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11/8/2014

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     Billions spent and for what? Two-thirds of voters did not show up; the Republicans won a majority in the Senate and retained the majority in the House, and the sniping continues and the rush for 2016 has returned, more clouded than ever for the Republicans. It is going to be a bloodbath amongst the many aspirants, from Christie to Paul to Rubio to Romney to Bush and the rest of the wannabes. 
     On the Democratic front, president Obama has made it clear that while he is willing to compromise, he is not going to be bashful about  using the veto ( the Republicans do not have the 60 votes to over-ride a veto). Immigration reform is front and center for Obama, while the Republicans are fulminating about the Health Care act. Mitch McConnell who has spent the last six years saying "no" to everything Obama, is not going to change his tactics now that he is majority leader in the Senate, and Boehner has his hands full trying to ward off the  Tea-Partyers.      In foreign policy, they are going to be more hawkish than the president and the still bitter McCain will be all over the place criticising anything that Obama does or try to do. They will push for an extended war against ISIL, even supporting ground troops, so Obama will have his way ( by the way, he is sending 1,500 more "trainers").
     The congressional- military- industrial complex and the plutocrats are back in full force, helped by the millions spent by the Koch bros. and their corporate buddies and they will be looking to the Republicans to deliver on tax cuts, Keystone, fracking, less control on emissions and trade. It will be hot and heavy, with protestations, accusations, blame-gaming, back and forth and little will get  done by Congress but Obama will act on immigration reform ( great for the Democrats with Latinos and minorities), defend the Health Care Act and continue his foreign policy ( even making more overtures with Iran , while the Israel lobby fumes)
     It's all about 2016. The Republicans got their mid-term wish, for senate control, but this will come back to haunt them. The divisions and the rancor will be deafening. They will tear themselves apart, vying for the candidacy of the party, much to the delight of the Democrats. The Republicans made promises that they cannot deliver. Gerrymandering will allow them to hold on to the House, but the Presidency will belong to the Democrats.
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    fig 2-b My Father and Mother to whom I owe everything

    "Ecce Homo"  ("Behold the Man"), Antonio Ciseri's depiction of Pontius Pilate presenting a scourged Jesus to the people of Jerusalem.

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    Two men fighting with clubs
    circa 1819-1823

    The Black Paintings Period


    (Fig 2a) The Death of Innocents


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     Ishwar R. Prashad recently retired from over 47 years of teaching.

    He taught Political Science variously at Dawson College, Loyola College, Algoma University College, Sir George Williams University, Concordia University and Vanier College.

    Previously, he taught for nine years in Port Mourant, Guyana.


    He became Principal of Corentyne Comprehensive High School at the tender age of 21. During this time he turned down Scholarship offers to study overseas in England and the U.S.S.R.

    He chose Canada and after graduating from Sir George Williams with a B.A Honours with Distinction, he accepted a Fellowship to complete his graduate work at McMaster University. He completed his first two degrees-Bachelors and Masters- in three years.  

    His last position was as Co-Ordinator of Political Science and Economics at Vanier College and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Concordia University.

    He is married to the former Juliet Ramcharan (Library Supervisor, McGill University) and together they have three children – Indra R. Prashad, P.Eng. ,McGill (Presently Manager, Ontario Safe Water Drinking Agency), Ishwar R. Prashad Jr., B.A ,McGill (Presently, President, Kismit Gear Inc.) and Rabindra Y. Prashad, (Presently, Artist and Chef).They are the proud Grandparents of eight grandchildren-Miranda, Kamal, Ayesha, Élan, Anĵa , Étienne, Chloé, and Jasmine.

     

     

     





     



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