What does this mean?

Well the results are in. In what was a nail biter election, my state has remained Democrat (thank God). However, the House of Representatives got a majority Republican vote. What's strange about this is that some of the republicans that were elected were "Tea Party favorites." In some of the states there wasn't really a difference between the incumbent and the newly elected official. For example, in Louisiana where Blanche Lincoln was in office, a Republican was elected. However, those of us who remember the tough fight for healthcare in America know that Blanche Lincoln is a Blue Dog Democrat (aka extremely conservative democrat, aka wolf in sheeps closing, aka might as well be republican. So is there really a difference between her political stance and the stance of the newly elected official who replaced her?
More importantly, what does this mean for President Obama? Even though the House is a majority Republican, the Senate is a majority Democrat. So the entire Congress is not in a deadlock with the President. To be honest, the negotiation that was going on between the President and the Congress over the past year shows that there won't be much of a difference with the new officials in office. So chill, don't freak out, and enjoy the show, because something tells me Congress is going to become highly entertaining.

Elections in Cote d'Ivoire!

Yes, yes, yes it finally came. The day that we all thought would never come. Remember earlier this year when reforms were put in on the electoral commission in Cote d'Ivoire and we all thought Gbagbo would be extending his term...yet again? Well it seems that he aimed to prove us all wrong yesterday. On Sunday October 31st...something scary happened...an election took place with 13...yes 13 Presidential candidates. Many of you remember that reforms were taking place to make sure that the voters and the candidates were of Ivorian decent due to claims about many of the candidates not being of Ivorian decent...some were from Burkina Faso, and they had to be taken off the list. If you remember, the main political contender against Gbagbo in 2000 was found to not even be Ivorian thus causing Gbagbo to take office and hang on to the reins for 10 very long years. It is said that Gbagbo was greeted to a heroes welcome by many voters. Wether or not this means he was popular.....we don't know. Was intimidation used to cause this? hmmmmmm. According to the New York Times many of those cheering for Gbagbo were intoxicated and we all know what that means. However, BBC Africa maintains that the elections were "peaceful"....riiiight. Of course there were the normal third world issues like polling stations opening late..blah blah blah. All I know is, this is going to be a very very close race and of course...I'll be watching (POPCORN PLEASE!!)

This year's midterm election.

The American midterm election has reached more than a boiling point...It is overflowing.
What will happen on Tuesday? That's a question that promotes not only suspense but fear in the hearts of many Americans. Some are relieved to get a liberal government after 8 years of high taxes and mass privatization of many government regulated opportunities. Others well....I won't mention the "other party" or their extreme counterparts, because they aren't worth recognition.
All I can say is, if ur in the states, go out, vote if you haven't already. If you are an American who's overseas, I hope you submitted your absentee ballot, because this election will cause us all to have our eyes glued to the screens Tuesday Night.

I love you for reading.

Apparently, the US and the rest of the Western hemisphere's guilty conscience got the best of them. As of this weekend troops and humanitarian organizations began flocking to Haiti to relieve them of (wait for it)...cholera. Exactly what did they think would happen when they left a country that barely had the ability to get on one knee not to talk of standing on its own to feet. There are still a plethora of camps set up due to the lack of infrastructure. There is no excuse for this. This is a shame for every country and organization that had the capacity to help and didn't. This is also a shame for organizations that took money and did nothing (Ahem..Red Cross). Well...let's watch and see exactly what will happen next. Hopefully not another bandaid on an open wound.

UN finally gets some real diversity.

Germany, India, South Africa, Portugal, and Colombia have all been voted on to the UN Security Council. This comes as very good news to those of us who have only seen Western European and and Asian Countries dominate the power handle of the UN. Finally! It seems like the UN is taking a very modernized step forward. Now does this mean that we'll see a difference in the Recommendations and Resolutions that come out of this Multinational body? I guess we'll see..I'll definately stay on the look out.

When Elephan'ts fight Part 2

In the latest edition of when elephants fight:
There's trouble in paradise in Russia!!!
Apparently Medvedev has fired the Mayor of Moscow, because...his corrupt actions made his wife one of the most richest women in the world, and he disagreed openly with Medvedev's policies, saying that Medvedev was unfit to rule the Kremlin. In China, Medvedev spoke to reporters saying that firing Luzhnov was a decision that had to be made.
Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister sprung to Medvedev's support agreeing with Medvedev's decision. Outside of being critical of Medvedev's power, he was also criticized for his silence during the forest fires over the summer. Some say that Medvedev made this decision to prove that he's still capable to lead the country in time for the 2012 elections. Others are saying that Putin's noticeable silence during the feud between Medvedev and Luzhnov and believe he's using it to return to power in 2012. Either way, its to obvious. What could Luzhnov, the founder of the United Russian party (which he has now denounced), be thinking? Those of you who follow this blog, the zebra stripe...we all know what happens when elephant's fight.

Where it just goes to far

Egyptian real estate mogul, Hisham Mustapha was convicted of the murder of his Pop Star girlfriend Suzanne Tamim[picture above] in May of 2009. However, Mustapha-who has close ties to President Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal, actually won a trial today. The decision? To give him another trial. The 50 year old mogul apparently hired a hitman( retired police officer el Sukkary) to kill his 30 year old girlfriend. Sukkary reportedly followed Tamim to her apartment in Dubai and slit her throat. The motivation for the murder has yet to be revealed...hmmm woes of the rich and famous. So if you have money you can kill someone, a pop star no less, and get away with it? It sure looks like it doesn't it?