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In this news piece twos distinguished PBS journalist explores the hard-to-gauge camp of governing. It tells of the mumbles and fumbles of the Obama administration and the ambiguities of at least one of his political adversaries.  Rocks and Hard Places: Why Governing Is So Hard - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/03/rocks-and-hard-places-why-governing-is-so-hard.html If governing is so hard (indeed it is) then the ambiguity of administration and opposition doesn't help one bit. The foreign policy of the United States is in an uncertain stand. Fatigued, stretched beyond their limits in personnel, resources, and budget it is unwilling to get involved itself further, especially in North Africa (although that is not necessarily a bad thing in itself, at least it got Europeans to coordinate strategy towards Libya), pieces of incomplete information, ill-timing on foreign policy stands, and lack of clarity confuses the American public (at least the bit that is quite interested in is...

Check this news piece by the 'Wall Street Journal'.  Funny isn't it? How political and fiscal realities hits hard the Republican's pathological utopia of "small government". Time to play serious government boys. Social and human factors are at stake.   Promise on Taxes Sparks GOP Rift http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703292304576212682332695092.html Tell me what you think....

In this newspiece by London daily 'The Guardian' we see some details on the controversial points in this welfare reform legislation that could affect substantially cancer patients.  Read the article and the analysis below,  http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/mar/09/welfare-bill-cancer-patients Funny isn't it? How when a country's finances are in dire straits welfare provisions and acquired benefits are the first to go (take Wisconsin, for example). In this case, allowances for cancer patients, a measure that permits them to live in relative independence and dignity while they are out of work, faces time limitations after only twelve months once you start receiving the benefit.  In terms of fiscal prudence the 'slight' change in policy might be sound. But I'm thinking about the human consequences of this policy. What if the patient needs more time? How about considering an alternative of a patient returning to work part-time with the state covering the d...

¿Y alguien piensa que no estamos cercanos al 'Estado de la Naturaleza' de Hobbes? wapa.tv ( @wapatv ) 3/2/11 12:03 PM Más asesinatos que soldados muertos : Las estadísticas de la Policía demuestran que la Isla supera en... http://bit.ly/gl9cyu   Es penoso ver como la dinámica del Ζώο εξο πολιτικά se impone en nuestra cotidianidad.  ¿Qué hacer? Sent from my iPhone