, flowers and bee hives. Not a blade of grass to mow or fertilize. A man ahead of his
times, a product of the Great Depression and the very real salt-of-the earth
Oklahoma red dirt. We are products
of our roots. What shall we pass on?
Karen Watters Cole
If you are interested in what Metro does here
. On the other hand, others seemed resigned, as if nothing can
be done. To me, that's un-American.
In light of the article you posted referring to international criticisms and
studies, is this a provincial thing or global? What do you think? Karen
Watters Cole
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and hostility generated in the
process) but Europe is adjusting to more than the euro. However, I don't
believe Europe will or can go backward.
Karen Watters Cole
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Good morning, Keith. While I am naturally sympathetic to the teaching
profession and understand Levine's arguments that teaching is more than
knowledge of subject matter, I do see the point you made about accelerating
further divisions and conflicting priorities within the education
and inadvertently use the same descriptions? Or is there general
agreement? Comments? Karen Watters Cole
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Mallaby washingtonpost.com
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George Bush wanted to
stay out
? Is it folly to think we
in the western civilized nations have eradicated these barbaric
ideologues?
Karen Watters Cole
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I'm afraid it is even worse than you suggest, Arthur
their portfolios
wisely.
Regards, Karen
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Greetings
to
keep migrants from Canada and the US, where many European Jews were eager to
go.
Karen Watters Cole
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Well, cousin. It has been sixty years and Jews still have no secure
country even though places
.
Karen Watters Cole
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Bruce,
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I do not think it impossible to maintain standards
Michael et al:
I wonder if some of the dissonance we are sharing on revising education, or
at least asking questions, is to acknowledge that we often confuse what in
theory sounds good for education, but in reality does not teach well in the
classroom? Lest I'm confused, are we discussing two
was a Republican
at a time when his party opposed that move, Bush must confront the GOP image
of being too cozy with business, and apply himself more precisely because of
who and what he is and has been associated with. Grade: D+
Karen Watters Cole
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I agree with Keith's comments (and others) that trans-governmental agencies
will rise in authority and popularity along common interests, especially as
technology allows people to transcend traditional borders and mental
parameters (such as FW, environmental, human rights, science and finance).
rescuing from the endangered list?
Karen
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Karen Watters Cole wrote
Yes, I just read this article also and agree with several factors it
mentioned that must take place in order for there to be a populist storm on
the near horizon:
1. The economy must slide further without a real recovery and
2. More of the public must feel affected and feel it enough to express
Coca Cola to begin expensing stock options; more to follow?
http://www.msnbc.com/news/780286.asp?0dm=C16PB
Bush really missed this one, failing to stay ahead of a reform tide that he
now is in danger of being caught in its undertow.
McCain and Nader already have national platforms. My guess is
I
just stumbled upon this courtesy of Eric Altermans web log, or blog, as they
are called. To this piece I submit
my own mea culpa for Dubya to read, hopefully with more conviction than he did last
week: You may not like or agree with everything I did in my past, and I cant
change that.
Keith, Wm. Safire posts an erstwhile tribute to John Milton from London
today that perhaps reflects the Tower of London as much as it reflects
populist chagrin on the subject of corporate and political accountability:
Hence, Loathed Melancholy
ear
and wailing plaintively: Where's Karen?
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Coca Cola to begin expensing stock options; more to follow
Keith, this Texas Tale has a message, just as most good stories do.
In hindsight, it might have been a good idea if Texans had been able to look
beyond that old time homeboy pride and famous name recognition when Poppy
and Bab's firstborn decided to run for governor.
I can't decide if this
of debate and topics discussed, but enjoy having the opportunity to
participate.
Karen
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Here I go jumping in with my usual politics of the moment view on a current
thread.
Brad wrote that the Japanese public would have appreciated an admission of
responsibility (before they got a forced formal apology) for the fishing
boat tragedy. Likewise, doesn't our military high command
Yes, many people succumbed to a gilded paper wealth, a too good to be true
golden retirement, some of it easy money. We will write many words about
it, there will be literature and investor guidance to help us deal with the
breakdown of illusion.
However, I'm glad you distinguished between the
Harry, I saw in your post my chance to jump in and confirm to FW that public
transportation is alive and well in Portland, Oregon and spreading to
Seattle and Las Vegas. Please pardon my boasting, but perhaps some who read
this will see something that would work in their community, too.
