NewsWhore
09-14-2011, 06:00 PM
Writing today in the Que Se Dice column in Hoy, news commentator Claudio Acosta says that it is becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile the image that President Leonel Fernandez seeks to project to the world, on the international stage where he seems to feel more comfortable, with the other image of wasteful ruler, who has no qualms about appointing 80 useless vice consuls to our foreign service for the sole purpose of satisfying political patronage desires.
"Who would guess, hearing him speak so articulately against global speculation in international forums, that the same 'anything goes' ruling applies at home, where priority is given to politics even if it means degrading our institutions," he asks.
"How to explain that this is same statesman who appeals to the international community to address speculation in the prices of oil and food and has not moved a single finger of his mighty hand to prosecute and punish the corruption that robs us of so many opportunities for development?
"Who would believe that he refuses, with arguments that go on a tangent, to enforce the law that allocates a minimum of 4% of GDP to education?
"There was a time when his convincing words did not allow for these flagrant inconsistencies to be seen, or the frequent divorce between his words and his deeds, between his speeches and actions and omissions, but time, relentless time, does not spare even governments, especially when they are out of sync with the governed, until one day we realize that the charm has passed. The disappointment is so well reflected in the most recent polls."
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"Who would guess, hearing him speak so articulately against global speculation in international forums, that the same 'anything goes' ruling applies at home, where priority is given to politics even if it means degrading our institutions," he asks.
"How to explain that this is same statesman who appeals to the international community to address speculation in the prices of oil and food and has not moved a single finger of his mighty hand to prosecute and punish the corruption that robs us of so many opportunities for development?
"Who would believe that he refuses, with arguments that go on a tangent, to enforce the law that allocates a minimum of 4% of GDP to education?
"There was a time when his convincing words did not allow for these flagrant inconsistencies to be seen, or the frequent divorce between his words and his deeds, between his speeches and actions and omissions, but time, relentless time, does not spare even governments, especially when they are out of sync with the governed, until one day we realize that the charm has passed. The disappointment is so well reflected in the most recent polls."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)