we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes We Can. 我々にはできるわけがないと皮肉を言い、疑う人に出会ったら、人々の精神を集めた不朽の信条で答えよう。「我々にはできる」と。
Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America. ありがとう。あなたがたに神の加護がありますように。そしてアメリアに神の加護がありますように。
Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, argues the auto bailout is doomed from the very start and sometimes the hardest thing to do is "walk away."
"There is no good way to take money from people who earn and give it to people who didn't.," Mr. Norquist said. "When you subsidize failure and when you tax success you get less of what works and more of what doesn't. When you announce we must do 'x' and embark on a policy that will not work, you guarantee you will have double and redouble your efforts."
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name from consideration as commerce secretary for President-elect Barack Obama, citing an ongoing investigation about business dealings in his state.
Richardson, 61, who competed unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination, was secretary of energy and U.N. ambassador during Bill Clinton's presidency, and also the first high-profile Latino named to Obama's Cabinet.
But a grand jury in New Mexico is currently looking into charges of "pay-to-play" in the awarding of a state contract to a company that contributed to Richardson.
The importance of the inquiry was apparently dismissed when Richardson was first nominated. But it may have taken on more weight in light of the "pay-to-play" allegations involving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.