Archive for the 'Spanish View of the US' Category

Romeu 15 March 2006

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

The editorial cartoonist for El Pa??s, Romeu, regularly comments on global economic affairs. Today’s is very thought provoking:

The radical Islamic straw in the eye of the foreigner doesn’t allow him to see the radical capitalist in himself …but it’s still felt!

Politicians and Respect for Democracy

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

“I respect all politicians who in their turn respect the norms of democracy.” “Here we go with the impossible conditions!”

On the teaching of “Intelligent Design” in the US

Friday, November 11th, 2005

El Pa??s: Romeu, 11 Nov. 2005

Relative Importance of the US to Spain Drops to Third Place

Friday, November 11th, 2005

El Pa??s reports that in a recent survey of Spaniards?Äîthe Bar??metro de la Fundaci??n Carolina sobre Am?©rica Latina y la Cooperaci??n al Desarrollo–77% of Spaniards continue to believe the the European Union is the single most important political entity to Spain. The US., which had been a distant second to the EU, has now dropped […]

Bush Administration Flooded

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

An El Pa??s editorial suggests that the Bush administration is “flooded by its own incompetence” with respect to the natural disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina. The author finds it especially incompetent, given that the storm which finally struck the coast was weaker than that which had been predicted. The author continues, pointing out that only […]