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Keith's Blog Continued...

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July 31, 2007

15:30 Local Time. We’ve been at sea for three days. Since sunrise this morning we’ve been in sight of the Philippine archipelago as we thread our way through various straights on our approach to Cebu City from the east.

It has been a relaxing and uneventful passage from Palau. Seas were a bit choppy the first night, and it rained for awhile every day; but otherwise the trip was smooth, comfortable, and much too short!

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Don’t worry. I have no expectation of being drafted to actually run for President. But I hope that by putting this series in the first person I will more effectively emphasize the specific real-world actions our next President, in my opinion, must take.

Why They Matter

Our capital markets matter to every man woman and child in America and throughout the world. These markets are where money meets opportunity, where reward meets risk, where jobs are created, and where mortgages and new cars are financed. Our capital markets are more mature, more sophisticated, and until recently were more desirable than similar markets around the world. They create better jobs and greater prosperity for us all.

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Yahoo! We’re on our way again aboard The Global Adventure!

We said goodbye to many new friends and departed Palau about 15:30 yesterday, local time. Our destination: Cebu, Philippines. We should arrive there Tuesday night (it is Sunday morning here now).

It rained hard for a couple hours last night. But we feasted on fresh Tapia aboard ship, in dry air-conditioned comfort. And we enjoyed once again the serenity of being out to sea.

Our heading is 290 degrees – west-northwest. Seas have calmed since last night when things were a bit choppy.

I’ll keep you posted.

-Keith

Perhaps it’s the distance – 7600 miles from home. Perhaps it’s the time I’ve spent away from home. I’ve been on the U.S. mainland for all of twelve days during the past four months. Maybe it’s the smattering of political and economic systems I’ve seen during our global adventure so far; or what I’ve learned by studying the foreign press wherever I go. Or, heck, maybe it’s just the spectacular laser light show across the Hong Kong skyline I’m watching from the work desk in my hotel room at this very moment.

Whatever the reasons, I am more certain than ever what I would do if I were President. This will begin a series entitled “What I Would Do If I were President”.

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China as A Petulant Adolescent

On the world political and economic stage, China has recently presented itself more as a petulant adolescent than as a responsible nation.

The nation’s recent food and drug scandals provide a case in point:

China recently executed the former head of its equivalent of the Food and Drug Administration after he was found guilty of taking bribes to permit the introduction of dangerously harmful medicines into China. Many people died as a result. Ultimately, so did he.

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How do you describe a nation so vast, with so many unique locales and peoples, all engaged in every conceivable occupation — from subsistence farmer to engineer, from small merchant to government minion to international tycoon?

A nation that drips of totalitarian intrusion into every aspect of people’s lives, yet that projects permanence and power — from the Great Wall to Tiananmen Square, to the marble foyers of its public buildings to the immaculate uniforms and confident demeanor of its military personnel; but with the world’s worst pollution, and with grinding poverty just beneath its powerful façade; and yet still with a population genuinely enthused about the progress that has been made here these past 30 years?

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