tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post6457261789373806537..comments2024-03-28T17:03:22.102+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Brand nameArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-178758593008923442021-10-04T07:33:34.304+13:002021-10-04T07:33:34.304+13:00I must say that I watch the blow-by-blow news far ...I must say that I watch the blow-by-blow news far less myself. Will Biden get these infrastructure bills passed? Don't need to read about that, only that he does, or does not. And my email, with PANICKED responses - "We need to tell Machin and Sinema" blah, blah, blah. I tune out a lot. Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-82170970805901364242021-10-03T23:06:51.234+13:002021-10-03T23:06:51.234+13:00I agree up to a point, but these days I try to avo...I agree up to a point, but these days I try to avoid reading much about US politics because it's terrible for my blood pressure (sadly, I'm not joking about that). I also expect that one way or another, I'll lose the right to vote in federal elections at some point in the coming years. Actually, that reality probably makes more of a typical American.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-13361379606372420122021-10-03T04:32:24.484+13:002021-10-03T04:32:24.484+13:00All of what you say is true, of course. But what i...All of what you say is true, of course. But what is ALSO true is that you were an INVOLVED American citizen, and still follow the American political process with wisdom not found in some expats. You're still voting in the federal elections in the US, so you still have a stake, a say, and an informed opinion about what's going on in the good ol' USA. Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com