30 septembre 2008
L'administration Sarkozy : les Rapetous version N !
Jamais cette vidéo n'avait été plus d'actualité. Les Inconnus s'attaquaient à l'époque à Mitterand et Chirac... Nous ne pouvons que les encourager à la réactualiser pour Taxozy ! Assez du socialisme ! Non les taxes et l'impôt ne sont pas la solution.
La décision de Nicolas Taxozy de ne pas diminuer les impôts pour cause de crise financière est totalement ridicule ! Au contraire, Barack Obama, considéré par tous comme le candidat Démocrate le plus à gauche depuis de longues années dans l'histoire Américaine, à décidé que sa volonté de revenir sur les diminutions de taxes de Bush ne seraient pas remisent en cause immédiatement à cause de la crise ! Le Président Français est très clairement plus socialiste que le candidat Démocrate, pourtant lui-même très à gauche !
Il est temps d'arrêter les absurdités, les idioties et les politiques qui marchent sur la tête ! Arrêtons d'accuser le capitalisme et la liberté économique des maux créés par un gouvernement fédéral, celui de Bill Clinton.
La démagogie du gouvernement Français est à vomir. Alors qu'il avait un programme -ou tout au moins un discours - à droite, nous avons apparemment élu un candidat plus à gauche que Jacques Chirac et François Mitterand !
Arrêtons la Démagogie M. Nicolas Taxozy ! Non, la solution n'est pas l'intervention de l'Etat. L'Etat intervient tout le temps et partout depuis plus de cinquante ans ! Et la conséquence est que la France sera le seul pays AU MONDE à être en récession en 2008...
Nous marchons sur la tête. Et le gouvernement Français, une fois de plus, est à l'origine de ce mouvement...
Pierre Toullec
DRZZ et le GOP France sont avec John McCain pour dénoncer la crise actuelle : les coupables sont Démocrates !
La dernière vidéo de John McCain s'attaque aux années de la présidence de Bill Clinton, à juste titre !!!
Pierre Toullec
Jihad à l'ONU
La semaine passée, le Président du Conseil des Droits de l'Homme de l'ONU a censuré David Littman parce qu'il évoquait l'antisémitisme en pays musulmans.
La même journée, une ONG amie a interpellé le Conseil des Droits de l'Homme de l'ONU sur les minorités persécutées en pays islamiques L'orateur a été interrompu par l'ambassadeur égyptien qui a demandé à ce que ce discours soit éjecté de l'ordre du jour. Ont suivi des menaces à peine voilées à l'égard des autres Etats membres des Nations Unies :
La même ONG avait été combattue à la session d'été du Conseil (juin 2008), pour avoir évoqué la charia et la condition des femmes en terre d'islam :
Source : DRZZ
Putin, France and the Era of Elective Monarchy
Un excellent article de Guy Sorman, daté d'aujourd'hui et trouvé sur un site Américain. Si quelqu'un trouve la version Française n'hésitez pas à m'envoyer le lien ! Cet article ne fait que résumer une situation trop vrai, dénonçant le totalitarisme d'un de Gaulle, expliquant le pourquoi de la raison pour laquelle la France se trouve TOUJOURS du côté des dictatures, plutôt que des Démocraties.
Pierre Toullec
Article originel : http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2008/09/putin_france_and_the_era_of_el.html
PARIS – Fifty years ago, General Charles de Gaulle seized power in France in what was, in essence, a legal coup d’etat. True, the General had been called upon and elected by the floundering French Parliament. But pressure from the French army, and rebellion in Algeria, did not give Parliament much of a choice. The ailing French republic’s political leaders hoped that de Gaulle could end the Algerian war, yet keep Algeria French. De Gaulle’s agenda was very different: he wanted to rewrite the Constitution and to found a new “Fifth Republic” for France.
The war in Algeria was, for de Gaulle, but another symptom of a dysfunctional state, an analysis that went back to his own experiences in 1940, when the French government proved unable to resist invasion by Hitler’s Germany. Only a strong leader, de Gaulle thought, could have avoided defeat.
The war in Algeria was, for de Gaulle, but another symptom of a dysfunctional state, an analysis that went back to his own experiences in 1940, when the French government proved unable to resist invasion by Hitler’s Germany. Only a strong leader, de Gaulle thought, could have avoided defeat.
In his memoirs, de Gaulle stated his preference for restoring the monarchy after the Liberation. But public opinion was not prepared for that, and the heirs to the French crown were not up to the task. The alternative was an elected monarch: the Fifth Republic’s Constitution, ratified 50 years ago this week, was crafted around that central principle.
