June 19th, 2009
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I haven’t been that enthusiastic about supporting the protesters in Iran simply because it isn’t exactly a choice between good and evil much less a true representation of democracy. But it is their country so whatever [...]
Patrix |
9rules, Current Affairs, DesiPundit |
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March 10th, 2009
The “Buy American” clause runs counter to every conservatism principle there is given the arguments of merits, free trade (of intellectual capital, and supporting legal immigration; in fact it exposes xenophobic fears that prey on rational sensibilities. It makes a false assumption that there is a pool of American workers who are equally qualified and willing to replace foreign workers.
Patrix |
9rules, Business, DesiPundit, Politicking |
13 Comments »
March 7th, 2009
Conservatives in the U.S. right now are intellectually bankrupt. Case in point – going Galt – to protest against tax increases for people earning more than 250,000. It sounds lofty in theory but none of them are following by actually “going Galt”. Conservatism needs a bailout from these morons.
Patrix |
Asides, Fun Weird, Governance, Politicking |
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March 4th, 2009
I guess some should stick to basketball brackets (it’s March Madness time after all) instead of delving into the basics of tax brackets. Such ignorance should be illegal.
Patrix |
Asides, Governance, Media |
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February 27th, 2009
I’m confused. So if you live in an autocratic country, you face no recessions? Except you do. It is hilarious when proponents of freedom live in a demo-crazy.
Patrix |
Asides, Business, Governance |
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February 24th, 2009
“I fear they are going to try to undertake the biggest administrative challenge in American history while refusing to hire the people who can help the most: agency veterans who are registered lobbyists.” – David Brooks.So now Obama needs to include lobbyists in policymaking and dump his campaign promise of excluding them in his administration? [...]
Patrix |
Governance |
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February 20th, 2009
Why our deficits today will be much bigger than deficits reported at the end of the Bush Administration? Because it will now include spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Medicare reimbursements to physicians and the cost of disaster responses. Aren’t you surprised that these were not included in the first place? They were [...]
Patrix |
Governance |
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February 7th, 2009
Think Barkha Dutt went too far? Try Rep.Peter Hoekstra who announced his super-secret Congressional trip to Iraq on Twitter. He not only announced their arrival but also “included details about their itinerary in updates posted every few hours on his Twitter page.”
And to think this dude chaired the Intelligence Committee and we wonder how [...]
Patrix |
Politicking, United States, Web 2.0, World Wide Web |
6 Comments »
January 20th, 2009
Today, January 20th 2009 will be remembered forever in the history of this country. On this day, an African-American with a Muslim middle name was sworn in as the 44th President of these United States. The frigid cold did not deter two million Americans from all over the country from witnessing this historic moment in [...]
Patrix |
9rules, Current Affairs, United States |
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December 17th, 2008
Written by Aditya (aditya [at] theindicast.com)
It’s been a little more than two week since the terror attacks happened and Indians have already forgotten about it and found solace in India’s test match victory. In the mean time political leadership in Maharashtra has changed. A new CM is in and an ex-deputy CM, Chaggan Bhujbal, who [...]
Aditya |
9rules, Current Affairs, India, Politicking |
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