I’d read that as the domestic arena vs the international arena. I interpreted much of the criticism of Pres Bush and the administration’s actions in the international arena from comments related to the ‘cowboy going it alone’ ’spurning our allies’ ‘them or us’ ‘imposing our will’ ‘not working through alliances’ etc.

I think his meetings with NATO will show the point – there are attempts to cajole cooperation (increase in combat forces for Afghanistan) but in the end NATO will not and the Obama Administration will forge ahead with its plans to increase combat operations there. Alone.

On the domestic side, well, that’s another thing entirely, isn’t it?

A “welfare queen” could easily be about any group or about a single group. While your statement about sheets had only one conclusion, you see everything through the prospective of race and racism.

Thank you for clearly stating you are a bigot without having to actually say the words.

I suppose I just never considered “putting this nation’s interests at the top of the stack” as belonging to Bush, or any party for that matter. Then again, I’m not a fan of Bush or the Republican party’s philosophies because they tend to put the interests of the greedy and power hungry ahead of the health, safety and welfare of we the people. Of course, that’s just my beliefs.

Okay, seriously now. I was just making a point I’ve made in the past – (and the object of the ‘just like the Bush Administration’ comment) is the business of nations is to pursue their national interests. If they can build alliances or gain cooperation – even temporary or grudging – fine. There were some hear who raised the red flag of a Pres Obama who would sacrifice America’s interests to some ‘international interest’ and would put ‘being nice and being liked’ above anything else.

Looks like it’s not happening. I may not agree with his position on this, but he is, at least, putting our interests (as he sees them) first.

Just like the Bush Administration.

(just had to say that)

Like I said, we’ll see. Your prediction may be right, may be wrong, etc. One thing you can count on is that the US is going to be forced to listen to others and figure out how to appease them more so than we have ever done in the past. We need them as much as they need us. I’ll reserve judgment regarding it being “just like the Bush Administration” however my assessment at this point in time is “No way”.

I found the whole “challenge” thing to be so laughable, personally, because I’m probably more familiar with Limbaugh from first hand experience than a lot of conservatives out there. I’d heard his first broadcasts from this “EiB flagship” back during the ‘88 presidential campaign; I’d heard his constant ragging on Mayor Dinkins (nothin’ racist about that, nassuh!); his grotesque “humor” concerning AIDS victims, and suchlike.

They guy was a pig then, he’s a pig now, and he can’t get from one minute to the next without either making something up or, at best, grotesquely distorting another’s position in such a way as to feed irrational fear and loathing.

And I still hear enough of his drivel out of a desire to know what the opposition is doing, over the air, that I hardly need Media Matters to distill it for me.

The Obama Administration has opposes international financial oversight. What we’ll see happen is the Obama Administration continue in their efforts to block international cooperation in this regard.

In other words, it doesn’t matter what the rest of the world wants, the US knows what’s best and will seek to impose its will or frustrate the efforts of other nations. We’ll go it alone if we have to, maybe with one or two allies like Great Britain we can pick up along the way.

Just like the Bush Administration.

Anyhow, like Sister Dusty said some time back, if we get everybody covered by guvmint health care I’ll have to wait a long time in the waiting room, what with every piece of trash in line ahead of me. If my pile-on cyst is hurting I don’t want to have to wait two hours to see a Dr. to do something about it. I know we’re suppose to feel pity for everybody, but don’t do it when it wastes my time. Maybe we could set aside a few Drs. that would help the trash only and let the rest of us see the reglar Drs., sort of like we did when we set aside schools for Those People.

Have a good day everybody.