中國武漢之生化戰劑廠／莊峻華

中國武漢之生化戰劑廠／莊峻華 美國前國務卿龐培奧和中國學者余茂春，在二月二十四日，投書華爾街日報，詳詳細細說明，中國武漢生化戰劑廠之失誤，讓生化病毒外洩，造成全球禍害，這就是學名新冠肺炎，或是我採用之俗名，中國武漢肺炎肆虐，龐與余於今年二月始知此事真相？當然不是，何以不在其國務卿任內公佈？就是四日前，美國是一法治國家，華爾街日報也知輕重，若龐在任內公佈，美國政府必需對中國宣戰，其實，美國民間流氓無賴，已經開始對中國老人攻擊，非常不幸，但是事實，我判斷這些攻擊亞裔老人，都是種族歧視者，都是懦夫。我研究中國歷史一生，也為國民黨中國人統治二十八年，心理威脅到現在，中國人為統一之名，行個人獨裁專制，甚麼傷天害理之事，都做的出來，善良之中國人，一直在忍耐，忍耐到一日，黃河水清。 我先舉陳文成命案為例，好好一位異議台灣青年，活生生之被打死，而且真相不能公佈，我們家元兒，出世後窒息，健康保險花百萬美金搶救，這是美國和中國文明認知上之不同，看看毛澤東主政下的中國，殺人誤國，歷史都有定論，善良之中國人還在忍耐。我在去年一月，已經有龐培奧之結論資訊，海外中國民運人士，已經獲得中國國內之消息，連台灣衛福部醫生，都在網論發現武漢醫生李文亮之呼救，中國外交部曰，去年一月初，已經照會美國，但是仍舊開放旅客赴美，我是因為無知，節約不願浪費，雖然聽陳破空之持論，仍然出發，在曼谷香港旅店，已經知道事態嚴重，買不到口罩，武漢市長被威脅革職，他說他早報告習進平，撤職他也無用。我都知道，何以美國國家情報不知？ 這就是川普老羞成怒之原因，反共之緣起，川普不能騙我，在俄羅斯普汀面前是乖孫，印尼中芯電機開路前，和習進平是好友，華為任正非不給錢就變臉，制裁華為中國，且獲台灣總統之芳心，全國都支持川普連任，說拜登貪污，不肖兒子睡寡嫂，睡姪女，甚至睡歐巴瑪長女，這些都是班農聽取郭文貴之資料，然後朱尼安尼準備要公佈錄影，直到宣稱公佈前，在酒店房間摸男鳥始中斷。 據曰此生化戰劑，原先是要對付香港示威，後來不慎在武漢外洩，就是龐余投書之生化安全不週，現在全美死亡五十萬人以上，風聲鶴唳，多少人失業，多少事業關閉，中國更慘，工廠外遷，都是爛尾樓，爛尾廠，不能講中國武漢肺炎肆虐，如何能清楚敘述這一段人類大浩劫？

The Early Enlistment in 1971/Carlos Pueblo

The early enlistment in 1971/Carlos Pueblo An old classmate mentions that I must appreciate what the opportunity the Nationalist Chinese regime in Taiwan for providing me to study at Taiwan Normal University between 1967 to 1971. This is my final piece of argument for that issue. I don't need to thank any of such idea because that I have fullfill my obligation to that nation, two years in the army and two years in teaching. The Nationalist should appreciate that Taiwan has provided a space for their exile after Communist China kicked them out of China. If Imperial Japanese didn't invade China before WWII, Taiwan would be still a part of Japan. Japan is a better nation than China, either the Nationalist or the Communist. Fortunately, Taiwan is currently under a genuine Taiwanese government and they don't want to have anything to do with China. I was struggling three years in study at the college with failing grades all over. My excuses were that I worked too much as private tutors to earn money to support my Chemistry major study. Finally, there was only one more class to be completed, the analytical organic chemistry which I joined another four students to make it up in the summer. There was a make up class with our own tuitions to support the course. Once I got that four credit hours, I was ready to be graduated from the campus. Because that I missed the school appointment to teach at a high school, I was drafted immediately to the navy for three years obligation service. And also because of my poor grade point average, I was rejected to become a ROTC two years army service. Another choice was to volunteer an early enlistment to be drafted to the army with fellow college graduates with poor academic grade point average. I wrote a letter to an Anti-Commuinst Youth Group chairman of the board to help me to get drafted to the army to save one year service. Mr. Sung Shi-suen assigned his chief of staff, a full bird army colonel, Bien Jin-ping for further assistance. Bien directed me to another major at a campus of the National Defense Department at a suburban area of Taipei. This major guided me to the army and after three months infantry training, I was sent to the rontier across the Chinese coastal city of Armoy for two years. It is easy to describe now after more than half of a century of my life. It was really a hardship to bear. What I can say now is that the two years in the army has made me a grown man. I can handle most of the hardship later in my life.

