“… TILL A LADY, PASSING BY, DID CHANCE TO SAY:
‘YOU CAN TELL A MAN WHO BOOZES BYTHE COMPANY HE CHOOSES,’ THEN THE PIG GOT UP AND SLOWLY WALKED AWAY …’
The apparent campaign implosion of the Republican Party nominee hasn’t escaped the rest of the world. The above graphic is from the British, while this article, which asks if Republicans are committing ‘suicide,’ is from Colombia.
Hernán González Rodríguez of Colombia’s El Espectador – a self-professed fan of U.S. Republicans, not only berates the party for voting against its own President and McCain on the matter of the $700 billion emergency package, but he bemoans the selection of Sarah Palin as the Vice Presidential nominee.
In regard to the initial rejection of the plan by Republicans and of Mrs. Palin, Rodríguez writes in part:
“As a Colombian, the author of this article hopes for the triumph of Republican John McCain. But his party isn’t so sure. … in weighing the urgent needs of the nation, a lawmaker of the Republican Party cannot claim to have voted against the plan simply out of resentment over the words of an insolent woman speaking on behalf of Democrats. A Republican should have enough common sense to disregard a few letters from uninformed, likely ignorant constituents about the uncertainties of the nation and the party. The nomination of Mrs. Sara Palin as a candidate for vice presidency by an aging McCain isn’t encouraging, either.”
By Hernán González Rodríguez
Translated By Douglas Myles Rasmussen
October 6, 2008
Colombia – El Espectador- Original Article (Spanish)
As a Colombian, the author of this article hopes for the triumph in the elections in the United States this November, of the Republican candidate, John McCain. But his party isn’t so sure.
Recent events pose serious questions, such as the initial rejection of the U.S. House of Representatives of the $700 billion rescue plan, which 60 percent of Democrats approved and 67 percent of Republicans rejected; or the bill’s final approval in the House, which 72 percent of Democrats voted in favor of and 54 percent of Republicans voted against.
Some Republicans blamed their initial rejection on the inopportune speech by the disagreeable Nancy Pelosi immediately before the vote, in which she blamed the current financial crisis on the Republicans, for not having prevented the crisis. Other Republicans came forward before the final vote, saying that they had received thousands of letters from constituents asking them to vote against the plan. Others argued that the plan wouldn’t work and that it was going to make matters worse – but they had no important proposals of their own.
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