(Hillary) Clinton heads to Haiti to mediate political crisis

Associated Press ^ | January 30, 2010

[Zakeet]

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is flying to Haiti to mediate in a political crisis there while other administration officials are keeping watch on violent protests halfway across the world in Egypt.

Clinton will meet Sunday with President Rene Preval and the three candidates vying to succeed him during her visit. She will also see a treatment center for the cholera epidemic that has killed almost 4,000 people.

[PowderMonkey]

"You want to see some pissed off people, when gas gets to the magic $4.00 a gallon people will react.

I remember it being said during the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s that the American people would "rise up" and overthrow the U.S. Govt. if gasoline prices ever reached $1 a gallon...we quietly waited in gas lines for hours, just to get it at $1.19, and were limited to $5 maximum purchase by rationing. No, you'll see pissed off people when such things as a loaf a bread sell for $10, or a half gallon of milk for $25, if it's to be found at all. That will happen as gasoline goes beyond $5 per gallon in a span of months, and it starts hitting folks in the belly. When a trip to the grocery store means returning with only a few potatoes, or one scrawny chicken, and you can't afford to heat or light your house. That's when governments get toppled.

[fightinJAG]

By all means, don’t get behind the 8-ball on Haiti.