提前入伍／莊峻華

 提前入伍／莊峻華

四年級下學期，我有幾科主科尚在掙扎修畢通過，所以我絕對不會在結業式中，擲學士帽於空中，大呼國民黨誤我四年，這是暴死馮河之舉，我的有機下，高等微積分，儀器分析，都在掙扎奮鬥中，絕無把握四年可以結業，況且尚有一科有機分析，需要有機通過，始可設計暑假班，所以一切均需學期結束，結業禮在學期末舉行。

待我知道衆教授同情我這老學生後，我開始研究如何開有機分析暑假班，於是我請教106室之印尼僑生阿發，這需要有三位僑生，我們找到孝桂兄，和另一位僑生學長，還需要一位，湊成五位家教班，阿發推薦我找一位張姓老學長，因為在外當導遊，無法如期結業，這有機分析是新増必修，他一直無法修上，我按住址找到水源路，張父宿舍，張父是國防醫學院教授，聞言立即答應翌日箸其子到宿舍，於是我們到僑輔會申請，僑輔會知會化學系，果然王澄霞主任同意開課，我已經取得二姊惠美之學貸，順利上課，助教帶實驗是系狀元同學，升任助教亞平姊。

這位張兄英文流利，王主任乾脆英語授課，而且張兄勤於學問，和主任英語對談如流，主任是布朗瑪爾化學博士，就是當今白宮珍謝姬之母校，他的作業考試都用英文，專心課業，甲上結業，然後立即投筆從戎，台灣男子不服兵役，非常不便。我修畢最後一科，也錯過分發，當年不知甲班之甘霖兄，也有一班高微，是在暑假下期，未能加入補分發。我因成績平均不及格，不能當預備軍官，又不能如期分發，不願浪費一年，於是準備入伍，結業後地方兵役課徵兵令，立即送到家裏，是三年海軍役，如此更加困苦，於是又是混身解數，我就上書救國團之宋時選執行長，說明一切，要求幫忙，讓我提前入伍，這是好事，君子成人之美，小人反是，他指定救國團邊靜平上校安排，我到木柵軍事辦公室園區，見一主辦少校，他教我先遷址到台北市，因為台灣梯次大專兵，九月一日入伍，來不及辦理，台北市大專兵梯次，九月十五日入五，過去我一直羞愧言及當兵沒面子，現在已無所謂，蓋服兵役送外島，更加鍛鍊。

My dormitory experience at Taiwan Normal University/Carlos Pueblo

 My dormitory experience at Taiwan Normal University/Carlos Pueblo

One of my former college classmate insists that I must appreciate the Nationalist Government of Taiwan to provide me a tuition to study at Taiwan Normal University which is an institute for the secondary school teachers. As I described on my previous article that I did receive a tuition free and a meager US$5 equivalent Taiwanese currency a month to purchase a meal ticket including  two quarters in that $5 a month for a hair cut. According to the rule, I was expected to have a bed at the student dormitory for the first three years, yet I only had had two. During my sophomore year, my application to that bed was rejected and I was forced to forfeit that $5 to pay a bed outside of the campus. There was not very much to thank for the regime anyway.

I had to work extra tutor job to make the difference; therefore, I blamed my poor grade for not having sufficient time to study. Most of the day time, I was sleepy at classes and never had had time to study. I knew what was wrong with me for that rejection because of my awkward relationship with the ROTC officer at the department he was in charge of the student affair. I was the nail pup up from the surface and he liked to smash it. Later I believe that is a shown discrimination from Chinese to the native like me. I did appeal the case to the President of the University and the head of the ROTC, a major general, wa instructed by the President's chief of staff to let me have that bed in the dorm. I was granted a conditional OK with a vote of the roommates and I lost by 3-4. They preferred to keep the empty bed as a storage space.

