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That’s what I am asking myself.这就是我要求自己。 What does it take for (non) Joe the (non) plumber to realize that the country has been driven into a ditch during the last 8 years?这是什么考虑的（非）乔（非）水暖工认识到，该国已陷入沟在过去的8年？ Are Americans simply not sufficiently intelligent to competently govern themselves, as suggested in this piece written by President Nixon’s former counsel?美国人根本就没有足够的智慧来管理自己胜任的建议， 在这件书面由尼克松总统的前任律师？ I have a smug, semi-serious answer to this question: The average American citizen spends more ... Continue Reading »我有一个自鸣得意，半认真回答这个问题：在美国公民的平均花费更多 ... 继续阅读»

In a SNL performance that has me smiling…在节目表现了我微笑...

Josh Marshall has this clip on his site, explaining how the US Presidential race looks from the angle of the electoral college vote.乔希马歇尔这个剪辑他的网站上，说明如何在美国的总统大选期待的角度上， 选举团投票。 Remember: in the US elections are indirect.请记住：在美国的选举是间接的。 The founding fathers did not really trust the people to make this important decision without the intervention of middle-men.创始者并没有真正信任的人作出这一重要决定的干预中，男性。 Very funny, but true.非常有趣，但事实。

This morning there was agreement (which still has to get receive House and Senate approval) on the Financial Bailout (ahhm….Financial “Rescue”) deal for US financial institutions.今天上午，有协议（其中还有获得接受众议院和参议院的批准）的财政援助（ ahhm ... 。金融“营救” ）收购美国的金融机构。 This thing is deeply unpopular with US taxpayers resulting in some political grandstanding from our “fiscally conservative” (seriously) Republican friends in Congress.这件事深深不得人心的美国纳税人，产生了一些政治哗众取宠从我们的“财政保守” （认真）共和党在国会的朋友。 Democrats have by-and-large accepted this deal that now includes some Congressional oversight provisions, the fig-leave limits of executive pay, but other than that pretty much gives Treasury Secretary Paulson what he ... Continue Reading »由民主党和大接受了这一协议，现在包括一些国会监督的规定，无花果，离开限制高管薪酬，但以外的几乎让财政部长保尔森，他...继续阅读»

Apparently not so much.显然没有这么多。 The US-led “war on terrorism” is not weakening al Qaeda , a majority of respondents in a massive global BBC poll believe.以美国为首的“反恐战争”是不是削弱基地组织 ，多数的受访者在全球大规模调查认为，英国广播公司。 See also this recent post .又见最近这一职位。

Me thinks that he is simply an incompetent sociopath.我认为，他只是一个不称职的反社会。 But for some more hilarious explanations see this article in which readers contribute their own take on why Bush effectively bankrupted this country.但对于一些更搞笑的解释见本文的读者贡献自己的原因采取有效的破产布什这个国家。

Here’sa little common-sense prediction: It currently looks like the US taxpayer ( against my better advice ) will bail out the US financial sector (ie, all those non-productive capitalist parasites at Wall Street) at the official tune of $700 billion.下面小常识预测：目前看起来美国纳税人（ 对我更好的建议 ）将保释外出，美国金融部门（即，所有这些非生产资本主义寄生虫华尔街）在正式调7,000亿美元。 We all know that this figure is just an estimate and that the true cost of this historic fascist-government ... Continue Reading »我们都知道，这个数字只是一个估计，真正的成本这一历史性的法西斯政府 ...继续阅读»

The French opposition today withdrew its support for the France’s military deployment in Afghanistan, calling the mission there an unwinnable “war of occupation”.法国反对党今天撤回了其支持法国的军事部署在阿富汗的使命，要求有一个取胜的“战争中占领” 。 If civilian and military casualties continue to escalate  in this most nightmarish of states Germany will follow.如果文职和军事人员的伤亡人数继续升级在这一最可怕的国家德国将随之而来。 Who is going to be left to “finish the mission”, whatever the heck the mission really is?谁是将左“完成任务” ，无论赫克真正的使命是什么？ The US under the next president, that’s who.根据美国下任总统，这是谁。

I always thought that no person in their right mind ... Continue Reading »我一向认为，任何人在其权利铭记...继续阅读»