North of the Stupid Line

Further to my post about Hillary Rodham Clinton’s memoirs, Living History, after receiving Bill Clinton’s autobiography for my 24th birthday back in 2004, I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve finished it at long last!
I have to say that Bill does certainly know how to waffle. However, I appreciated the detail, honesty and frankness [...]

I was just reading this article in the New York Times and was thinking to myself how glad I am that I don’t live in the USA. Can you imagine having to pay for your health care costs, even if you get cancer or heart disease, or just to find out what’s wrong with [...]

I am sick and tired of people the world over using their religion as an excuse for their actions. It just means that their unshaken belief in a supreme being or authority who governs all our lives in some way is used to justify acts which fly in the face of common sense. [...]

I’ve just been reading this article in the New York Times whether Hillary Rodham Clinton has a strong chance of becoming a contender for the Presidency in 2008.
New York Region > 2008 Contender: For the Moment, Mrs. Clinton Looks Like the Candidate to Beat” xhref=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/04/nyregion/04hillary.html” mce_href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/04/nyregion/04hillary.html” target=”_blank”>2008 Contender: For the Moment, Mrs. Clinton Looks Like [...]

George W Bush has won the US presidential election for the second time, defeating the Democrat candidate, John Kerry. Bush had 274 Electoral College votes as opposed to Kerry’s 252 votes (to win, you need 270 votes).
I have to say that I’m disappointed in the US electorate – the 51% who voted for Bush. [...]