http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/09/the-president-gets-a-tchotchke/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:03:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/09/the-president-gets-a-tchotchke/#comment-448388 A Boost for Peace? | Xenia Institute Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:20:40 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/09/the-president-gets-a-tchotchke/#comment-448388 [...] the dearth of peace-related accomplishments on the Obama’s presidential resume. For example, one blogger wrote: Anyone who shows up on the world stage willing to recite pre-approved bromides about [...] […] the dearth of peace-related accomplishments on the Obama’s presidential resume. For example, one blogger wrote: Anyone who shows up on the world stage willing to recite pre-approved bromides about […]

]]> http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/09/the-president-gets-a-tchotchke/#comment-448341 Bernardo Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:59:41 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/09/the-president-gets-a-tchotchke/#comment-448341 Bush 44 also used those expressions and he could not care less. As Andrew Sullivan has said, "I don't think Americans fully absorbed the depths to which this country's reputation had sunk under the Cheney era." As far as I am concerned, from abroad, your credibility was awful (and that's why Putin and China could laugh at America when Bush talked about democracy). If you are to lead, lead by example. Bush 44 also used those expressions and he could not care less. As Andrew Sullivan has said, “I don’t think Americans fully absorbed the depths to which this country’s reputation had sunk under the Cheney era.” As far as I am concerned, from abroad, your credibility was awful (and that’s why Putin and China could laugh at America when Bush talked about democracy). If you are to lead, lead by example.

]]> http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/09/the-president-gets-a-tchotchke/#comment-448339 Francis Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:07:48 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/09/the-president-gets-a-tchotchke/#comment-448339 The United States is probably the only country in the world where such an award would be seen as an insult. The United States is probably the only country in the world where such an award would be seen as an insult.

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