A bird does not change its feathers just because the weather is bad

Published in November 20th, 2008

Former Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle, supporter of the Clinton administration’s failed health-care initiative in the early 1990s, is President-Elect Barack Obama‘s choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. It should be much easier now for President Obama and congress to agree on a national health-care plan than it was in the Clinton [...]

Women do not remember the labor pains.

Published in November 19th, 2008

Posted by in Current affairs, Obama, Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama is about to pick Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State according the media. Many people are still skeptical about whether Clinton can be a good partner with whom to work. Obama and Clinton both ran a very tough campaign–to the point that some didn’t believe that she was campaigning for him whole-heartedly [...]

A single tree cannot make a forest.

Published in November 18th, 2008

Posted by in Current affairs, McCain, Obama, Politics

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Former presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain met face to face Monday, where they pledged to “come together and change the bad habits of Washington.” Obama said that he and McCain were “just gonna have a good conversation about how we can do some work together to fix up the country. And also to [...]

When the bush is on fire, the antelope cease to fear the hunter’s bullets

Published in November 17th, 2008

Posted by in Current affairs, Politics

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President Bush could pardon CIA officers who took part in intensive interrogation against terrorist suspects using techniques including water boarding. The name of Scooter Libby, vice-president Dick Cheney‘s former chief of staff is also circulating as one of the beneficiaries of President Bush’s pardon. He was found guilty of obstruction of justice for his role [...]

No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come.

Published in November 16th, 2008

Posted by in Obama

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As the Bantu of Congo say,”No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come.”

The dog of the chief of the village is not the chief of the dogs of the village

Published in November 15th, 2008

Posted by in Humor, Obama, Strange stuff

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During his acceptance speech, president-elect Barack Obama informed his two beautiful daughters, Sasha and Malia, that they have earned the new puppy they’ve been asking for. Since then, all kinds of speculation are going around. Some psychics are predicting the color and the the origin of the “new first puppy”. Some are speculating that the [...]

Rain beats a leopard’s skin, but it does not wash out the spots.

Published in November 14th, 2008

Posted by in Current affairs, Justice, Marriage, Religion

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If God is watching California right now, he should be cursing the Mormon church. I was homophobic while living in Paris. Sometimes on Friday nights, I used to do what we called “Paris by night” — I used to drive to Pigalle, one of the hottest neighborhood of Paris, to see what this “phenomena” of [...]

If you are threatened by a man, sleep at night, if it is a woman then stay awake

Published in November 13th, 2008

Posted by in McCain, Sarah Palin, US presidential elections

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There are many ways of coping with a loss. Some people find their way by using humor, like John McCain did to deal with his presidential defeat. Some, like Sarah Palin, seem to talk more to the press now than during the election campaign. This is a time for her to restore her “image” after [...]

The antelope who is constantly moving will fall in a pit.

Published in November 12th, 2008

Posted by in Economy, McCain, Obama, Politics

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The presidential election is over. Joe the Plumber is not in the news but another Joe is in the news lately: Joe Lieberman. Joe Lieberman is a Democrat who turned independent, broke with his party over the war in Iraq and is a strong supporter of John McCain. Obviously, he made enemies in the Democratic [...]

Where women abound, noise abounds.

Published in November 11th, 2008

Posted by in Current affairs, Politics

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The newly-elected president of the United States, Barack Obama met the outgoing president George Bush at the White House today, on the invitation of the Bush family. While the two men were meeting privately in the oval office, Laura Bush gave Michelle Obama a tour of the white House residence. Well! When two women meet, [...]

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