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See this report by WAPA TV , where Governor-elect Luis Fortuño presents his advisory board on the Puerto Rican Government's fiscal situation. Notice how most of the members are from the banking and private sector (large enterprises, mostly) and none - according to the report - from medium and small enterprise, cooperative, and union sectors. Two Comments: I am no friend of the New Progressive Party (NPP). I remember too well what has been done in the past politically and economically and how damaging it has been for the island and its people. Having said that, I think what the governor is doing is quite commendable. Therefore whatever the findings of this board he needs to understand that the present situation, apart from the obvious global circumstances, is the doing of reckless spending and political patronage from the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) as well as the NPP. If he assumes this line of thought, he will have taken a step in the right direction. After all, the road to e...

Read this compelling article by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.  Although I disagree with his argument about trascending race (we did, in a way, but this is only just the first step towards an America that will only look at a man for his merits) Friedman has a deep sense of the challenges that lie ahead.

As Barack Obama ponders on the huge responsiblities he is about to face, newspapers have seized on this historic moment. The New York Times has, as always, excelent coverage of this overwhelmingly historic event. The biggest losers in this elections are, well, conservatives, not republicans.  As I have argued before both are not  s ynonyms.  Conservatives just happened to be in the Republican Party, which they kidnapped at the end of the 60s and people who argue for and promote true republican values are nowhere to be found.  I refuse to believe this is the same party that sent a brigade (Abraham Lincoln Brigade) to defend the Spanish Republic in the 1930s.  Perhaps the only true republican in that collectivity is Colin Powell, who I hope will have an important position in the coming administration. Conservatives, apparently, have no clue.  In a display of their typical undemocratic attitude the Republican National Committee did not display any message congratulating the President-ele...

How do you even start writing a blog entry when there is so much to say about this historic event? You start browsing the Internet for everything you get your virtual hands on... An extraordinary event has happened on the night of November 4, 2008.  With Barack Obama the President-elect of the United States, this country is headed in a different - and hopefully good - course. For starters read this article from the  Houston Chronicle .   Read also this short but effective analysis from the same newspaper.  Here's a short excerpts of the demographics that gave Obama the Presidency: Within a month, a two-point McCain lead in the RealClearPolitics average of national polls became a 7- point Obama advantage. Key swing voting blocs swung to the Illinois senator. He made significant — and lasting — gains among Hispanics, Midwesterners, highly educated men, suburban independents and blue-collar voters. And as the economy became more important and Palin became more controversial, "wo...