". . . little shall I grace my cause

In speaking for myself. Yet, by your gracious patience,

I will a round unvarnish'd tale deliver . . ."

(William Shakespeare's Othello, I.iii.88-90)

Monday, November 9, 2009

Today . . .

. . . is the 20th anniversary of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. The city will host an enormous, all day celebration to mark the event. Attending will be German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Hillary Clinton will also be there. Barack Obama will not.

6 comments:

Elephantschild said...

He's not there, because people would remember Reagan there, and he knows he won't win the mental comparison.

Pansy.

Dakotapam said...

I miss Ronald Reagan. I really, really do. I get all sentimental and goopy when I see him. It must be my age, and that he was president during my formative years...he was like another Grandpa to me. I'm not sure my kids will feel the same about our current pres...

Cate said...

I miss President Reagan so, so much. I was too young at the time to realize what a phenomenal presidency I was witnessing during his time in the Oval Office, but I realize it now.

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Susan said...
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Susan said...

Twenty years ago? It can't be. It just happened the other day ....

Barb the Evil Genius said...

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyharnden/100016207/not-enough-about-him-barack-obama-skips-berlin-wall-ceremonies/