The West
David Ignatius: How Long a Slump? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28798-2002Jul18.html
Excerpt: After the long boom of the
1990s, what's the chance that we are now facing the prospect of a long slump in
this decade -- a Japan-like malaise
that may last years before
Ed, I like
your suggested revision of the have vs have
not semantics, especially since the old language implies ownership
and perhaps one-upsmanship but does not adequately describe the uneven state of
infrastructures, health systems and their underlying environmental foundations
in many
Cousin, I have heard several statements in the past few weeks linking the
debacles on Wall Street and crimes by CEOnistas to campaign finance reform.
We need to really change the way we finance our elections so that our
politicians are able to work for our interests with clean hands, not one
tied
Keith, thanks for this post. Although it may be obvious, and therefore for
others not worth mentioning in print, let me say it:
.
This small iota illustrates why FW is valuable, resourceful and interesting.
It would be impossible to glean this much wide-ranging, general and detailed
information
Tom, although I share your sentiments regarding the Florida debacle in 2000,
the prospect of either Bush or Cheney being convicted, much less led away in
handcuffs per Keith and Brad's fantasy are remote. I also agree that over
zealotry could backfire if the media is allowed to overdo the tried
Yes, a provocative and eye-popping printed rebuke. I'd guess Stiglitz'
response depends on how this affects his book sales.
Karen
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According to the UN Development Report,
the proportion of the worlds population living in extreme poverty dropped from
29% to 23% between 1950 and 1999.
During the 1990s, extreme poverty was halved in East Asia and the
Pacific and fell by 7% points in South Asia.
On the other hand,
Keith, re: fallout in Europe, I ran across this article in Newsweek
International regarding ill winds blowing over Europe. Is there any good
news?
Mon dieu! There's that schadenfreude word again. - Karen
The Next to Fall? Europe.
European companies face a massive credit crunch and banking
Asking a few questions about retooling the work environment
and some concepts at a painful moment. - Karen
Retirement Delayed -- Maybe for the Better
By Robert J. Samuelson
@ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23879-2002Jul30.html
Wednesday, July 31,
2002; Page A19
The
Foreign Policy online addresses the brain drain vs brain gain changes in
immigration but also why newer immigrants perhaps do not assimilate as
previous generations did into their host environment. - Karen
The New Diaspora: New links between emigres and their home countries can
become a powerful
Jan, you made a good point about the Saudis being as dependent upon the
US/West for their defense as we are for their oil and secondly, that Iraq
does not appear AT THIS TIME to have backing of China and/or the Russians.
However, I disagree with you that other Arabs will not at least publicly
Good post, Jan.
No one disputes that the US military has supremacy in arsenal and technical
know-how. That's not the point. In fact, I sure hope we have superior
firepower considering the money we have spent and are pouring into
refurbishing the navy, upgrading coms systems and last but not
CHECK OUT
Dot.mil by Wm. Arkin @ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49207-2002Aug6.html
and http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59739-2002Aug8.html
for information on the currently playing Millennium Challenge
02 war games and the real coordinates they are
Retiring US Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX) complained that
socialist governments all over the planet were trying to avoid doing this and
now the US is going to, but he voted for it anyway. Ouch. Reality bites. -
Karen
Trade Bill To Help Laid-Off Workers: Victims of Imports Win Added Benefits
TIME magazine's international writer makes many of the same points we have
been posting this week about SH jockeying into position for Arab solidarity:
How Saddam Plans to Thwart Bush
Iraq's propaganda effort, aimed at keeping Arabs from backing a U.S. attack,
got an unexpected boost in
Harry, it just doesn't seem that most voters understand the give and take of
free vs protected trade. Either the labor unions take all the blame or the
politicians do when a local economy is affected on the negative side. Since
I've always got my eyes primed for the political ramifications,
Jan, Keith, Lawry et al: What does it mean to you that articles like this
are appearing in the mainstream press?
Also, did you see Henry Kissinger's piece relaying the history of the 1648
Treat of Westphalia, establishing the principle of nonintervention in the
domestic affairs of other states to
Good post, Keith. A similar article, appears in today's NY Times:
Slow Recovery May Still Feel Like a Slump
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/12/business/12ECON.html
Excerpt: But many economists expect the country to escape a double-dip
recession largely because consumers show little sign of
Ketchup?
Isn't that a condiment that Reagan promoted as a vegetable?
Karen
Ray,
Very interesting. Hadn't noticed it at all.
(Post what you like. You'll never catch up with Karen!!!)
Harry
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Ray wrote:
Has anyone heard
Below is half of an article appearing in today's NYT about India and
Pakistan that deals with the issues of socio-cultural and religious
expression that ties in nicely, I believe, with the current FW discussion
re: the role of fundamentalism and oppressive regimes in the Middle East.