My life was totally changed. My college life was no longer like a dream of study yet a real work-study. I had to take care of the room and board. I refuse to give the credit to the Nationalist Regime for providing me to study at Taiwan Normal at all. A more experience friend gave me an advice to send a gift to my ROTC officer so I did deliver a small gift to him and he returned it to me. On my junior year, he invited me back to the dormitory with the same room.

There are several respectful roommates at that room later on their life such as Roger Huang, a Ph.D from Tokyo University, Tse-sheng Lee of the person I mention on my last article, and Wen-shaw Liu, my senior year roommate outside of the campus and a Ph.D. from Kent University in Ohio. There is this room 106 that I have had many life time friends whom I have appreciated so much, Henry Wei, a Marquette Ph.D., Chi-ho Su, a Cincinnati Ph.D., Carl Chen, and Yuan-kuan Chen who are all graduated from Tainan First Boys Senior High. Kuan-ming Yeh is a very successful business owner and also with a M.S. degree from the famous Chin-hwa University. There was an oversea student in that room who was very gentle to me.

I lived out side of the campus on my sophomore year. Al Huang and Chao-shi Kuo were my roommate. Al has a Ph.D. from Wayne State in Detroit and Kuo is retired from teaching for years in Kaoshiung, Taiwan. There were romantic stories involving them with two beautiful co-eds which I admired very much. I like to tell that story one day. 

大學住宿回憶／莊峻華

 大學住宿回憶／莊峻華

最近有昔日大學同窗，要我感恩國民黨政府，栽培我讀公費師範大學，引起我的舊恨，恨些甚麼？恨我無法住宿舍之遺憾，兩次都是軍訓教官之阻撓，原因很明顯，是因為我未被分發前，就住進宿舍，氣惱第一位少校系教官，後來免強住進一高兩年級學生寢室，言行仍未被見容，轉系成功後，因無處可居，又逕自住進男宿106室，新中校教官拒絕分發宿舍，原因是原少校教官之評論，經不斷上訴到孫亢曾校長，其主秘和少將總教官，要中校教官允許我住宿，但教官仍不同意，我仍在106室被收納，有教育系學生理事長，與教官相識，要我私送火腿禮物，給住在板橋之教官，第二日，教官拿火腿還我，但同意我住宿舍，分發到103室，但必需經過室友同意，不幸我以3比4落敗，因為室友寧可有儲藏室，也不願讓我住，於是我開始在外租床位，月租是兩百元新台幣，就是公費生之月俸，我需要増加一次家教，取得足夠之生活費，我書讀不好，都歸罪家教過多，智慧不高。

住外認識班上兩位，永源兄和朝旭兄，非常羨慕兩位，沒有我的課業掙扎，而且都有美麗知心之女友，一位是英語系，一位國文系，我想如能獲得第三位社教系之芳心，我的委曲，均可忽略，但我是愛在心裏口難開，當兵回來無聊，又無把握出國，於是寫信給當年在新竹師專任教之她求婚，她甚禮貌回信曰已結婚，幾十年後，我在休市一位校友女客戶，聞我描述，自告奮勇，幫我找到她住達拉斯同學，經她夫婿層層許可，終於談上話，也了解其他兩位，我和永源報告過，朝旭則沒有機會，這位社教系的她，居然不知我的求婚，而且也以為我是體育系，令我失望。

升三年級，傅教官讓我住進宿舍，仍是103室，容易被管訓，我是甚言節飲食，新室友中有後來東京帝大博士瑞耀兄，我剛為文提到之系探花哲昇兄，和四年級校外室友文嘯兄，文嘯是位英俊紳士，自結業後，僅有一短信詢問子女在美國讀書之問題，我將他推薦給有適齡子女之宏義兄，一次返台，正高興可再相遇，結果悵然，文嘯一位大姊家住石牌，也是身高美麗，是位國小老師。

106室是我最常出入之寢室，大部份是南一中出身，像志和兄，治貞兄，宏義兄，和永崑兄，昆明兄是彰中高材，另外有兩位僑生，一位印尼僑生小名阿發，也是紳士型，後來我的暑假班，得力於他的指點，我的物化和有機分析兩科，都在三、四年級暑假完成，來到阿拉巴馬奧本大 學，獎學金足夠，我就能專心讀書，真正了解普化，物理，和理論化學，都是在準備考高中化學教職時，重新做過一次作業。

Do I need to appreciate the ROC for my college study?/Carlos Pueblo

 Do I need to appreciate the ROC for my college study?/Carlos Pueblo

During the frozen Texas week I was involving an explanation of the Texas grid on my old college classmate line group. The issue was side tracked by comments from three friends about my political belief of the Taiwan Independence via the appreciation of the ROC government and the prohibition of using the terminology of the Chinese Wuhan Corona Virus Pandemic. It is very small platform on line for me to argue back; therefore, I like to take advantage of my blog to make further discussion of the future of Taiwan.

