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I came across this article in the NY Times the other day about how moving towards more of an international consensus on climate change seemed to be pipe-dream just five years ago, particularly with respect to getting some of the world’s biggest polluters on board (ie. China). However, since President Obama has come out [...]

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President Obama’s approval rating is at an all time high, while the Republican’s approval rating is at an all time low. That said, Obama has to tread carefully with respect to the coming budget battle and he would do well to marshall his top advisers, consultants and pundits to appear on every cable news [...]

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…and the powerful elites still jealously guard and take care of their own. This painfully obvious fact is already rearing it’s ugly head just one month into President Obama’s first term in office and while reasonable people can differ as to how to truly “change Washington”, or whether it’s even possible at all, there [...]

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I have to say, Obama’s speech was much better than I expected and there is no doubt he is an excellent communicator, which of course is an asset to any political leader- think FDR, Reagan, even Bill Clinton. Of course, words without action are meaningless, so at some point, he’s going to have to [...]

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I find this interesting, particularly given Secretary of State Clinton’s dismissive remarks about human rights while she was in China last week. One really can’t talk about Darfur without also talking about China, particularly given the major oil companies in Sudan are largely Chinese companies. So I am not sure how to reconcile [...]

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John McCain was angry during President Obama’s fiscal responsibility Q&A session yesterday. In particular, McCain is outraged, outraged, that Obama’s Marine I helicopter is due for expensive, fancy upgrades (if not altogether new ones) and he wants us to know this is essentially emblematic of everything that is wrong in Washington DC.
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