Friedman
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, the struggle within the Bush administration is getting
more attention than Karen Hughes ever wanted it to get: see snippet below
from
http://www.stratfor.com/fib/fib_view.php?ID=205737
I also heard an insightful comment on National Public Radio (Talk of the
Nation, I think)
SAUDI ARABIA: Friend or Foe?
The Politics of Anger vs the Politics of Fear?
A Marriage of Convenience? Headed for Divorce?
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec02/saudi_8-14.html
RS YI
Excerpt:
RAY SUAREZ: Well, what's behind that turning away from longstanding
alliance?
the
conversation between educated and thoughtful western males, sometimes with
great amusement.
And that, my friends, is an early conversation before coffee, which I go now
to correct. Hopefully, I will see the dawn come up shortly with a hot cup in
hand and enjoy a serene moment. - Karen Watters Cole
MALLABY: A
Go-Go Approach to Globalization @ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44034-2002Aug4.html
People talk about the
Bush administration's divided foreign policy, with unilateralists at the Pentagon
battling diplomats at State. But the Bush team also is split on
Title: Bericht
Gentlemen:
Unocals 1998 testimony reveals that an Afghanistan pipeline
could be functional by 2010, a few years sooner than the US theoretically could
have seen production from ANWR. Anyone care to comment on that? - Karen
Excerpt:
The Caspian region contains
Cousin, I won't comment on your lengthy remarks re: Hudson Economics, but
surely you don't think Ann Coulter got to the top of the best seller list
without the artifice of friends and assorted vested cronies purchasing in
lump orders? I wonder how many copies the American Spectator and hate radio
1. Relief: the decision was made.
2. Trepidation: fear of failure
3. maybe resolve.
I absolutely think that George W. Bush felt some relief and maybe even some
satisfaction that the 9/11 bombings on the WTC and Pentagon changed
everything - you could read it in his face - because in a
I think we should keep in mind that the history of the rise and fall of the
Taliban in Afghanistan will also include the traditional tribal warfare in
this ancient society, regardless of who funded what in the last 25 years.
That does not mean that the US is not an accessory nor is Russia
George Will joins the debate promoting strategy that attacking Iraq to
activate domino theory political change is in everybody's interest,
especially Europe's - while using Friedman's sociopolitical economics for
support. In answer to Brad's question about what is a modernist, in this
context,
Interesting post, Bill.
I would dearly love to know the name of the organization paying American
Jews to migrate to Israel. If you have that information, I would much
appreciate it. I read last month that even during all the bombings this
summer that over 40 families had moved this year, and
Arthur, this was an interesting article.
I could add more personal tales from similar experiences here in Portland,
OR, still the nation's highest unemployment area at 7.5%. All aspects of the
economy are affected, even though the median existing house price stands at
$181K, unleaded gas is
In case you didnt see this good environmental news:
Survival plan for urban heat islands
Green
roofs among tools to ease heat, health impacts
http://www.msnbc.com/news/791658.asp?0dm=O13NH
CHICAGO, Aug.
14 Living on a
desert island
The following two columns indicate that the Bush administration
is advancing more difficulties in SE Asia by its lack of follow-up, convincing
allies and interested parties that we wont back up our agreements and
promises. Of course, some say weve had this reputation far longer than Bush
Chris, again quite coincidentally, I saw this story after your posting
earlier Friday about immigrant medics. The audio is not showing up on their
website as user-accessible, but may have the elusive web underline under the
title header by Monday. It discussed the plight many immigrant
I was struck by the tone of Baker's voice in this article. As someone who
often begins a conversation very directly, I recognize the style. Obviously,
after this much opposition and speculation has made it into the public
debate, he starts out on the defensive assumption to make an offensive
It is pretty obvious when making direct comparisons of the writings this
weekend between former Sec. of State James Baker III. Esq., and NY Times
columnist Thomas Friedman (BA in Middle Eastern Studies MA in Philosophy
and Pulitzer Prize 3 times) that:
1. It shows in depth of knowledge and
Maybe another clue:
US Issues Warning to Europeans in Dispute over New Court
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/26/international/europe/26COUR.html
The US has warned that its NATO role will change if individual countries do
not sign exclusionary agreements with it to protect US soldiers from the
Title: The battle is being waged from those Ivory Towers
The battle is being waged from those Ivory Towers.
Please read this densely logical essay by Talbot Brewer, Prof. Of
Philosophy at the Univ. of Virginia. It appears today under the Op-Ed section
of the Washington Post.
