Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Rudy Guiliani- The next President of USA-No more

I have been saying it for some time but now I have decided to record it.

I believe Rudy will be elected the next President of USA in 2008.

I think America is not yet ready for a Black or a Woman to be its President.

Barack Obama is self-destructing and has lost his momentum. He has lost his audience because he is not seen to be patriotic anymore. He is not wearing the 'Flag Pin' and did not think it was important to sport it as a symbol. And anyone who does not want to vote for him can use the excuse that 'he is too young and inexperienced' and does not reperesnt the majority of Americans and they may be right too. He is too early on the scene. With a difficult War raging on and the American economy down and the Dollar almost disappearing from the Global Arena, most Americans may not want to risk an unknown Black person at the helm of affairs.

Hillary Clinton on the contrary is too well-known and many may not like what they know of her. She has the Clinton Baggage weighing her down and she is seen to be too ambitious and may be too compromising to attain her personal goals. What is her real achievement anyway? She had a bad go at health-care and has not controlled Bill well while she was the First Lady. She might have generated more credibility if she had disowned Bill after the Monica Lewinsky affair, but instead she stuck with him, may be with the idea not to jeapordise her political advancement. She does not represent the average American Woman and is seen to be more Male than Bill. What is her record as a New York Senator?

Rudy Guiliani has a good track record as Mayor of New York and his patriotism has been burnished by the 9/11 tragedy. He had cleaned New York and had run a tight ship. His personal problems may create sympathy with the voters as he fronted up and dealt with them in full public glare and came out unscathed. And he has the immigrant success aura as well. His experience in governance is there for everyone to examine and assess.

So my gut feeling is Rudy will defeat the Democratic Nominee (Hillary, most likely) and will win hands down. I won't be surprised if at the right time, George Bush endorses Rudy,which may bring the extreme Right into Rudy's fold.

If it becomes cliff-hanger between Rudy and Hillary, you can always count on John Robert's Supreme Court to swing the decision in favour of the Republicans and Rudy.

God Bless America.

Update on 31/01/2008.

Well, there goes my reputation. Rudy has gone off, just after a stupid one-state stand/
What a waste. To think that he could have made a decent fight if he had taken the whole campaign more seriously. Anyway. America may be more blessed now.

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Newsmakers-Dr Watson, Al Gore and Benazir Bhutto

Dr Watson's theory of White Supremacy

Dr Watson has just disproved his own theory. His statements have demonstrated that the White man is not so intelligent or clever, after all that genetic advantage .They have a knack for putting their foot in their mouth. Does not make them superior , does it? Thanks Dr Watson, what a way to prove the White Man's supremacy in things brainy.
Keep doing this, you might bring about racial equality soon.

Al Gore's Nobel- Was it a noble deed by the Committee ?

It looks like the Nobel committee was swayed by the crying and scare-mongering of Al Gore. Is that the only criteria for getting the prize. Shout about an important issue? Where is the action?
Based on this criteria, the next Peace Prize should be given to the person who shouts most advocating non-violence and vegetarianism. That at least would be aimed at saving countless lives, both human and animal.

Benazir Bhutto's bloody return to Pakistan

I wonder what legitimacy Benazir has to contest in an election with a conviction for corruption in her past. Why did the British and Americans work out this deal with President Musharaff ? Is Pakistan's fate being decided overseas and has it's government been outsourced ? Seems like the USA and UK are makiing sure of their continued influence over Pakistan and ensuring the use of its land and space for their alleged War on Terrrorism. And Benazir has conveniently positioned herself to gain from this imperative to stage-manage her return and white-washing of her convciton. Money laundering is a crime for Americans, but political laundering is welcome, especially when it helps American interests. Once again the ordinary Pakistani citizen has to pay the price.

And there is a slight suspicion in my mind that the bomb blasts were also the handi-work of outside interests (CIA dirty tricks may be or MI6 manipulation perhaps) to create instant sympathy for Benazir and to ensure her future election prospects. I fervently hope I am wrong, but will have to wait for the dust to clear on this one.

There will be many shadow-plays between Bhutto and Musharaff. The day is not far off when Musharaff strikes a deal with Bhutto (and her American Masters) to get out of Pakistan with all the loot he has amassed over the past several years. Then Bhutto will be allowed to become the leader of the country with the full support of Americans. How much she will amass is left to anybody's imagination. How much of the American money being sent to Pakistan goes back to the Principals in America is the real question. The American citizens and Pakistani citizens are being ripped off massively.


Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Genocide or Political Suicide ?

Once again USA is stupidly taking the moral high ground, passing out strictures on another sovereign nation. This time it is the Congress passing a resolution against Turkey.

And the Administration is opposing it because it needs to be friends with Turkey. If it was a stricture against Iran or Sudan then the Adminstraion would have joined in. What a shambles.

Why should the Americans label everything and everybody and every nation on this earth to fit into their categories? And the funny thing is the labelling keeps changing as per the prevailing political wind and need.

Has America forgotten its own past of uncivil treatment of many of its own citizens, the native Indians, Blacks, Japanese, Communists and even War protestors.

Why can't the Americans be labelled anti-humanists? Is it because of the money power that USA is getting away with such stupid acts?

Any way, now that the damage has been done, can the US Congress please make a list of all similar large-scale massacres going back to since the time of Jesus Christ and certify all of them as genocides and be done with it.

Please be sure not to miss out the massacres suffered by various people at American hands either in legal or illegal wars and covert and overt actions, past and current.

And make sure that Congress reserve a session every year to update the list, because I am sure America will have a large contribution to make in future.

May be this can be even published as a book by the Congress Library.

It is a pity that the Democrats have started or are participating in this political suicide. Must give great comfort to Rudy Guiliani.

Saturday, October 06, 2007

Does America need a President?

Here is the former Fed Governor Alan Greenspan's answer to a question made to him about the American Presidential Election in 2008.

Interviewer: "Who would you like to win next year?"

Greenspan: "Is one of the choices leaving the office open? "

I immediately thought 'what a Capital idea'

We all know the damage that has been done to America and the World by one President in the last few years and I am sure it will take a few more years for another President to set things right, provided he even realises that things have gone awry and takes the responsibility to address them.

But the reality of American Presidential Election rules out that possibility.

There are so many interest and influence groups from Right and Left and Centre and Outer Space (God may be) that it would be nearly impossible for a President as an individual to make up his own mind as to what needs to be done.

And we have seen the quality of the Candidates; not very inspiring at all. The same old Politicians in different style and form, mouthing same old platitudes.

To think that the next American President may be elected based on whether he is pro or anti-life , pro or anti-God, pro or anti-Oil, pro or anti-World is very depressing. Added to that is the complication of how a Woman or Black candidate in a leading position may threaten established interests and how the people will really vote in face of such candidates. The heart may play a larger part in the decision-making than the mind. Is it for good?

May be this is the right time for America to realise the limitations of giving unlimited power to a single individual and consider changing their Government system to a Parliamentary model?

I know a few Parliamentary Democracies are thinking of the opposite, but the largest Democracy of all, India, seems to have considered the options and decided that the present Parliamentay system is working well.

The framers of American Constitution devised many checks and balances between the Legislative and Executive branches, but George Bush has shown that it is easy for one to dominate the other, even overrun the other, especially when when the Legislative branch is week and blind to the realities. So the balance may tip and the check may disappear, as proved by the events of last few years. How to restore the balance?

May be abolising the post of President altogether is the right way to go.

Or as Greenspan has implied, 'Give it a rest and let the post be vacant for a few years to see whether a President is really necessary'

The World and Americans really need a Break.