Tag Archives: country

What’s Next For Venezuela

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As the dust begins to settle since the news that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had succumbed to cancer, the real issue that Venezuelans currently face is transition.
The coming months are crucial to Venezuela’s future. The first real step towards… Continue reading

America’s willful blindness — Obama is a divider not a unifier

The much discussed Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, which was released Thursday morning, shows a sharply divided America. Not much new there.
Half of those surveyed think that the across-the-board spending cuts that went into effect on Friday with the… Continue reading

A Narrow Win For Romney

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Tonight’s presidential debate lived up to the hype. It was clear that Romney was well prepared, showing America a lively and focused side that we have yet to see thus far in the campaign.
And although we saw Obama win… Continue reading

What Americans know that Obama and Romney do not

Mitt Romney’s off the record remarks are potentially a very serious problem for him. By dividing the country into those who pay taxes and those who don’t pay taxes, the former Massachusetts governor has made both a substantive error and… Continue reading

Obama, Romney and the Bain Capital attacks

No matter how effective the Bain Capital attacks on presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney have been, there has been no shift in President Obama’s position vis-à-vis the Massachusetts governor – as evidenced by recent polling.
President Obama and Mitt Romney… Continue reading

Victory for Walker could spell doom for Obama

The Wisconsin recall election could well be a decisive turning point in the presidential election.Recent polls –showing Governor Scott Walker holding a two to three point lead over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett — indicate that the governor will triumph Tuesday.… Continue reading

An Obama vs. Romney race poised to offer Bush v. Gore-style drama

The 2012 election has all the makings of the epic Bush v. Gore battle of the 2000 presidential election.
With less than 2,000 votes separating Gore and Bush when the polls closed on Election Night 2000, ; ; the final… Continue reading