What de Gaulle despised about the Fourth Republic was what he dubbed the “regime of the parties,” which put their own interests above the national interest. Only a king or an elected monarch could incarnate the national interest. Remarkable propagandist that he was, de Gaulle convinced the French that the Fourth Republic was a disaster – a canard that has remained common wisdom ever since.
But de Gaulle’s vision of government resonated with the convictions of many French and, above all, with many public intellectuals. The French have seldom been enamored of democracy. The philosophers who were the intellectual fathers of the 1789 revolution longed not for democracy, but for enlightened despotism, which is what many French still look for when they elect a president.
Democracy from a French perspective looks too American. The French are thus more ready to believe in the cultural diversity of nations than in the universality of democracy. This explains why French governments of both right and left tend to support despotism in countries where it seems “natural.” Despots in Arab countries, China, and Russia do not shock the French.
Indeed, no French president would ever think of exporting democracy. As former President Jacques Chirac said: to impose democracy in Arab countries means that you despise their cultural differences.
As de Gaulle wished, the French president has powers without equal in any other Western democracy. Montesquieu’s idea of a separation of governmental powers plays no role in France. Parliament is weak, the judiciary is under executive control, the media is kept under surveillance, and there is no constitutional guarantee of free speech.
The president’s powers are limited only by accident, when a majority in parliament happens to be against him: this happened to both the socialist François Mitterrand and the conservative Jacques Chirac. Each had to “cohabit” for a time with a hostile parliament. Military and foreign affairs – what the French system deems the president’s “reserve domain” – are always in the president’s personal control. But when president and parliament are controlled by the same party – Nicolas Sarkozy’s current situation – the “reserved domain” knows, in practice, no limit.
Despite this huge concentration of powers in the presidency, or perhaps because of it, the Fifth Republic has failed to perform better than more democratic Western regimes. The French state budget is chronically ill-managed, running deficits on par with Italy. Many grandiose Gaullist economic projects – from the Concorde supersonic airplane to a national computer industry – failed. Most public-sector industries have been near bankruptcy until saved by competition and privatization.
France’s elected monarchs have few reasons to be proud of their supposedly efficient state. The exception may be the military and the diplomatic service: following de Gaulle’s lead, all French presidents have financed the military generously. The Gaullist tradition has also been maintained by an independent diplomatic corps that tends towards “non-alliance with allies” and is often perceived as perfidious and arrogant.
Indeed, through much of the Cold War, de Gaulle appeared to want to avoid having to choose sides between the United States and the Soviet Union. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing had the best relations with East European communist leaders among all Western leaders. Chirac vociferously opposed the war in Iraq. Sarkozy nowadays acts more in harmony with the US, NATO, and the European Union, but does so because he wants to be a world leader.
But the real problem with the Fifth Republic might be its influence beyond France. Following de Gaulle’s lead, elective monarchy or enlightened despotism is now perceived as a legitimate alternative to parliamentary democracy or US-style separation of powers. Most of Latin America, except for Brazil and Chile, are elective monarchies, a modernized version of the old caudillo tradition. Russia, after a brief attempt at democracy under Boris Yeltsin, has reverted to a form of unenlightened despotism under Vladimir Putin. It holds elections, but more as a nod to modernity than to represent the people’s will.
Like the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, the French Revolution’s clarion call for universal rights can be admired only from behind bullet-proof glass, and it is definitely too precious to be exported.
Guy Sorman
Guy Sorman, a French philosopher and economist, is the author of Empire of Lies.
26 septembre 2008
En attendant le débat : Condi Rice sur Fox News hier soir
Condi Rice était sur Fox News hier soir face à Sean Hannity. Retrouvez ci-dessous son interview complète en attendant le débat entre John McCain et Barack Obama à 3h du matin (Cinq heures à attendre).
The debate is on !
McCain sera bien au débat ce soir face à Obama
Source : http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/26/mccain-to-attend-debate-at-university-of-mississippi/
Le GOP France sur Public Sénat
Chers lecteurs,
J'ai eu la chance hier soir d'être présent sur Public Sénat, pour parler du duel Barack Obama - John McCain.
Les sujets traités sont :
- La crise financière
- Le débat de ce soir
- L'état de la campagne
Le débat commence à 58 min et 20 sec de vidéo.
Bon visionnage !
