RNK, A small clarification: I was actually a supporter of republican candidate Ron Paul. He is one of the few republicans that supports the core values of the original party. Almost all of the others are relatively phonies, with Bush being a total fraud to the republican cause.
Some of Ron Paul's key points: 1) A drastic reduction in America's foot print abroad, by withdrawing from outdated military alliances, withdrawing from the UN (how can one work with nations like Iran, N.Korea etc on the security council!), the end to foreign interventions etc. 2) Simplification of the US tax code, implementation of a flat tax and the elimination of the IRS. 3) A drastic reduction in government spending and interventions in the market. Phased elimination of social security, medicaid, massive cuts in defense etc. How can I trust the government to take "care" of me, when it cannot take care of itself? 4) Continued support of free trade and free market policies. My motto is: there is no government like no government. It is a little exaggerated, but I hope you get my point. Even so, I am happy to see and end to the Bush nightmare. Although I do not support many of his views, I am pretty sure that Obama will do a better job. More importantly, it is possible that his inspirational aura will fire up the nation to do better. A positive attitude that unites and inspires is half the battle. In India (and obviously Goa), bad governments have often been a hindrance rather than a solution. We elect criminals often based on factors such a religion or on petty promises, and then wonder why the system is so screwed up. Marlon --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Radhakrishnan Nair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Radhakrishnan Nair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Thanks, but no thanks > To: goanet@lists.goanet.org > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 8:55 PM > That's a splendid piece, Marlon! You've shown rare > courage to reveal > your poitical affiliation now. I too thought McCain's > concession > speech was really touching. I found it even more gracious > than Obama's > acceptance speech, which was superb indeed. > > A piece of advice to Mario: Stop bleating about Bush and > his > "achievements" and start thinking about India and > Goa now! > > Cheers, > RKN > > <<It is truly embarrassing to have been a supporter > of McCain, while > simultaneously having people like Mario and Chris on board. > As the > saying goes, "With friends like these ....." > > Based on their posts, one would think that every republican > in America > is a narrow minded, muslim hating, . The truth of course is > that Mario > and Chris represent the ugly underbelly that exists in all > organizations. The US democrats too have their anti-free > trade > xenophobes.
