tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548833531828053703.post5153899947702526788..comments2024-03-26T07:55:11.283-07:00Comments on France, Food, Scooters and More: WHAT'S WITH DONALD TRUMP?Irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14553705476112470677noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548833531828053703.post-80648230260741022102016-04-25T07:34:53.556-07:002016-04-25T07:34:53.556-07:00I was quite surprised how easy it was to arrange f...I was quite surprised how easy it was to arrange for absentee ballots for the primary electronically. No muss, no fuss. Just about $5.50 worth of postage to mail ours to the States. We'll do the same in November.Irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553705476112470677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548833531828053703.post-61110324311748567412016-04-25T07:31:02.152-07:002016-04-25T07:31:02.152-07:00Nothing , to me, Trump is a direct link to The Bus...Nothing , to me, Trump is a direct link to The Bush catastrophe . I credit Americans with the ability to learn after that episode. We all have to vote ...burying our heads in sand wont change the Fanatics rise to power ..... 1930 an' all that . England only votes when things get totally out of hand ...Wilson, Thatcher and Blair in my lifetime ...so hang on in there and VOTE .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799090876576561142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548833531828053703.post-63131753748984799272016-04-25T06:53:59.350-07:002016-04-25T06:53:59.350-07:00Thanks, but I'm not embarrassed at all. I'...Thanks, but I'm not embarrassed at all. I'm living in a country whose politicians are criticized not for cheating on their wives but for cheating on their mistresses. The country next door elected Berlusconi. What does an American have to be embarrassed about? Irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553705476112470677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548833531828053703.post-83216055222637996922016-04-25T06:30:56.809-07:002016-04-25T06:30:56.809-07:00I arrived in France during an election year and fo...I arrived in France during an election year and found myself having to explain why George W. Bush was elected when Al Gore had scored more votes. My new hosts couldn't believe how a presidential election in the powerful USA could resemble so closely one in a banana republic. Of course, this awkward phase was nothing compared to the conflict between W and Chirac about WMD and attacking Iraq! Having to explain "Freedom fries" to my smirking colleagues was not any easier ("but zey are not even French, zey are Belgian"). So what I'm saying is, get used to being embarrassed, Ira. At least our hosts are open-minded enough to realize that Americans are not all the same... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722456132610956542noreply@blogger.com