The fact that Chinese President Hu visits Washington State (Bill Gates) before he visits Washington, DC may be a case of "we like doing business with US executives, but not with Rumsfeld".
Jason Busch makes an interesting point about consultants and global knowledge - the comments to the post are also interesting.
Om Malik points out that Iceland now has the highest per capita broadband coverage. Must also explain why they have so many chess players. The US is not even in the top 10.
This summary of various polls on immigration shows a US mood for more controls but nowhere near the fear and loathing we hear on talk shows and Lou Dobbs
