http://politicsacrossthepond.org American and Global Issues that matter to an expatriate Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:19:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many politicians, pundits and critics could not have predicted the fallout from the Irish rejection of the Lisbon Treaty on June 12th . After the results were announced, there were literally moments of silence where the entire of Europe sat still in confusion about what to do next. The next ... http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/05/the-libson-fallout.html I believe this is a special Independence Day for many people because they can feel the change in the air. No, this is not an Obama post but rather a post about the the changing world that we live in and how we can either fight these changes or accept ... http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/04/independence-for-all.html The Economy is officially the number one issue on the minds of Americans given the new record price of oil today and other negative economic indicators. Analysts also point out, rightly so that it is the current party that takes the blame for a bad economy. John McCain is running ... http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/03/my-economic-ally.html A few of the blogs I visited today are talking about the disunity amongst the Democrats, I believe there is a certain portion of the Democratic base that feels that Senator Obama has betrayed liberal principles or that Hillary should have been the Democratic nominee. Given the political smarts the ... http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/02/calculating-the-change.html I was having breakfast this morning when I stumbled upon a discussion Fareed Zakaria was having with a presenter on Sky News about his latest book entitled: "The Post-American World." This is not an American bashing book otherwise I would not even think about mentioning but rather a critical look ... http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/01/the-american-globe.html I may have mentioned this before but I am a gamer, was born that way I think, since one of my earliest memories involves me getting up at 4am to play this RPG on a 486 (A really old computer). Anyway I heard about the release of a new game ... http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/06/30/the-political-machine.html Today is a sad day in Africa, Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a 6th term in a country that is falling apart. Some people even argue this fact which is beyond understanding since the numbers tell the story; 3 million Zimbabwean refugees live in South Africa.  That is ... http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/06/29/mugabe-madness.html I first decided to purchase this book when I heard about its imminent release on crooksandliars.com however there is a distinct shortage of books focusing on the political situation in America in Ireland. That is not too hard to explain given that there are only 4.4 million people in Ireland ... http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/06/28/right-is-wrong.html