Although our global stature has declined precipitously under Bush, Americans like to take comfort in the country’s reputation as the seat of capitalism and the strongest economy in the world.
That myth was debunked this week by the World Economic Forum, which dropped the rank of US economic competitiveness from #1 to #6.
Month: September 2006
I Don’t Get It
Deval Patrick is the candidate to beat in today’s primary elections, and I’ll be darned if I can figure out the basis for his popularity.
Summer Recap
This was the summer that I
– went fishing with Bob;
– saw Tiger Woods win the Deutsche Bank championship at TPC;
– attended the Woods Hole Film Festival with CC, saw Chubby Checker at the County Fair, Entrain at Heritage Plantation, music services at the churches of two friends, the Cape Cod Cat Show, the Mashpee Commons Seaside LeMans, an open house at Emme’s camp and BJ’s annual lecture in Wellfleet…