"As a Colombian, the author of
this article hopes for the triumph in the elections in the United States, of
the Republican candidate, John McCain. But his party isn't so sure."
As a Colombian, the author of
this article hopes for the triumph in the elections in the United States this November,
of the Republican candidate, John McCain. But his party isn't so sure.
Recent events pose serious
questions, such as the initial rejection of the U.S. House of Representatives
of the $700 billion rescue plan, which 60 percent of Democrats approved and 67
percent of Republicans rejected; or the bill’s final approval in the House,
which 72 percent of Democrats voted in favor of and 54 percent of Republicans
voted against.
Some Republicans blamed their
initial rejection on the inopportune speech by the disagreeable Nancy Pelosi
immediately before the vote, in which she blamed the current financial crisis
on the Republicans, for not having prevented the crisis. Other Republicans came
forward before the final vote, saying that they had received thousands of
letters from constituents asking them to vote against the plan. Others argued
that the plan wouldn’t work and that it was going to make matters worse - but
they had no important proposals of their own.
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None of these responses are
very reassuring, because in weighing the urgent needs of the nation, a lawmaker
of the Republican Party cannot claim to have voted against the plan simply out
of resentment over the words of an insolent woman speaking on behalf of
Democrats. A Republican should have enough common sense to disregard a few
letters from uninformed, likely ignorant constituents about the uncertainties
of the nation and the party. The nomination of Mrs. Sarah Palin as a candidate
for vice presidency by an aging McCain isn’t encouraging, either.
The other bomb that has
fallen on Republicans is the release on the eve of the presidential election of
the Oliver Stone film "W" [see trailer below]. The film will show,
for example, a rebuke by Bush Sr. to Bush the son: "What are you cut out for?
Partying? Chasing tail? Driving drunk? Who do you think you are? A
Kennedy?"And then comes his drunkenness and the hangover when he turns 40,
from which he emerges as a fervent Christian, a teetotaler and feeling
predestined to be the President of the United States.
Well yes, this is
the emergence of yet another Bush. But it all allows us to doubt his
intellectual backbone those first 40 years. It allows us to harbor suspicion
about the election of a superficial president, whose popularity among the
American people doesn't exceed 34 percent and who is less popular than any of
his predecessors. No one can give what he doesn't have.
To what extent has McCain
managed to distance himself from Bush's Republican government? It's very
difficult to say. I will only venture to say that in terms of independence,
McCain has been second to none.Just a
few days ago he reminded us, for example, that in 2005 he had warned of the
impending mortgage problem, for which he had presented a plan, and that the
intransigent Bush government didn't listen to him.
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On the other hand, fears
about Obama’s radicalism are growing. Fox News presented a documentary
last Sunday, October 5th, about Obama’s ties with Islamists, terrorists and
anti-Americans that don't bode well. "Tell me who you hang out with and
I'll tell you who you are."
