February 16, 2009

Americans Soccer-Smack Mexicans -- Voodoo Strategy Doesn't Stick

As I've been pointing out, the competition between the American and Mexican national soccer teams is fierce, to say the least. The long-standing enmity between the countries shows up in open hostility on the field and in the stands.

Hispanic Suspect In Rare Upstate New York Murder

The suspect in an upstate New York multiple murder is named Frank Garcia. He's apparently from Hilton, NY, a typical American small town which is demographically only 1.49% Hispanic.

<i>Traitor's Purse</i> And The Stimulus

I recently read a book called Traitor's Purse by Margery Allingham.

Obama Not a Fan of Churchill, It Seems

Wasn't Obama going to improve relations with Europeans? He is not off to a good start by returning a bust of Winston Churchill which had a valued spot in the Bush White House.

A bust of the former prime minister once voted the greatest Briton in history, which was loaned to George W Bush from the Government's art collection after the September 11 attacks, has now been formally handed back.

Cantor Emerges as a New Republican Spokesman, But How is He on Immigration ?

In the budget battle over the "Stimulus", a new Republican spokesman/leader has emerged, Eric Cantor, a Jewish Republican who holds James Madison's old seat in the Virginia congressional delegation.

(See International Herald Tribune piece here).

So how is Cantor on immigration?

In their evaluation system, Numbers USA / Americans for Better Immigration give Cantor a grade of B, which is above average for the Virginia delegation.

"US" Military Recruits H-1b Mercenaries

Julia Preston reports in the New York Times:

Stretched thin in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants who are living in this country with temporary visas, offering them the chance to become United States citizens in as little as six months.

Nothing Ever Changes

The older I get, the more it seems like nothing in American social mores has really changed since the 1964-1973 turning point. Thus, the late Daniel Seligman's Keeping Up columns in Fortune from two decades ago seem like they could have been written yesterday:

March 2, 1987
The Dream Girls

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