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day 99 ... and counting [minor update]
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Today is my 99th day as President of the eUSA. I've seen a lot of things come and go and unfortunately Croatia was one of those yesterday. PEACE threw everything they had at PTOing the Croats and Croatia lost the battle. Meanwhile, the eUSA was supporting Greece which we paid a high price in gold recently helping to liberate their Central Greece territory and its high iron. By the time that the writing on the wall was clear there was nothing to be done to help Croatia.
The truth? Until the Admins implement some sort of anti-PTO module (which they may never do) we will continue to see such things happen. If PEACE focuses all of its effort on taking a country there is nothing that the rest of us can do. Americans are too busy focusing on their small party politics to think about the larger world and funnymen like Nick Everdale like to play Monday morning quarterback and suggest that if my party, the USWP, had just given up all of its races the world would be safe. Far from it.
PTOs (political take overs) are a problem with this game. Until they are addressed we are all at risk. As I said in my much ballyhooed role play vs. game play (the game within a game) article from a few weeks ago ... until the USA pulls its head out of the sand and realizes there is a larger game going on we are stuck as a giant who hasn't realized its full power. But then again, I'm from the party that everyone says is going to take over the world as part of a socialist regime (if you listen to the hype of the small-party small-thinkers).
I hope to see an article up soon that will talk about the accomplishments of my 100 days in office. Many ask what I've done and foolishly try to say that I haven't done anything because I've delegated so much responsibility. To the contrary, unlike previous Presidents I've put people into place who both know what they are doing and I've given them the chance to succeed. This term I've tried to step back and let them shine since they will have to convince the next President of their worth to keep their jobs. People like SirEkim, Eugene Harlot, Inwegen, tdwester, hokiehigh, One Eye, mjdiv, Tiacha, Bastion, and especially Harrison Richardson have been crucial to the success of this nation and this administration. There are others ... many others ... and a shout out to ProggyPop
. I want their stories to be told before I leave office as they are all great workers and great builders and I've been proud to have them at my side, behind me, and leading their charges when I've been busy on other things.
Don't buy into the hype. This game can be great, but you have to make it great by being involved. So many people come here to trash my articles or even to praise my articles who I don't see doing anything useful for this game or for the betterment of the world. It's so easy to chime in but so much more difficult to actually do something about it. That is what makes the USWP so different from so many other parties. They are truly a group of people who care about the game and want to see it succeed while so many others just want to take potshots and be smug. I am pleased to see that they have finally won a majority of the US Congress. They have worked hard and very much deserve it.
Finally, I hope that Harrison Richardson runs a hard race for President on July 5th. He has worked his tail off on building this new alliance that has not been coming together due to a few of our more historic allies dragging their feet while flirting with joining PEACE. Harrison has worked tirelessly this term and last on the deals that have to be brokered and that new alliance just isn't coming together. However, we have some contingency plans and I will look forward to seeing Harrison talk about these as we finalize the details. Whatever comes out of the State Department will be due to his hard hard work on these matters and I thank him for that service. I hope that the rest of you will thank him by giving him the big chair on July 5th because he is the one person who I would trust with taking this nation forward into the ever turbulent waters of international treachery while the eUSA sleeps in it's giant collective bed and focuses who who has the best Party Platform like it penguin bowling matters.
Vote up this article: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/official-press-release-harrison-richardson-v-ajay-bruno-irc-debate--841367/1/20 about the next Presidential Debate!
Today is my 99th day as President of the eUSA. I've seen a lot of things come and go and unfortunately Croatia was one of those yesterday. PEACE threw everything they had at PTOing the Croats and Croatia lost the battle. Meanwhile, the eUSA was supporting Greece which we paid a high price in gold recently helping to liberate their Central Greece territory and its high iron. By the time that the writing on the wall was clear there was nothing to be done to help Croatia.
The truth? Until the Admins implement some sort of anti-PTO module (which they may never do) we will continue to see such things happen. If PEACE focuses all of its effort on taking a country there is nothing that the rest of us can do. Americans are too busy focusing on their small party politics to think about the larger world and funnymen like Nick Everdale like to play Monday morning quarterback and suggest that if my party, the USWP, had just given up all of its races the world would be safe. Far from it.
PTOs (political take overs) are a problem with this game. Until they are addressed we are all at risk. As I said in my much ballyhooed role play vs. game play (the game within a game) article from a few weeks ago ... until the USA pulls its head out of the sand and realizes there is a larger game going on we are stuck as a giant who hasn't realized its full power. But then again, I'm from the party that everyone says is going to take over the world as part of a socialist regime (if you listen to the hype of the small-party small-thinkers).
