seniority obviously means that there are many who do not consider Barney a loon.
As you write, only time will tell whether electing an inxperienced two year Senator was a wise move.
Best wishes,
Mark
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With all due respect, Barney Frank is a loon and I hope Obama doesn’t listen to him. But time will tell. Today, however, there was more great news – 240,000 lost jobs and unemployment at 6.5%. Let’s see, Bush has been in the White House for 8 years and Republicans ran Congress for 6 of those 8 years. But today’s numbers are probably somehow Clinton’s fault, or maybe even Obama’s. 🙂
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I hope for the sake of world stability that Obama chooses wise advisors, and has the wisdom to follow their guidance.
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t vote for Obama
Only now! ?
I've been dealing with this lunacy for months. Welcome to the loyal opposition.
-Dan]]>> Now, post election, I’ve been called a racist and a nazi simply because I exercised my right to vote and didn’t vote for Obama
Only now! ?
I’ve been dealing with this lunacy for months. Welcome to the loyal opposition.
-Dan
My best to the President-Elect.
]]>I, too, was fascinated with what I saw last night and hoped that the final rifts of the Civil War are over. This is exactly what Duncan fought for!
Mannie’s comments above ring true; I’ve been hearing really ugly stories of verbal assaults by disappointed Republicans on folks who voted for Obama. I’ve also heard of nasty racist rant going on. Disgusting and disappointing. Whatever happened to civil discourse?
G.E.
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