Sometimes Mother Nature Conspires Against You

It’s been a rough few days at TheCandidacy.com headquarters in the Dominican Republic. A tropical depression dumped a significant amount of rain on the Capital and, you guessed it, caused problems with electricity and internet services. Today’s post (originally published a few months ago when it received over 160 comments on Digg) is perhaps more relevant now in the 2008 Presidential Election than when it was originally published: Three Ways Barrack Obama Could Improve his Popularity with the Military. Enjoy it and know that we’ll be back on track tomorrow in our series about why much of the developing world is still developing. - RHM

An excerpt from “Three Ways Barrack Obama Could Improve his Popularity with the Military…

In January of 1993, I was in my final months of college and Army R.O.T.C at Norwich University. I already had my assignment in hand and would be shipping off to South Korea after training at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Training Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Life was good and those times were exciting. However, I’d be lying if I didn’t mention the overwhelmingly negative response to Bill Clinton’s inauguration that same month. To continue on to the remainder of the post, please click here.

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