How low can you get??

As the election race heats up in the United states, so does the candidates propensity for telling out and out lies, half baked truths and rumors as facts. The end result is an electorate that is confused and do not know who to vote for and that it seems is exactly what this election is aiming to bring about.
Soon we may even have candidates who would tell us 'whoppers',it seems that truth no longer holds a value in the Presidential elections!

Cheney in hot flames!

Today, vice president Dick Cheney's office caught on fire and they had to evacuate the entire building. Cheney was with the president when this happened and I wonder what whet through his head when he learnt that his office was on fire. At least, he did not have his gun with him at that time, so he could not shoot anyone by accident this time around. So it seems that Cheney may have to look for a new office for the time being,I guess there is some truth in that saying 'play with fire, you will get burnt by it'.

California rates 'Terminator man' well!

It seems that the recent California fires have given a boost to the Terminator man's ratings. The people liked the way that he had handled the entire crisis and that he was highly visible amongst the people of California lending them a hand or two here and there.
The people have taken note of the way that the current Californian Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger was very accessible by the pubic at large and did not sit at home in his huge mansion. He did the best to help the people of California during this crisis but will it be enough to see him in the office again,if not as a Governor of California, at least as a senator of California? Well, that all remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure, his ratings have gone up and at the current level, he is even more popular than George bush!

Bush puts the squeeze on Myanmar!

After George Bush had introduced even more sanctions against Myanmar, the Junta went on a damage control measure aimed at the United states lifting off its sanctions. But their efforts were termed as 'cosmetic' by the White House and rightly so. The Junta seized power even though Aung San Sui Ki clearly won the election by popular mandate, and had ruled Burma with a iron fist for a really long time. The world has decided that enough is enough, especially when the whole world witnessed the ruthless way the Junta attacked the unarmed Buddhist monks. The White House is leading the pack for increasing the squeeze on Myanmar and the whole world agrees that something must be done about Myanmar and that the status quo cannot be allowed to continue any further.
But the dispute is all about what exactly should be done, with the Asian giants, China and India, both refusing to interfere in Myanmarese affairs directly. This refusal stems from the fact that both these Asian giants view Myanmar as a strategic buffer and as such both are at pains to avoid offending the Junta without due cause. Further more, Both the Asian giants and Russia are due to have a trilateral conference very soon and Myanmar sanctions will figure in it. Whatever method is chosen, it will only serve to increase the squeeze on Myanmar, either by way of sanctions or by way of aggressive action on the part of the Asian giants. The Junta can be sure to count its last days in power. It seems that it is true,"absolute power does corrupt absolutely".

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Bush and Roh go sour!

The recent Asia pacific summit ended on a sour note for both the United States president as well as for the president of South Korea.while they were having a press opp session,Roh Moo-hyun,the president of South Korea requested Bush to end the Korean war.if you remember this war is actually still going on as only a truce was declared at the end of this one and no treaty of any kind was signed.the president Bush made it clear to mr.Roh that he cannot contemplate it until and unless the North Korean leader,Kim Jong Il has totally given up his weapons and his drive for nuclear weapons.well, for some reason,mr.Roh's translator was not doing a good job as mr.Roh repeatedly asked Bush to clarify his position which naturally would have been irritating to anyone.but of course the question that is begging to be asked is why this query and why now all of a sudden?North Korea is still aggressive and shows no sign of changing its posture vis-a-vis South Korea and the rest of the world.anyway the exchange is being labelled as a translator problem and not much is being read into it.but i am sure that the question 'why now?' is going through the minds of many of the policy think tanks in the United States!

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Bush says NO to Iraq pullout!

George Bush has threatened to Veto any legislation that may be passed by both the houses.so the war that nobody wants goes on.this is a war whose reasons were found on the most flimsiest of reasons.and even as i write this the War against the Iraqi's still rage on.with hundreds dying every month is it any surprising that the fate of the entire nation is being decided thousands of miles away in the American heartland.i do not in any form or matter sympathise with the militants and do believe that they should be dealt with most severely.but the fact of the matter is that many innocents are being caught in the crossfire or the militants A.K.A terrorists are using them as human Shields.when will the blood letting stop.
I have to say that any American withdrawal under the present circumstances will be deadly for the Iraqi's and a full fledged civil war will break out.as much as we may love to disagree with Bush but in this case we would have to agree with him.the war should have never happened but it did.so lets not dwell on whether it should or should not have happened and let us face facts.
one:an American withdrawal without any allied presence in Iraq would allow Iran and the militants to foment a civil war.
two:if America does indeed want to withdraw its troops it should do only after the United nation forces take their place
three:the United nation forces are at the moment understaffed and their weapons outdated,so before any substitution can take place this must be corrected
four:Iran should be made to understand in very clear terms that any interference in Iraq affairs will not be tolerated by the world at large.
five:the middle east as a whole should understand that a stable Iraq is in their best interests.
six:the militants/subversives,terrorists should all be hunted down and dealt with right away so that security and peace for the Iraqi's is assured.
no troop withdrawal can take place before all of the above points are dealt with.otherwise it will be disastrous for Iraq and its citizens!

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U.S Senate puts the brakes on the Immigration bill!

The showdown between the senate and the white house has entered a new realm of 'NO GO'.today the senate effectively has blocked the Immigration bill by way of which president Bush sought to give relief to the thousands of illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States.they have effectively 'booted' the bill out,making it clear that any more action on this bill would be taken up only after the presidential elections are done with.with the current approval rating already low for the current incumbent president,this news may only harden positions between that of the donkey and the elephant.with the donkeys braying 'HEE NOOO' the elephant may just be pushed to go off on a rampage.joking apart,this news may come as a shock for the thousands of illegal immigrants who were hoping against hope for some relief.the sad part is that the illegal immigrants cannot really seek any remedial relief from any further punitive actions because they are 'illegal' immigrants and therefore do not have much recourse under the current immigration law.
what will be the next move for president Bush?normally every president would like to have achieved a major policy coup during his tenure but with immigration bill going down ,Bush is going to do his dammed best to make sure to end his tenure with the U.S-India nuclear bill in his kitty.

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