I hope to see an article up soon that will talk about the accomplishments of my 100 days in office. Many ask what I've done and foolishly try to say that I haven't done anything because I've delegated so much responsibility. To the contrary, unlike previous Presidents I've put people into place who both know what they are doing and I've given them the chance to succeed. This term I've tried to step back and let them shine since they will have to convince the next President of their worth to keep their jobs. People like SirEkim, Eugene Harlot, Inwegen, tdwester, hokiehigh, One Eye, mjdiv, Tiacha, Bastion, and especially Harrison Richardson have been crucial to the success of this nation and this administration. There are others ... many others ... and a shout out to ProggyPop
. I want their stories to be told before I leave office as they are all great workers and great builders and I've been proud to have them at my side, behind me, and leading their charges when I've been busy on other things.Don't buy into the hype. This game can be great, but you have to make it great by being involved. So many people come here to trash my articles or even to praise my articles who I don't see doing anything useful for this game or for the betterment of the world. It's so easy to chime in but so much more difficult to actually do something about it. That is what makes the USWP so different from so many other parties. They are truly a group of people who care about the game and want to see it succeed while so many others just want to take potshots and be smug. I am pleased to see that they have finally won a majority of the US Congress. They have worked hard and very much deserve it.
Finally, I hope that Harrison Richardson runs a hard race for President on July 5th. He has worked his tail off on building this new alliance that has not been coming together due to a few of our more historic allies dragging their feet while flirting with joining PEACE. Harrison has worked tirelessly this term and last on the deals that have to be brokered and that new alliance just isn't coming together. However, we have some contingency plans and I will look forward to seeing Harrison talk about these as we finalize the details. Whatever comes out of the State Department will be due to his hard hard work on these matters and I thank him for that service. I hope that the rest of you will thank him by giving him the big chair on July 5th because he is the one person who I would trust with taking this nation forward into the ever turbulent waters of international treachery while the eUSA sleeps in it's giant collective bed and focuses who who has the best Party Platform like it penguin bowling matters.
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i was denied pertamax
3rd?
Yes!
fithmax
nice read
I think he means "the Croats" with "they". I must say by the way, fast response on Nick's article
Why are you people so busy with politics?! It's a game! It's not like some real power.
my bad, comment deleted \o/
Jazar
I'm diggin' the picture. That's it.
>>He has worked his tail off on building this new alliance that has not been coming together due to a few of our more historic allies dragging their feet while flirting with joining PEACE.
Sorry, we'll be subservient to you, as you appear to wish, not only with this comment, but with the ridiculous voting system.
Lol.
Sup shyguy1001 \o
We're still groggy, but the population is starting to wake up. We need to keep working.
Sup Jazar o/
PEACE AT HOME, PEACE IN THE WORLD, PEACE IN THE UK.
Hiya DaRuler \o
Scrab, I don't mean to bash you or your party but why not just tell all the USWP and Party Snipers to head to Croatia and maybe we could have saved more of the seats?
PEACE in Hawaii!!!
Good article
Until americans realize that playing the petty politics game gets us nowhere, then we will continue to lose ground. It could be the entire world vs the US, and we would still have @sshats fighting over american politics.
So when is Hawaii seceding anyway?
When you can name all five islands in Hawaii
>>So when is Hawaii seceding anyway?
It did that April last year.
God bless Platonic
how much gold did we spend on greece?
Another excellent article.
Good to see the article prompted you to finally issue a statement.
>>how much gold did we spend on greece?
It's probably the Netherlands that you should be worried about with regards to gold spent. Seeing as nothing really happened.
Real inspiring words. We get the choice between a dictator overseas and a dictator at home. Choosing the *third* route isn't the same as sticking your head in the sand and I will not be bullied, threatened, scared or coerced into playing a zero-sum game.
Good read Mr. President!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
>Americans are too busy focusing on their small party politics to think about the larger world
>That is what makes the USWP so different from so many other parties. They are truly a group of people who care about the game and want to see it succeed while so many others just want to take potshots and be smug. I am pleased to see that they have finally won a majority of the US Congress. They have worked hard and very much deserve it.
GEE
Emerick, hurry up and hit FM plx.
>>>how much gold did we spend on greece?
It's probably the Netherlands that you should be worried about with regards to gold spent. Seeing as nothing really happened.
