Summer 1994: The line starts very early
outside of the visa section of the US Consulate. There
is an entire social system and economy set up around getting
a visa to the US. Hawkers outside pitch loans to
applicants so they can prove they have enough money to
return to China for example.
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our village idiot
""Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and
so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
people, and neither do we."
"I want to thank the astronauts who are with us,
the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the
young of our country."
"Had we to do it over again, we would look at the
consequences of catastrophic success, being so successful so fast that an enemy
that should have surrendered or been done in escaped and lived to fight another
day."