Short bits

Rumour is that Romney is pulling his ad budget for Super Tuesday. This looks like conceding the nomination to McCain.


China’s wild weather is a big problem for the government. Westerners may not realize that in China, the government is responsible for the weather. Really bad weather indicates the regime has lost the mandate of heaven. I’m not saying the current turmoil will be enough to unseat the government, but it hurts them.


Apologies to the readers of this blog for a lack of posts. The undersea cables from Europe to the Middle East were cut a few days ago, and Internet use locally has been difficult.