Atually dos should be commenting in a PEACE article, since he is hungarian.
@Emerick: Lol!
newb question... shat does PTO stand for? (Paid Time Off? heh)
-The Glavin
Voted.
We are weak in PTO defense, and will fail unless we organize better against it.
HOOORAY
Why is it that every time you criticize people who play 'party politics' you're sure to include that your party is better than that and small parties are stupid?
Sure sounds like party politics to me.
You want everyone in the eUS to leave and vote in other countries, but scoff at the suggestion that your own super awesome party that's playing a bigger, better game do exactly that.
Make up your mind.
Oh look, Jazar following around American articles again. This comes as a complete and utter surprise. Give my best to dio
Haha, not just American Guud. Every informed citizen is subscribed to important international newspapers.
Left me out as someone who helped your administration.
Jerk.
>>Haha, not just American Guud. Every informed citizen is subscribed to important international newspapers.
S'true. I'm suscribed to a ton
Scrab: They didn't win a majority. Gaius and Augustis are feds who ran USWP this term. So, that's 23 reps.
But yeah, its been awesome working with you.
Well said, Scrabiliscious.
PTO means "political take over"
I've never tried to bash you for no reason Scrab, but to sit there and suggest that the USWP is the only party that has people interested in helping the eUS is insulting to people like myself. I've always tried to do what is best for America, I've always done my best to avoid the partisan attacks, and I've always put the US ahead of any party. I'm not denying that many people attack the USWP, but to suggest that the USWP is the only party with America's interests at heart is just as bad as those who would incorrectly suggest that the USWP only has the USWP's interests at heart.
Another Excellent Article.
Except for that crap about the USWP.
Voted! Always love your pictures.
Yes we did.
-Walter J. Kovacs - MN Congressional Representative
Yes we did.
-Walter J. Kovacs - MN Congressional Representative
Yes we did.
-Walter J. Kovacs - MN Congressional Representative
"suggest that if my party, the USWP, had just given up all of its races the world would be safe."
that is not what he said at all.
also, way to pick on the little guys.
you disgust me.
Julius,
Nice idea but they will only do that after they, and to be fair most other parties, have secured their seats. Then if there is anything left they will go help and try trump it up afterwards. Human nature I am afraid. Way to common to be sure, even in RL.
I love the picture
Excellent article!
I don't think that I said that the USWP was the ONLY party who cared about the world. Jeeze you guys are sensitive. Way to nit pick ... but that's what so many of you are best at ... fingerguns for instance. Oh, and I gave you a special shout Proggy.
I'm confused by the relevance of the picture to this article
Hawaii should leave the union!
The enemy is at our gates. You are hostile to us, and you want more control over us in your new alliance. I don't like PEACE, but many see it as the only alternative
@Chisholm: Rabid Seal about to bite someone ..... Starting a resistance war somewhere, sometime soon?
I think that the picture is Scrabman's effort to inform us of the PEACE threat of trained killer otters.
Why don't your party go to Croatia too, Julius?
No-one told me about a USWP socialist world revolution. But if you want to pull it off, I'm with you. ^^
Dayum! I shoulda stayed one more term then I, too, could have been in the "People like" list! -chuckles-
Good luck, scrabdude, in your return to normal person elife.
Oh Mo ... it wasn't an all-inclusive list. But yes ... you are there too!
Maybe we should try and take over the world...it seems like most of the other countries are playing that way.
we need a summer resort
we should just take over all peace controlled areas
rabble!
woot for evil seal.
i told you all, warranty void if seal broken
You're STILL defending USWP? How blind are you?
Like 90% of your articles, this one could have used some editing. Remove the childish sounding sniping and your point comes across more clearly and more statesmanlike.
You may be doing an awesome job as President for all I know but when you post these things you sound like a power tripping 14 year old.
Scrab isn't really interested in playing the game just in keeping threats to his dictatorship in their place.
"Don't buy into the hype" truer words couldn't have been said by the most hyped person in eAmerica.
Hey guys I'm new to this game and although for the most part I haven't much of a clue on whats going in the world right now. I will say, however;this was a very nice read and I do admire scrabman for this work
orillo12 - you just joined today and you already think scrabman is the next best thing next to sliced bread. That's some serious love for someone you can not possibly know. You should be ok as long as you don't disagree with any of his policies though so if you want to get far in the eUS you're starting off on the right track.
Ok, scrab, I won't buy into the hype. Starting now. Not Voted.