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Robert C. Sage has been interested in current events and international affairs since his boyhood. He was born and raised in the USA. He learned Spanish in Mexico, where he traveled extensively and worked. He spent a year abroad in Taiwan and learned Mandarin,

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Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Is Bush-bashing unpatriotic: 2 of 22
The only way that Bush-bashing could be unpatriotic is if George W. Bush is perfectly infallible and is completely impartial and non-partisan. However, since Bush is a human being, he is naturally prone to make mistakes, despite his reluctance to acknowledge that. He may no longer drive drunk or skip commitments without info... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Nonassimilation: Bowing to the rights of the few over the rights of the many: 1 of 11
Our American pluralistic democracy is based on checks and balances as well as freedom of choice. I agree that political correctness is being used on many sides to improperly silence opinions. Our cultural heritage is under attack by the secular purists. There can be no doubt that our nation was founded by theists and that th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Asia Speculating on the future of China: 3 of 32
I learned Mandarin Chinese 30 years ago, so I have watched developments in China for a long time. The Chinese themselves have long term perspectives and objectives. They saw what worked for economic growth and adjusted accordingly. As long as the Chinese continue to prioritize for growth, they can likely continue to receive ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Murder of Benazir Bhutto: Another tragic victim of terrorism: 2 of 21
The assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was obviously an act of terrorism. It was calculated to disrupt the parliamentary elections and cause outrage and confusion in Pakistan society. Who would potentially benefit from the Bhutto murder? She had many opponents and enemies, so it is not immediately clear wh... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Assessing the rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees: 2 of 21
Who is qualified to determine if a given suspected "enemy combatant" is the real McCoy? If a court of law is not involved, how can we be sure horrendous mistakes aren't made? If a suspect is "guilty until proven innocent", then what happened to our cherished values of "rule by law" and "justice for all"? Isn't that supposed ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Approval rating: Will President Bush make a comeback?: 2 of 21
Dabuya has about as much chance of making a comeback as gas prices returning to under a dollar/ gallon. As a former oilman, Dabuya knew that foreign intervention and prolonged occupation would cause concern and unrest, resulting in higher oil prices. The neo-con philosophy of foreign intervention was a convenient tool to mar... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) The problem with electronic voting: 2 of 21
Computerized voting equipment should have no place in a free, democratic society. The integrity of the elections' results is too important to have the potential for being compromised, due to software and/or hardware trickery. Computerized equipment is inherently subject to tampering, precisely because it is "black box" equip... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration How George W Bush could get reelected: 2 of 20
Theoretically, it could be done in any of 3 ways, namely amending the U.S. Constitution, suspending it or floating a figurehead candidate, such as Laura Bush. However, there is not enough time to go through the amendment process, Laura does not appear on any primary ballots, nor does America have a tradition of suddenly succ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should lobbyists have access to elected officials?: 1 of 10
Lobbyists represent special interests to the decision-makers of our government. Their job is to affect the decisions made in the direction of those special interests. Occasionally, it is conceivable that the aims of those special interests and those of the entire population, might coincide, but in that case, they would be fi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should there be limits on contributions to political campaigns by individuals?: 1 of 10
Ideally, we would go to 100% public financing, since we all know that contributions always come with strings attached. This would eliminate the implication of quid pro quo, since elected officials by law represent all constituents. When money or special benefits are involved, it is de facto bribery. It is unreasonable to exp... More..