Pierre Toullec
24 septembre 2008
Juste les faits : depuis 2001, l'administration Bush travaille à purifier le système financier de la gabegie Clintonienne
Alors qu'aujourd'hui, nos médias internationaux semblent s'être mis d'accord pour considérer le Président Bush sur sa responsabilité dans la crise actuelle, les faits démontrent l'inverse. Depuis 2001, George Bush conseille et agit pour sortir Wall Street et la finance Américaine d'une crise qu'il a vu venir. Une crise qu'il a essayé de réprimer avant qu'elle ne soit présente. Mais la gabegie financière créée par l'administration Clinton au cours des années 1990 était trop profondément instable pour être durablement réprimée.
For many years the President and his Administration have not only warned of the systemic consequences of financial turmoil at a housing government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) but also put forward thoughtful plans to reduce the risk that either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac would encounter such difficulties. President Bush publicly called for GSE reform 17 times in 2008 alone before Congress acted. Unfortunately, these warnings went unheeded, as the President's repeated attempts to reform the supervision of these entities were thwarted by the legislative maneuvering of those who emphatically denied there were problems.
2001
April: The Administration's FY02 budget declares that the size of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is "a potential problem," because "financial trouble of a large GSE could cause strong repercussions in financial markets, affecting Federally insured entities and economic activity."
2002
May: The President calls for the disclosure and corporate governance principles contained in his 10-point plan for corporate responsibility to apply to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (OMB Prompt Letter to OFHEO, 5/29/02)
2003
January: Freddie Mac announces it has to restate financial results for the previous three years.
February: The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) releases a report explaining that "although investors perceive an implicit Federal guarantee of [GSE] obligations," "the government has provided no explicit legal backing for them." As a consequence, unexpected problems at a GSE could immediately spread into financial sectors beyond the housing market. ("Systemic Risk: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Role of OFHEO," OFHEO Report, 2/4/03)
September: Fannie Mae discloses SEC investigation and acknowledges OFHEO's review found earnings manipulations.
September: Treasury Secretary John Snow testifies before the House Financial Services Committee to recommend that Congress enact "legislation to create a new Federal agency to regulate and supervise the financial activities of our housing-related government sponsored enterprises" and set prudent and appropriate minimum capital adequacy requirements.
October: Fannie Mae discloses $1.2 billion accounting error.
November: Council of the Economic Advisers (CEA) Chairman Greg Mankiw explains that any "legislation to reform GSE regulation should empower the new regulator with sufficient strength and credibility to reduce systemic risk." To reduce the potential for systemic instability, the regulator would have "broad authority to set both risk-based and minimum capital standards" and "receivership powers necessary to wind down the affairs of a troubled GSE." (N. Gregory Mankiw, Remarks At The Conference Of State Bank Supervisors State Banking Summit And Leadership, 11/6/03)
2004
February: The President's FY05 Budget again highlights the risk posed by the explosive growth of the GSEs and their low levels of required capital, and called for creation of a new, world-class regulator: "The Administration has determined that the safety and soundness regulators of the housing GSEs lack sufficient power and stature to meet their responsibilities, and therefore…should be replaced with a new strengthened regulator." (2005 Budget Analytic Perspectives, pg. 83)
February: CEA Chairman Mankiw cautions Congress to "not take [the financial market's] strength for granted." Again, the call from the Administration was to reduce this risk by "ensuring that the housing GSEs are overseen by an effective regulator." (N. Gregory Mankiw, Op-Ed, "Keeping Fannie And Freddie's House In Order," Financial Times, 2/24/04)
June: Deputy Secretary of Treasury Samuel Bodman spotlights the risk posed by the GSEs and called for reform, saying "We do not have a world-class system of supervision of the housing government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), even though the importance of the housing financial system that the GSEs serve demands the best in supervision to ensure the long-term vitality of that system. Therefore, the Administration has called for a new, first class, regulatory supervisor for the three housing GSEs: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banking System." (Samuel Bodman, House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Testimony, 6/16/04)
2005
April: Treasury Secretary John Snow repeats his call for GSE reform, saying "Events that have transpired since I testified before this Committee in 2003 reinforce concerns over the systemic risks posed by the GSEs and further highlight the need for real GSE reform to ensure that our housing finance system remains a strong and vibrant source of funding for expanding homeownership opportunities in America… Half-measures will only exacerbate the risks to our financial system." (Secretary John W. Snow, "Testimony Before The U.S. House Financial Services Committee," 4/13/05)
2007
July: Two Bear Stearns hedge funds invested in mortgage securities collapse.
