Comments on: Politics: A Review http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2009/07/09/politics-a-review/ Eric's insights on politics, technology, free software, photography and everything else Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:24:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan Mesa http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2009/07/09/politics-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-77090 Dan Mesa Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:30:39 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=2427#comment-77090 We've already seen some change in the softening of travel restrictions to Cuba, an action that directly counteracts Bush legislation, but you're right, there needs to be more widespread, worldwide change. We’ve already seen some change in the softening of travel restrictions to Cuba, an action that directly counteracts Bush legislation, but you’re right, there needs to be more widespread, worldwide change.

]]> By: Eric Mesa http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2009/07/09/politics-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-77089 Eric Mesa Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:27:30 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=2427#comment-77089 Most people say that he's certainly changed the rhetoric and I think Europe would have been happy with anyone that wasn't Bush. But actions speak louder than words. Soon it's going to come time for things to start changing and that hasn't really happened yet. But I do agree that it's a bit soon (only 6 months) and there's this whole economic problem in the way. Most people say that he’s certainly changed the rhetoric and I think Europe would have been happy with anyone that wasn’t Bush. But actions speak louder than words. Soon it’s going to come time for things to start changing and that hasn’t really happened yet. But I do agree that it’s a bit soon (only 6 months) and there’s this whole economic problem in the way.

]]> By: Dan http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2009/07/09/politics-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-77069 Dan Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:52:49 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=2427#comment-77069 I think that the drastic shifts in foreign policy disagree with the notion that only minor things change. There's a very real difference in the way that the world is looking at the US now versus a mere seven months ago. While it might not immediately lead to a drastic shift in places where we are disliked (the Middle East, Latin America, Asia), you can't really say that it's not helping. The US is beginning to thaw almost a half-century's worth of enmity with Cuba, for starters. Bush was in office a whole year before he started drastically changing the country around and he had the benefit of national fury to effect his changes. Left to clean up the mess, I think Obama might not drastically affect the flow of American politics as much as Bush did, but I think there might be something of a return to status quo ante bellum. Plus, I don't think Bush ever used to fill out March Madness brackets. I think that the drastic shifts in foreign policy disagree with the notion that only minor things change. There’s a very real difference in the way that the world is looking at the US now versus a mere seven months ago. While it might not immediately lead to a drastic shift in places where we are disliked (the Middle East, Latin America, Asia), you can’t really say that it’s not helping. The US is beginning to thaw almost a half-century’s worth of enmity with Cuba, for starters.

Bush was in office a whole year before he started drastically changing the country around and he had the benefit of national fury to effect his changes. Left to clean up the mess, I think Obama might not drastically affect the flow of American politics as much as Bush did, but I think there might be something of a return to status quo ante bellum.

Plus, I don’t think Bush ever used to fill out March Madness brackets.

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