Nobody is going to be buying Hummers for a very, very long time.

We’re so over this.
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forget the Hummer time for some SOUL:

http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2006/01/09-kia-soul-concept/Kia%20Soul%20Concept%202-lg.jpg

But…I don’t think the tension is about politics.

I think it’s about culture.

We have to learn to live with less, but if that’s too drastic, too quickly, we’ll bomb.

I think this is less about politics and more about consumerism.

My favorite remark Obama made at the G-20?

It was when he said, the “US isn’t going to return anytime soon to out-of-control consumerism. You must build up your own markets.”

I paraphrased it.

But that was the gist.

And that’s the deal.

I KNOW I was raised by depression parents. I KNOW my son has absorbed those same lessons, too.

I KNOW….Obama is right.

I don’t even get how people got themselves into these terrific debts.

Whatever, it’s over.

Nobody is going to be buying Hummers for a very, very long time.

We’re so over this.

But, seriously, I think he just has about lectured to the world long enough.
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that’s your opinion Ann and you’re welcome to it. My opinion is the world and especially the United States is feeling relief to have a thoughtful and intelligent leader in he White House. Someone who grasps complex situations but has an even and steady hand.

See the difference between you and I?

Hey, Geo…you’d like me in real life, too.

But, seriously, I think he just has about lectured to the world long enough.

Oh, that gig was for GEO.

The link was on RCP, just as I said.
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the article was there it didn’t say what you said it would… and djjl asks for links everyday, she’s being protective of you Ann. It’s sweet.

The link was on RCP, just as I said.

I think he did just fine, too.

He looked goofy about nuclear arms, given NK’s stunt. But…it had to be a forethought. We all knew it was coming, so he apparently chose that path.

That could pay off in the future. We’ll see.

I think what’s missing, seriously, from discussions about foreign policy (note to Taylor here) is that small steps are sometimes really incredibly important down the road.

I was listening yesterday to just how much Canada has supported us in Afghanastan. Now, both the liberals and the conservatives are taking heat for this.

I personally think this goes back to NAFTA, which really opened things up for Canada.

What’s missing in on-line discussions is the ability to get beyond the superficial and talk about what seriously matters sometimes that is just out of immediate sight.

And maybe giving politicians some credit, too.

The Telegraph is the article.

oh, for crying out loud.

I’ll get the link. You guys love to be spoonfed.

AnninCA

I don’t need to be spoonfed – but I see no reason anyof us should waste time googling for something you/ve already found.

Nah, it’s not because he’s the greatest thing on earth and he sure can’t walk on water. But he’s been fortunate – right time right place – and capable of finding those rocks on which to step – just below the surface of the water.

I don’t care if it just appears that he’s walking on water – he’s not sinking and dragging me and mine with him.

Man, talk about a touchstone for just how “stupid” we’ve all become. I confess.

I really did the poll on the favorite outfits.

I got hooked!

what to do, what to do…

The Telegraph is a conservative paper.
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they’re a funny bunch. The headline at the top of their “Obama” page feels the need to REALLY spell it out:

“Barack Hussein Obama II, first black president of the United States of America, will make his first overseas trip in office to Europe on March 31 to attend the G20 global summit in London.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/

The “problem with Obama” will be, globally, about like it has been here.

For those of you who are fans, you’re going to find this hard to fathom……but he’s a bit pedantic and has an overblown notion of his importance.

Having said that, I think he did well. He just stayed about 48 hours too long.

Typical of a professor. But for the most part I like what he has to say.

(1) Obama said that America has been arrogant, (and they fail to reference the rest of the statement about anti-americanism in Europe)

or

(2) Obama accepted responsibility for the role we played in the financial meltdown.

Or, some combination of the two, with a sprinkle of wingnut on top.

Oh, and Ann, quoting a blog in the Telegraph and attributing its sentiment to the whole of a country is a lot like saying that David Broder speaks for all citizens of the US. The Telegraph is a conservative paper.

It’s all just goofy talk, as far as I can tell.

I agree that it’s not a big deal.

I think everyone is just a bit “winded” from all the “I’m different” rhetoric.

Frankly, US interests have NOT changed.

And that is what real diplomacy is about.

I never did think that style mattered as much as far-left folks believed. Usually, the style stuff was a tempest in a teapot.

What really matters is clear. We wanted UN backing on 9-11, although there’s a pretty good argument against that. It was isolated.

Anyway, the foreign press is sort of done with the Obama tour.

I presume the great nuclear disarmament speech while NK was pushing the limits didn’t particularly go over great, but who knows?

I think it’s just time he got back home.

His foreign diplomacy intro is now….over.

Here’s the article Ann’s referring to. It’s not a “major story,” it’s a blog post. But even it were, what of it? I think Obama’s long-winded. Yes, he does tend to go on. That’s perfectly fine with me, considering what we had before. I’d rather too much speaking and thinking than too little.

oh, for crying out loud.

I’ll get the link. You guys love to be spoonfed.

So far I am zero for infinity on her articles … ( since before Obama even won the elections … )

Click on Real Clear World, where the first article is titled, “Obama makes promises he can’t keep.”

The Telegraph, also UK, has a major story today.
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there is nothing in that article that says Obama is “boring and long winded” which is what you claimed “British papers are saying”

want to try again?

And Geo….you need to read more.
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or less, one or the other.

http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/north_koreas_missile_launch/

The Telegraph, also UK, has a major story today.

And Geo….you need to read more.

Turkey foils plot to assassinate Obama’

Turkish security services have arrested a man of Syrian descent who was planning to assassinate US President Barack Obama during his current trip to Turkey, the Saudi daily Al Watan reported Monday.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1238562924643&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

I believe it was already used. I believe a reporter in India was jailed. If I can find the story I will post a link.