Charles Laffiteau

Charles Laffiteau's Republican politics, American style

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At 3am on 25 February, I found myself doing something I cannot recall ever doing before. It took me a moment to realise that I was clapping on my own at the end of an hour-long speech I had just witnessed on my TV. But why? Well, I guess the answer is that I

Charles Laffiteau`s Republican politics, American style

Last update: 17:39 | 26.02.09 | © Metro Éireann

This week I want to discuss the additional government loans being proposed for the automobile giants GM and Chrysler, and expand my belief that the US and other governments’ must take ownership of their banks’ ‘bad assets’.

Charles Laffiteau's Republican politics, American style

Last update: 02:36 | 19.02.09 | © Metro Éireann

Some of what I’m about to discuss here may have already been rendered obsolete based on whatever actions the US Congress has or hasn’t taken on President Obama’s economic stimulus package. But the topic still bears discussion, seeing as it

Charles Laffiteau's Republican politics, American style

Last update: 16:43 | 12.02.09 | © Metro Éireann

As I’ve mentioned before, I generally applaud the kind of people President Obama has selected to run the US government and various federal agencies, and indeed the Congress has moved swiftly to approve the nominations of the vast majority of the president’s

Indiaâ€™s real jewel

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Concluding his account of his recent visit to India, Charles Laffiteau comes into contact with some of the country’s greatest riches - and the poorest of the poor

'We are ready to lead again'

Last update: 18:06 | 29.01.09 | © Metro Éireann

It was day a some thought would never come, but history was made when Barack Obama was sworn in as US President. Charles Laffiteau gives an eyewitness account of the inauguration in Washington DC

A rough road to history

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While there are any number of reasons why one should not rent and or drive a vehicle in New Delhi, or anywhere in India for that matter, the best reason is safety. Sure, they drive on the left just like folks in Ireland and the UK do, but that is where the similarities

Bumper to bumper

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It was almost 5am by the time I retrieved my bags and cleared Indian customs at the airport in New Delhi, so it was still dark when I took a taxi from the airport to my home away from home, the Hotel Empire, located in the Safdarjung Enclave not far from Jawaharlal

Lady Luck was on my side

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Charles Laffiteau in India

Indiaâ€™s enduring spirit

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This time out I’m departing from my usual discourse about US politics to describe what I experienced during my three-week trip to India in October. Since my visit, India has hit the world’s headlines due to the violent actions of a group of pseudo-religious

Charles Laffiteau's Republican politics, American style

Last update: 12:29 | 11.12.08 | © Metro Éireann

One of my best friends here in Ireland recently asked me how I could have been such a strong supporter of president-elect Obama from the very beginning of his campaign, and yet am now advocating on behalf of strengthening the Republican Party as a force of opposition.

Charles Laffiteauâ€™s Republican politics, American style

Last update: 04:02 | 04.12.08 | © Metro Éireann

Since it looks like my cabinet predictions for the incoming Obama administration came pretty close to the mark, this week I want to discuss their implications for the Obama presidency as well as my dear ‘old’ Republican Party.

Charles Laffiteauâ€™s Republican politics, American style

As you read this, I am back in the States taking care of some personal business, as well as taking the pulse of my fellow American voters about the upcoming general election.

Charles Laffiteauâ€™s Republican politics, American style

As I promised last week, this column will be my first attempt to handicap the thoroughbreds running in the Democratic vice presidential stakes.

Charles Laffiteauâ€™s Republican politics, American style

Last week I proposed an alternative career for Hillary Clinton as a US supreme court justice, one that Barack Obama might wish to consider as an alternative to a position for her in his cabinet. While I could be wrong, I continue to assume that the Clintons

Charles Laffiteauâ€™s Republican politics, American style

Last week I closed my column by promising to discuss the Clintons’ best chance for returning to the White House. I call this the Clintons’ ‘back door’ option because, while one might prefer to enter this house through the front door,

Charles Laffiteauâ€™s Republican politics, American style

This week I want to discuss the weather forecast for next Tuesday 4 March in the states of Texas and Ohio, as well as Vermont and Rhode Island. The month of February started out stormy due to the collision of a strengthening Obama warm front

Charles Laffiteauâ€™s Republican politics, American style

Last week I began a discussion of my views about the number-one issue in the upcoming election, which is the US economy. For the past 16 years, American consumers have increased their overall spending every single quarter, which is almost

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