WE THE
Hi, Ray.
I agree that the word empire doesn't fit from within the American psyche but
too many people would say the shoe fits. As long as that large a
discrepancy exists, you would think we would be more mindful of the
consequences of some of our approaches in foreign policy; again, it isn't
Following a link on a previous posting, I ran into this editorial.
Note the comments about IMF and advantage to the US at the end of the article.
- Karen
Chilling
message
Arab News Editorial 29
August 2002
Nigerias decision to suspend repayments on its
$33 billion foreign debt because
AHA! Another contrarian opinion about the Iraq war and Tony Blair
originating from Bath, England!!! And
there is a quote in Latin! Cheers! Karen
An Uncertain Ally on
Iraq @ http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/29/opinion/29WHEA.html
By
GEOFFREY WHEATCROFT August 29, 2002
BATH, England
Harry, to that also add that both men wanted to change their party and
modernize it, and, historically, they did, at least wrestling the office
away from entrenched leadership. Some say the pendulum swings anyway, and
some say it is helped a bit.
Karen
Harry wrote: Keith,
I suspect the reason
, and as long as the Old Guard now in power
refuses to accept that, they will continue to misuse and undermine Americans
interests in global political goodwill.
Karen Watters Cole
Powell's Awkward
Position
@ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9385-2002Aug28.html
By Mary McGrory
I've been wondering in the past few days what scenario might unfold that
would allow Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld to save face if their initial full steam
ahead effort did not succeed. Let's face it, when even normally polite and
reticent Canada speaks up against what you are saying you have every
For all those interested: NOW with Bill Moyers: Friday August 30,
2002 at 9pm ET on PBS (Check local listings at
http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html)
NOW presents The Earth Debate, a special ninety-minute program
from South Africa. This week the
UN World Summit on Sustainable Development
, as in deja vu all over again.
Karen Watters Cole
Harry, I am sorry but I can't let you have the last word on this.
Obviously, many of us will continue to argue about the Florida Fiasco
personally, but in addition, legal and history books will also debate the
2000 election for some time to come. In my mind, the US Supreme Court
intervened when
Lawry, you are correct that my comments were less about the strategies both
parties pursued or the legality of the final decision, but more about the
sense of uncertainty that resulted from this unusual event and the
unresolved sense of disenfranchisement that millions of voters felt.
It will be
isnt the only former White House advisor with
an accent who can make a good case for Americans to think beyond the
border. Karen Watters Cole
Confronting
Anti-American Grievances
By
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI @ http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/01/opinion/01BRZE.html
Excerpts: Nearly a year after the start
Keith, below is an excerpt from this morning's NYT discussing more of what
the BBC interview suggested. From my readings this past month and listening
to Round 1 of the Senate hearings on the subject (Round 2 expected after the
holiday) the fear in some quarters is that if the primary push
And, what
else should I see in my morning paper on Labor Day?
FOR MANY,
JOBS A TRIAL AND ORDEAL @ http://www.newhouse.com/archive/story1a082702.html,
which includes some data and statistics many on FW are already familiar with,
but it was this quote that got my attention:
Popular
Heres
more on the subject from mainstream Newhouse News Service on the jockeying for
power around Afghanistan in terms of strategic alliances and natural resources
in the Great Game, the name given to Russia and Britains 19th
century imperial struggle:
ASIAN POWERS
PROD FOR TOEHOLDS
Wasn't it Churchill who said that any young man who wasn't a compassionate
liberal was cold-hearted but who had not become a practical conservative by
the time he was an old man was not a realist?
Something like that?
But then, Churchill didn't help save England by being flexible and
U.S. Feared a Nuclear Argentina
Policy: Hoping to win the
regime's support for a ban in the 1970s, America curbed its opposition to the
'dirty war,' documents show.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-dirty23aug23.story?coll=la%2Dhome%2Dtodays%2Dtimes
Laid-Off
Workers
Or more bits of news that may add up to something:
Oil
Powers Expect Rise In Demand
Environmentalists Speak Out at Summit
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 4 -- Worldwide demand for energy will soar in the
next 50 years because of population growth and present challenges for the
global oil
Greetings from
the Pacific Northwest, where the seasons they are a-changing:
For those of
you who are interested in yet another former government official speaking his
mind about the possibility of war with Iraq, heres former Pres. Jimmy Carter
adding his two cents and also complaining
I know others on FW are imminently more qualified with data and experience,
but it seems to this layman that if economic or any institutional changes
are to succeed the auxiliary changes must also be organized and accomplished
simultaneously. Perhaps this is the case in France?
