Quadcomm wraps up hearing vs OVP budget utilization

It is more fun criticizing

We are glad this is over because there are more pressing problems facing the nation:   WPS, achieving grwoth target, higher unemployment rate, rehab of areas damaged by recent rash of typhoons.

The allies and other observers see this event as nothing more than orchestrated effort to embarrass charge tthe VP, others as entertainmnet, being compliance with procedure  as in CIF being far from existing rules.

We hope that this stoppage ends the escalation into somethng more than verbal tussle

Increasing importance of the Philippines to the world, threats, provocation

It is more fun criticizing

Battle of the giants, ants get squeezed.

US accused of spying on allies

Social and political criticisms

Rizal PHL  | November 3, 2013

Repost from US News

FDR PM Angela Merkel is frosty to Pres. Obama amidst accusation of US spying on its allies.  France has made similar accusations of US tapping into phone calls of its citizens.

Is US really doing this?  Pres. Obama denies knowledge of such activities (how can there be accusations?)  Is there double talk here or lack of command responsibility?

Pres Mujica of Uruguay was right in saying that in attempting to the world's policeman, US gets a lot of enemies.  The number of CSI stories, and police tv shows show the strength of US govt on its citizens, and the extent of what US would like to police.

However, how is the civil liberty situation in US.  We have seen a number of articles of Civil Liberty advocates, as what they perceive as going persecution by US of American.s

Is this a correct perception of what is happening in US?  Many say that Obamacare is a proof the US govt dictating what a citizen could or could not have