Robert L. Terrell Blog

A great deal rests on the outcome Tuesday’s Democratic primary election in Texas. Conventional attention is focused on the race between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. However much Clinton and her supporters contend that she is an authentic agent of change, chances are that any change associated with a decisive victory for her will be marginal. On the other hand, if Obama wins there is a good chance that the United States is headed for a transition of the national political order that could have revolutionary ramifications.

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Having shared some personal thoughts about why I am thinking about leaving the United States, it makes sense to provide similar commentary regarding the reasons why I will almost certainly remain here. But first I need note the fact that no matter how much I have ever enjoyed living abroad, being here at home provides soul satisfaction that can’t be replicated or equaled at any other location on the planet earth. It is that real, and it is for me as natural, wonderful and deeply satisfying as breathing. I am an American citizen, and I have no problem with that.

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