A case in point:
Ed, you
wrote in reply to KH:
I would add to this by suggesting that we need a
system of ethics that gets us away from looking after number one,
conspicuous consumption and valuing the material. I think there's a
widespread awareness of this. People are searching. They've
discarded much
Keith, I finally sat down to read the
entire commentary by Sir Michael Howard you posted from FT.com (Smoke on the
horizon) and wondered if his comments on Europe and the UN are considered standard
in the UK or the exception? - Karen
Europeans
may sneer at the analogies that rise so
Following up
on recent FW posts; the Financial Times writes that one of the reasons for the
aborted shorter work week in France was union concern that the government was
attempting to decrease individual social security accounts. In addition to verifying Tom Walkers
observations, also note
This morning's headlines indicate Bush-Cheney are indeed backtracking on
this issue, and tacking to another:
U.S. Not Claiming Iraqi Link To Terror
By Dana Priest Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, September 10, 2002;
Page A01
As it makes its case against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the
Bill, I just finished reading about Florida Voting Disaster, the sequel.
Sorry to hear it. Really.
(see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62468-2002Sep10.html.
Karen
Ed wrote: I would guess that you have hit the nail on the head. The USSR was
brought down with fax machines. I have
Keith, I was going to ask you to enlighten me as to just how much of the
western, industrialized population was actually using eugenics options
available to them, presumably for the most part in artificial insemination.
Maybe I'm just not in the right circles or haven't read enough, or it is
more
There is an educational talk program on public TV in my area tonight
discussing labeling GM food and the debate swirling around it. Oregon has a
measure on the November ballot (Measure 27), supposedly the first in the
nation. They replayed a report first broadcast on PBS in April, which I was
We are trolling for W. African oil and have
Russian oil being delivered in the Gulf of Mexico; Bush is pushing Congress for
a broad approval to act preemptively in the region not just in Iraq; the
markets are down with latest monthly reports and performance earnings. The push is on to
It was, again,
interesting, to watch the Russian Defense Minister interviewed on Newshour this
evening. He spent 10 minutes
answering questions by Ray Suarez very adeptly, in perfect English, repeating
that the UN process should be given its due chance to proceed and succeed or
fail, that
Brad wrote: There's an interview in Sunday's NYT Magazine with Gary
Kasparov.
He criticizes IBM for making such a big thing of Deep Blue beating him in
1997, instead of treating it as a scientific experiment.
I'm sure there is some sour grapes in this, and that, had Kasparov won, he
might not
I should add that moles and hedgehogs might do beneficial work somewhere in
the food chain, but I have not seen it.
Locally, the people at Metro Parks have brought in a herd of goats to clear
a hillside above the Willamette River of its wild blackberry and ivy growth.
The summers of forest fires
Yes, we do have dormice and their larger 'cousins', moles: several
varieties, not many of them encouraged. I have seen a grown German
Shepherd's chest torn open by the teeth of a vigilant prairie dog, and
watched my backyard become a collection of mounds overnight. Can you
imagine the
Your story added a nice touch, Harry, to our speculations and online
posturing.
Although I've been reading on the Bush 'We're #1 and Plan to stay that way'
Doctrine and the congressional resolution he sent up for Congress to fall
over, I'm going to highlight some additional To War or Not
I agree with Chris on this. There is no moral excuse for exporting to
others what one won't consume on the domestic market. It incensed me years
ago to read about bad baby formula shipped to S. America by US companies.
There is no less evil example of the excesses of capitalism than this
in general are vulnerable,
anachronistic and impede free trade completely. So Bush has a NAFTA strategy, nest pas? Karen Watters
Cole
Globalization, Alive
and Well
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, NYT, September 22,
2002 @ http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/22/opinion/22FRIE.html
If one were having
Harry, you old coot, I am not criticizing recycling discarded food from
markets and restaurants that can't sell it as perfectly fresh. I am talking
about baby formulas that didn't meet American standards for American babies
being offloaded to unknowing consumers. What does it matter that they
Military strategy is fascinating. I used to love it. In college my
sorority sisters thought I was crazy, but sitting around talking battle
plans with guys wasn't a bad way to get noticed.
In Japan at the end of WW2, we nearly flattened Tokyo, but for the most part
stayed away from the Imperial
could become another war of cultures.
Karen Watters Cole
Bill wrote: Harry, You know darn well that the reason they didn't put
German-Americans in internment camps was that they looked too much like
Wasps. [plus there were too many of them!].
Bill Ward
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