I know very little about world politics but I wonder the following: Is Ehadadi more upset with the NBA or with the Iranian government for obstructing his future as an NBA player?  This is an important question in my mind because if it’s the case that he’s upset with the NBA, it only makes the situation worse with a disgruntled citizen denouncing the US and not their own government.  I believe the US has been banking on the latter though: that Ehadadi condemn his country’s government for having such fundamentalistic principles.  Considering that the world opinion of the US is at an all-time low (sorry no statistics to back this up so shoot me), I’d be inclined to believe that his beef would be with the US.

The article discusses what this means if Bloomberg were to run for President – especially how it impacts the possibilities of another Republican or Democrat President.  My take?  Anyone would be better than Bush!  I’m particularly disenchanted with American politics right now – the last 8 years have proven one thing in my opinion: American is one very resilient country and can take a beating and still survive.

I’ve lived outside American for over 3 years and I hear constant criticism of America’s foreign policy and the Man Behind The Plan (read: George Bush).   I believe that a new player (whether a Democrat, Republican, or independent candidate) will do absolutely fine.  I’ll be fine too.