I'll be honest, I'm a bit on edge about what the President is going to say, what the analysis will be and if there's going to be another Joe Wilson moment. There's a fundraiser tonight at the Mint for the Haiti and I'm very tempted to go there after work, stay as late as I can and not watch any coverage. That would cowardly, but on the other hand, ( Read more... )

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Very long time ago. Mid-70's. I was on a cruise with my family, and back then Port Au Prince was once of the main ports of call for most the cruise ships doing the Caribbean. I'm assuming it would have been when Baby Doc was in power. We weren't there very long, maybe just a few hours, and even then, I knew this wasn't a good place ( Read more... )