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Give Obama a “BRAKE!”

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I’m most amazed that President elect Obama is making his historic journey by train. Not a Connex train that’s for sure or his trip would have been cancelled on account of the weather. (For those of you fortunate enough not to depend on Melbourne’s public transport, Connex is a company in Victoria which is copping much criticism lately because of its unreliable train service.)

Anyhow, back to Obama. I would have thought that he would arrive on water, walking on it, in fact, and then he would turn that water into wine. My point is that too much pressure is being placed on the poor man. He is expected to be the panacea for every ill in the world, apparently, and it’s so unrealistic.

The new President will have so much to take care of. The economy, the troubles in the Middle East, the war in Afghanistan, the health system, the tax system, the education system, the illegals, global warming and carbon whatsits all demand immediate attention.

For crying out loud, give the man a break! He is not Mighty Mouse nor is he the Messiah. He seems to be an affable and talented man who wants to do his best for America. And it’s pleasing to see a man of colour become President. But if one builds him up to be any more than human, not only will the honeymoon be brief but the marriage will be annulled. And that would be a shame.

Devastating news from Bolivia

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As if Israel hasn’t enough problems from its neighbours, there has been a devastating announcement from Bolivia. “From where?” I hear you ask.

You know, that little country in South America which has the lowest GDP per capita in the continent. Seems as if the Bolivians, high up in the Andes mountains where they dwell, must be suffering the effects of oxygen depletion. They have just announced that they are breaking ties with Israel.

That is sad news indeed! I can barely hold back my tears long enough to write this post. Bolivia, a socialist country with rich resources but not of the human kind apparently, has been described as “a donkey sitting on a goldmine”. It is led by an anti-Israel and very anti U.S buddy of Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. The Venezuelan leader had already broken ties with Israel, so it looks like Bolivia is doing a Hekel and Jekel act with its Socialist playmate. By the way, Bolivians, are for the most part, Indians who live in very primitive conditions and would not even have heard of Israel.

In fact, the developed world wouldn’t even know or care where Bolivia was, except for the fact that occasionally, their leader, Evo Morales, curses the U.S. But then don’t most people who are jealous of America do that?

I can just imagine the Israeli government holding an emergency meeting about Bolivia’s strong stance. “Who? Bolivia, Shmolivia. They got nothing else to worry about? Ties? What ties?”

Telstra cometh not

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Twas the day before Christmas when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring.
Especially the technician from Telstra.

He was supposed to come between the hours of 7 am and noon to replace a modem. At noon we phoned Telstra and were put through, after the initial long waiting period, to Ruis in the Philippines. He assured us that the technician was on the way and would be with us in half an hour. Was there anything else he could do for us?

I have a growing list of things that Telstra can do for us, all of it requiring the flexibility of a contortionist.

We sat down to wait and then the phone rang. Telstra had overbooked its technicians. They didn’t know how this mix-up could have happened. Why would they? I was not in the least surprised by their ignorance. Could they reschedule for next Saturday morning between 7 am and noon?

I’m beginning not to mind as much as I used to, because even if they come they can’t fix the ruddy problem.

Spineless Spaniards do it again!

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Hey, wanna make a few bucks quick and easy? Apart from the risky business of holding up a bank, you can always kidnap a few Spanish sailors. Somali pirates did just that and now the sailors have been freed because of an agreement between the owners of the ship and the pirates. Now I wonder what that could possibly mean?

To be honest, I’m not wondering at all even though the Spanish government refuses to admit that a ransom was paid. You know the sort of thing that governments say. “I reserve the right blah blah” and everyone knows it means “Yes, we caved in.”

No risk attached when you deal with Spanish authorities. They pay up. It’s their foreign policy to give in to threats and kidnappings. Remember the Madrid bombings? Well, that got results for the terrorists, didn’t it? Spain pulled its troops out of Iraq immediately.

What a sorry lot they are to give in like that! What sort of deterrent to pirates can it be to hand over wads of cash to criminals every time they kidnap someone?

When the spineless Spaniards gave in to Muslim terrorists following Madrid bombings, they set the stage for further extortions, not only for their own citizens but for other people. And now they’ve done it again.

What really amazes me is how the image of the proud Spaniard, the conquistador, the toreador, El Cid and all that, contrasts with the current reality of a bunch of chickens who can’t wait to capitulate. I can only shake my head in despair.