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  1. EdRooney

    Menem Was Sentenced To Four-And-A-Half Years, Cavallo 3.

    No absolutely not. The point is not Dick Cheney at all. Read the article: it does not so much excoriate Cheney as it does the fact that there is an entire political system (both up there and down here) that not only fails to prosecute heinous criminals, but rather honours them with busts...
  2. EdRooney

    Menem Was Sentenced To Four-And-A-Half Years, Cavallo 3.

    As opposed to other more civilised lands. Meanwhile, yesterday in an unnamed country up north: Cheney Honoured with Bust in Capitol
  3. EdRooney

    Signos On Trece

    Have you ever seen Amigos? What could you possibly object to in that show? (btw, I agree Zamba is horrible)
  4. EdRooney

    The New Head Of Banco Nacion

    Could someone please splain why I should give a ratón's culo as to where the transition takes place? The important thing is that one comes in and the other goes away. They could hold it in Tierra Santa for all i care.
  5. EdRooney

    Signos On Trece

    Best TV in the country is Amigos.1 80x better than Breaking Bad.2 ________ Endnotes: 1. http://www.pakapaka....nisitios/125966 2. I've never seen Breaking Bad or Signos or whatever. But still, Amigos is totally rad.
  6. EdRooney

    Macri: The 11 Of December There Will Be One Dollar

    Gringoboy: Sorry, I dont get how your point relates to my post. You think the K's are nepotistic? So do I. You think that's evil? So do I. My point is that the K method of nepotism was to remove officials who disagreed with them from their posts, often using blackmail. I would like to see that...
  7. EdRooney

    Macri: The 11 Of December There Will Be One Dollar

    Ben, Likewise, I have nothing but the highest respect for you. Even so, your arguments (correct me if i misunderstand you) essentially boil down to: "well its realpolitik, so we have to ditch morals for the greater good". The first time I heard this argument was when we studied how it was made...
  8. EdRooney

    Macri: The 11 Of December There Will Be One Dollar

    I'm sorry, but this is a disgusting line of thinking. If Vanoli is guilty of any crimes he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. If he is not guilty of any crimes, he should not be blackmailed with his job. I kind of thought the idea was to turn over a new leaf in Argentina...
  9. EdRooney

    Peronist Future?

    Just one note: it seems a common misconception on this site to think that Frente para la Victoria = Peronism. Nothing could be further from the truth. The group in power now is a coalition of various tendencies, some Peronist, others not (just as the incoming coalition is a mix of Radicals...
  10. EdRooney

    Let's Vote With Responsabilty

    I would rather cast my vote for Esteban than for either of the two boludos atómicos on today's ballot.
  11. EdRooney

    Macri Or Scioli Presidente..?

    That link seems fishy to me. Every poll I have seen so far shows about 4-6% voting en blanco and 7-11% undecided. Why do all the polls in the link magically add up to 100%?
  12. EdRooney

    Why Do So Few Expats Like Cristina ?

    I don't see them so much as expats. They are rather mostly (relatively) upper income level, mostly white, mostly living in Cap Fed or thereabouts. That is not CFK's demographic. Of course there are exceptions, but in my experience that is the majority of expats on this site. For all the FpV's...
  13. EdRooney

    Conservative.definition.

    Interesting and wouldn't be at all surprising. Do have a link or a reference for the source?
  14. EdRooney

    Election In A Nutshell

    WTF? The octopus is a reference to the Bulgarian political mafia. What on vishnu's green earth is anti-semitic in this? Jeez louise.
  15. EdRooney

    Election In A Nutshell

    Executive summary: Argentina elections are important because stuff happened there in the past that we don't have any evidence about, so we interviewed a political scientist from Columbia Univ. who said the biggest concerns are economic, but no one cares about them and there is no difference...
  16. EdRooney

    Has Anyone Had A Bank Account Closed Due To Facta

    Just a note: Serafina's rejection was partly my fault as I suggested a certain bank in Spain that didn't work out. Sorry Serafina!
  17. EdRooney

    Democrats Abroad In Argentina For Bernie Sanders

    I have considerable doubts about the TPP: 1. Since I am in favour of free and fair trade, the little that has been leaked out of the deal has shown that this is not a free trade agreement at all, and will rather increase protectionist measures such as copyright and patent protections. 2. The...
  18. EdRooney

    Brazilian Real, Argentina Peso And Rmb

    That's fine. I'm not interested in the politics, I just want the cash. PM me.
  19. EdRooney

    Brazilian Real, Argentina Peso And Rmb

    If anyone wants to bet on a the "blue rate shoot[ing] to 30 after the election" I'll be more than happy to short.
  20. EdRooney

    Without Argentina

    That's a good point, but the issue I was raising is how harmful EU trade policy is. Look at the history: the two become intertwined. For example, note in the article that Brazil's move toward a trade zone was accompanied by a visit from the IMF. Now compare that to Greece's situation: Greece is...
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