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...with the hope that they would work together for the common good. And for decades, most of these politicians have acted like spoiled, self-interested toddlers. "Change we can believe in"? Our needs are much simpler than that. At this point, we would settle for someone who can persuade Congress to act like adults - and maybe even share. If not, we will be interviewing for a new day-care provider in 2012. Patrick Hester, Cary, North Carolina...
...Instead of bailing out an auto company that has not been competitive or innovative in years, why not give the funds to car companies that are doing well? Congress could require that the companies invest in the U.S., but other than that, let the market decide. Instead of throwing good money down a sinkhole, let's reward businesses that are innovative and give customers what they want. That used to be called capitalism. Carlos Gonzalez-Najera, Burlington, New Jersey...
...victory has the hallmarks of a landslide, even though, with 52% of the popular vote and a turnout of 64%, less than a third of the U.S. population actually voted for him. But this is still much more than most previous Presidents could claim, and with majorities in Congress and the Senate, there will be no excuse for not having the back-up for even the most daring new legislation. But a word of warning: Obama will not have the luxury of starting his "first 100 days" on Jan. 20, 2009. He will have to start making his presence felt...
...attacks come at a moment when Mumbai has become a communal tinderbox and terrorism has become one of the biggest political issues in the country. The ruling Congress Party has drawn flak for allegedly failing to take a strong line on terrorism, but the states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the leading opposition party at the center, have also been targeted...
...debate over terrorism continues, various parties have been trading blame. The BJP has accused the Congress of cooking up charges against the arrested Hindu right-wingers, while the Congress has been accusing the BJP of playing a double-game of pointing fingers at the Congress while lending a hand to Hindu-fundamentalist terrorists. Mumbai has been a focus of the tension between the parties, as several of the so-called Hindu terror arrests have taken place in or near the city. Perhaps the size and scale of this most recent attack will force the country's political leaders to finally...