Well, here goes.
I am a firm believer that President Obama needs to establish himself some more. He has to take some stands on certain issues and not back down from dirty opposition tactics. He does not have to tell us what they are exactly; but he should try and come up with some form of communication. I, myself, would pick 2 issues that are a Custer's last stand type thing. One of them is the settlements issue in the Middle East; and the other is the healthcare issue. If the Israelies refuse to halt all building of settlements, he needs to act in some way until they do halt the building. On health care, he needs to stick with his own self-chosen principles of reform that he want s and stick with them. My choice would the public option as the thing most important to the uninsured because this will come up with an affordable option. To reshuffle a bunch of insurance policies is not a health care reform even. Under the present system, only 28% of Americans are insured which is pretty pitiful. In all of the other democracies of the world, the whole population is insured. So, maybe we are not really a democracy; we are just the place where all of the money is but only for the moment. Maybe tomorrow, it will be somewhere else where all of the money is.
I, personnally, think Americans need to take being the world's best democracy much more seriously because some of the European countries are really gaining on us fast.
Just one more thought. I am reading a book by Nelson DeMille called "Up Country" where it discusses the possibility of a war with China in 20 years or less. To be quite honest, I think some of these Asian countries are already bartering for positions right now.
These are my thoughts for today.
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