“Africa doesn’t need strongmen, it needs strong institutions” –President Barack Obama This fourth and final instalment under this title has two things in mind. In that sense, this article could be considered a two-part piece. First, is the conclusion whether Prime Minister Meles Zenawi would quit, as he has promised, and the likely direction he would tilt. The overall idea of the second part is to show in what shape he leaves the country, especially the economy.

Divisions between the administration of Barack Obama, the Federal Reserve and key regulators came to a head on Friday as officials debated plans to overhaul the US regulatory system.Tim Geithner, Treasury secretary, said there was “a lot of dumb reg …

Health Care Links – bloginternetmarketing.info 07/24/2009 There’s lot’s of discussion going on about health care lately– very little of substance from our politicians (is anyone surprised?), who are more interested in ramming through a massive government “solution” than actually figuring out what a good solution might be. Here’s some articles worth looking through to get yourself better informed:  ♦  TennCare’s troubling history : Tennessee tried universal coverage with a public option in 1994, similar to what is planned for Obamacare.

As a PGA tour player, I would definitely practice my behind off to try to beat him in any tournament, especially a major. I wouldnt dislike Tiger because there is no reason to dislike him except for the fact that he crushes his competition. The other golf players may dislike him because of all the media attention and that is not Tiger’s fault. You cant deny his talent even if you dislike him. Today, in my opinion, being a golf player on the PGA tour means winning tournaments with or without Tiger, but especially when Tiger is present.

Adrian Grenier , star of the HBO series Entourage, is presenting Victoria and Frederick for President in the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival beginning August 15 at 1:45 p.m. The production is a multimedia retelling of campaign story and a moment in American history that has taken 137 years to come again. “Before there was Barack Obama, there was Frederick Douglass; and before there was Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, there was Victoria Woodhull and Susan B. Anthony.,” Grenier said.

By KleinheiderPosted on July 24, 2009 at 4:18 pm And the troubling part? That legislation Alexander endorsed flat out mandated taxpayer funded abortion. And it was open and known at the time Alexander endorsed it.As the Heritage Foundation noted, Lamar Alexander’s legislation — legislation he co-sponsored — “mandat[ed] that health insurers must cover abortion services.”Ramesh Ponnuru wrote that Lamar Alexander’s preferred bipartisan solution “is, in important respects, to the left of the ones

Dr. Richard S. Kerr, M.D., a West Virginia Libertarian Party member and a retired doctor with 36 years experience, asked President Barack Obama Thursday to apologize for comments made in his Wednesday night press conference accusing doctors of conspiring to make children sicker for profits . Cambridge police on Friday will demand a mea culpa from President Obama for saying a cop “acted stupidly” in the controversial arrest of noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates.

Read all about it; right here . Looks like Barack Obama’s biggest problem is not going to be the Republicans. But rather people from his own party. This should be very interesting. Because if Waxman does what he is saying he wants to do. I can assure you, that there will be an epic battle in Congress to wrestle control away from Pelosi and the far left leadership. Should be interesting to follow.

Nat’l Drive-Thru  Day Day 205 of 2009 160 days left in this year HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Kalai‘aina : Politics PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Politsen : Politician HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY —   “Truth comes from the night.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “POLITICS, n : The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.” (Ambrose Bierce) TODAY : Hawaii Swine Flu victims at Over 1000 – The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports Hawaii’s swine flu count has risen to 1,424.

[Guest post by DRJ] Sgt. Leon Lashley , a Cambridge police officer who was at the Gates’ house at the time of the arrest, has come forward in support of Sgt. Crowley’s actions and arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: “Sgt. Leon Lashley says Gates was probably tired and surprised when Sgt. James Crowley demanded identification from him as officers investigated a report of a burglary.