Because of the places I've worked, and the jobs I have had while at those places, I've been able to travel to other countries. While in these places, I've had countless hours of conversations with people from those places, most of whom have never traveled outside of their own countries. These conversations, frequently, are about America. Today's blog started with me reading something that someone in the UK posted online after a rock concert....
It appears that the politicians who are supposed to represent me are trying to convince me that a website, WikiLeaks, run primarily by a group of Australian citizens has, itself, done something illegal. I'm usually not one to go out of my way to question things my representatives are saying, but in this case, I feel I have to. Let me explore this a little bit (with the help of The Telegraph Timeline Reference)....
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2003079,00.html I read the article above*, and couldn't help but notice that this was the very same analysis that so many had about the Green Party during the G.W.Bush years. The whole idea, then, was that the Green party, by both attracting Democrats, and then also endorsing occasional bat-shit-crazy candidates basically imploded the realistic chances of either party. *The Headline is different in the print edition: Mark Halperin's Take: How the Tea Party Is a Mixed Blessing
Washington DC As the House of Representatives are pandering to the most resentful and least educated of their respective constituents, the economists on Wall Street started another sell off. The results, about 8% loss. Of course, this depends on what index you are looking at, but 8% seems to be right about in the middle. The Dow is down 777 points or 6.98%. The Russel 1000 is down 8.69%. Nasdaq Composite is down 199 points or 9....