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With this same rationale, I will continue to favor critical evaluations over positive ones, because to be consistently positive is to accept flaws as inevitable. The British may be a little extreme, but our constant disapproval means we never miss an opportunity to progress...
...bitter falling-out over the weekend war in Georgia last August, when Russian forces invaded the territory of an American ally. That prompted intense criticism of Russia by the Administration of George W. Bush, and Russian officials remain deeply resentful at what they see as a refusal to accept that their military action was in response to intolerable provocation by the Georgian government. (See pictures of Russia's war with Georgia...
...special paper (by a local business, naturally--a subsidiary of Crane Paper Co., which has been printing U.S. greenbacks since 1879). And since the program's inception in 2006, more than $2.5 million in BerkShares have circulated through bakeries, vets' offices and some 400 other businesses that choose to accept the colorful bills, which feature famous former Berkshire residents, including W.E.B. Du Bois and Norman Rockwell...
Even as Congress struggles with how to pay for health-care reform, the White House keeps doing its best to accentuate the positive. Last week, Vice President Joe Biden hosted the country's three largest hospital trade groups as they announced they will accept $155 billion in Medicare and Medicaid cuts over the next 10 years. It's all part of an inspiring storyline, the idea that everyone is doing their part to make this most ambitious undertaking a reality. But no one actually thinks that the hospitals - or for that matter other key players like pharmaceutical manufacturers or doctors...
...What do you think China's strategic interest is in this port? I asked for it. China didn't propose it. It was not a Chinese proposal. The proposal was from us; they gave money. If India said, Yes, we'll give you a port, I will gladly accept. If America says, We will give a fully equipped airport - yes, why not? Unfortunately, they are not offering...