August: President Bush emphatically calls on Congress to pass a reform package for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying "first things first when it comes to those two institutions. Congress needs to get them reformed, get them streamlined, get them focused, and then I will consider other options." (President George W. Bush, Press Conference, The White House, 8/9/07)
September: RealtyTrac announces foreclosure filings up 243,000 in August – up 115 percent from the year before.
September: Single-family existing home sales decreases 7.5 percent from the previous month – the lowest level in nine years. Median sale price of existing homes fell six percent from the year before.
December: President Bush again warns Congress of the need to pass legislation reforming GSEs, saying "These institutions provide liquidity in the mortgage market that benefits millions of homeowners, and it is vital they operate safely and operate soundly. So I've called on Congress to pass legislation that strengthens independent regulation of the GSEs – and ensures they focus on their important housing mission. The GSE reform bill passed by the House earlier this year is a good start. But the Senate has not acted. And the United States Senate needs to pass this legislation soon." (President George W. Bush, Discusses Housing, The White House, 12/6/07)
2008
January: Bank of America announces it will buy Countrywide.
January: Citigroup announces mortgage portfolio lost $18.1 billion in value.
February: Assistant Secretary David Nason reiterates the urgency of reforms, says "A new regulatory structure for the housing GSEs is essential if these entities are to continue to perform their public mission successfully." (David Nason, Testimony On Reforming GSE Regulation, Senate Committee On Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs, 2/7/08)
March: Bear Stearns announces it will sell itself to JPMorgan Chase.
March: President Bush calls on Congress to take action and "move forward with reforms on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They need to continue to modernize the FHA, as well as allow State housing agencies to issue tax-free bonds to homeowners to refinance their mortgages." (President George W. Bush, Remarks To The Economic Club Of New York, New York, NY, 3/14/08)
April: President Bush urges Congress to pass the much needed legislation and "modernize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. [There are] constructive things Congress can do that will encourage the housing market to correct quickly by … helping people stay in their homes." (President George W. Bush, Meeting With Cabinet, the White House, 4/14/08)
May: President Bush issues several pleas to Congress to pass legislation reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before the situation deteriorates further.
"Americans are concerned about making their mortgage payments and keeping their homes. Yet Congress has failed to pass legislation I have repeatedly requested to modernize the Federal Housing Administration that will help more families stay in their homes, reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to ensure they focus on their housing mission, and allow State housing agencies to issue tax-free bonds to refinance sub-prime loans." (President George W. Bush, Radio Address, 5/3/08)
"[T]he government ought to be helping creditworthy people stay in their homes. And one way we can do that – and Congress is making progress on this – is the reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. That reform will come with a strong, independent regulator." (President George W. Bush, Meeting With The Secretary Of The Treasury, the White House, 5/19/08)
"Congress needs to pass legislation to modernize the Federal Housing Administration, reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to ensure they focus on their housing mission, and allow State housing agencies to issue tax-free bonds to refinance subprime loans." (President George W. Bush, Radio Address, 5/31/08)
June: As foreclosure rates continued to rise in the first quarter, the President once again asks Congress to take the necessary measures to address this challenge, saying "we need to pass legislation to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac." (President George W. Bush, Remarks At Swearing In Ceremony For Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 6/6/08)
July: Congress heeds the President's call for action and passes reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as it becomes clear that the institutions are failing.
Source : The White House
Discours du Président Bush devant l'assemblée de l'ONU, le 24 septembre 2008
"Quelques individus se demandent si les populations désirent réellement la liberté dans certaines parties du monde. Il s'agit là d'auto-distribution de condescendance. Cela a été démontré devant nos yeux par les votes en Irak, Afghanistan et Libéria, la révolution Orange en Ukraine et la révolution de la Rose en Géorgie, nous avons vu que les populations prennent toujours la décision courageuse de choisir la Liberté. A ceux qui suggèrent le contraire, sachez que où que ce soit, et quand que ce soit, lorsque les populations ont le choix, ils choisissent la Liberté." George W Bush, 24/09/2008, Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies.
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23 septembre 2008
Débats présidentiels et Vice-Présidentiels
Les Young Republicans et Young Democrats vous proposent de venir assister, en direct, aux deux premiers débats pour la Maison Blanche.
1er débat :
Samedi 27 septembre, 3h du matin (26 septembre à 21h aux USA)
1 rue Mont Thabor, 75001, Paris (Métro Tuilleries)
2eme débat :
3 octobre 2008, 3h du matin (2 octobre, 21h aux USA)
1 rue Mont Thabor, 75001, Paris (Métro Tuilleries)
Pour plus d'informations : kate.pesey@republicansabroad.fr