I find it interesting that in the past couple of days little has been said about the Afghan elections.
The only news bits I heard came the day after the election and the headlines basically read “Chaos reigns in Afghan election.” They were followed up the next day in the back of the paper in a small clip which read “Afghan fears about election overstated.”
I guess you have to look really hard to find good news these days—and not because good news is scarce at the source but only because it is scarcely reported.
I also find it amusing that little to nothing has been said about Sunday’s reelection of Australian Prime Minister John Howard, who ran on economic prosperity and national security. Not only did Mr. Howard win, he won by a huge margin.
Despite the fact that Mr. Howard has been strung up by much of the international press for wholeheartedly supporting President Bush, Australians decided to stick with the current administration. Australia is a lot closer to North Korea, the militant Muslims of the Philippines and the nuclear states of Iran/Pakistan/India than the United States and Mr. Howard recognizes the international struggle he’s locked into. Good for him.
The United States has always looked after its integral and vital interests. I expect my President to put Country before World most of the time—that’s what we pay him for. Looking after America’s vital interest is what we expect. That’s why unions and Democrats are always complaining about “outsourcing.” They want American jobs to stay in America. This is why there are tariffs and import taxes, and why all Americans are supposed to loathe Airbus—we want American companies to succeed, even if it means some foreign employees are put out of work. I suppose we’re supposed to be “America First” when it comes to the economy and “World First” when it comes to our security?
Please.
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