Don Rodrigo
2010-08-07 14:05:00
137. Fletcher Christian:
The U.S. retained sovereignty over the Phillipines from the time it wrested it from Spain (1898) until the end of WWII. It was a U.S. colonial posession for almost a half century.
Whether they are Democrat or Republican, politicians have now become a permanent class in the capital, existing along with a giant bureaucracy, operating the government for their own sake. Unless that is changed, they will simply continue to increasing until they bankrupt the country.
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