I appreciate very much for my admission to the National Taiwan Normal University for a study to be a secondary school teacher. The Chinese Nationalist regime under Chiang Kai-sek provided a tuition free program plus a meager allowance of New NT$200 a month equivalent to US$5 at that time between 1967-1971. In return, I must teach 5 years at the school in order to leave the country. Chinese rulers always think this way that they own the people like own a huge herd of cattle. I finished my two year military draft and two years teaching waved that three years teaching duty to go abroad for the graduate study according to its own policy. I have never felt that I owe anything to the government, the Republic of China, for that tuition free favor like that I don't owe anything to the U.S. government for the assistance of my graduate study. Even if I decided to go back to teach at the school, I was not qualified as a school teacher. As a matter of the fact, the ROC has never wanted a political dissident to enter Taiwan. I shall tell two stories of a typical Chinese rulers' mentality.

Mr. Lee Tse-sheng was my fellow classmate of the Chemistry class 1971. He was assigned to a Provincial Girls High to teach for the internship and was draft to the military service for two years thereafter. After the military service, he selected another senior high to continue his teaching service and was stopped due to his tuberculosis infected during his two years in the army. I ran into him at a bus stop on a busy high way to Taipei. We had had a long chat about his life. He was supported by his newly wed wife and prepared to take the National Higher Examination in order to be back to work for the government. He made it and I was told that he worked for a government liquor monopoly lab in his hometown. 

Yesterday I delivered 30 grape fruits to my tennis buddy Tony for his severe cold. I saw a street called Joan of Arc at the Memorial Village. It reminds me a story of a client who uses to live on this street. She told me a sad story of his father with a Chinese significant in the 70's. Her father was educated at a law school at the Manchuria before WWII and back to Taiwan after the War. He was a warden of a big jail before he was elected to be a Magistrate of Tainan. At his first term ended and he prepared for his reelection. A Chinese senior deputy of the ruler came to solicit some money for his nomination. The sum was huge and he hesitated. Before he said no, he was threw into jail. The family managed the sum to that Chinese named Huan Lee, later became the premier. He was released from the jail due to his health condition. He died soon after.

I don't like the Chinse rule in Taiwan. Fortunately, now the nationalist Chinese regime has been replaced by the Native Taiwanese regime. Even though the Communist Chinese is till put up threat to annex Taiwan. I feel more comfortable with the current Taiwanese government.

讀師大要感恩中華民國？／莊峻華

 讀師大要感恩中華民國？／莊峻華

最近我在大學同窗連線上，發表德州冷凍看法，引來三位中國同學，對我之異議，一位要我感恩政府，因為政府提供公費，接受大學教育，一位不准我使用中國武漢肺炎一辭，另一位提到德州救災，不是我感動者，紐約衆議員之業務，我稍辯護前二項指責，第三項，我拿給信基督教之愛美過目，她也搖頭嘆息，現在我真要借題發揮，中國同學，不滿我的台灣獨立思想日久，師大是黨校，連台大校友會，都是中國校友把持，我曾在休市校友會被圍繳，但師大不能取消我的學位，不能像虎中將校友名錄和教師名錄中除名，只留全國科學展覽第一名，指導教師名，非常有趣，中國人狹窄心態之一面。剛好提到一位系狀元，我藉機提一下另一位系探花，李哲昇兄，他較不出名，因為是甲班，他的故事，另人扼腕。

哲昇是台南一中高材，第一志願考入本系，依我判斷都是台大醫科，台大電機之才，哲昇結業後，分發到宜蘭蘭陽女高實習，一年後入伍服役，役滿後接受桃園農工教職，職前發現肺結核，體檢不過，不能就任，賦閒在家，幸好取妻賢慧，上班維持家濟。1975年，我在新店教書，一日在北新路一車站，巧遇哲昇兄，他已留上美鬚，這是我的建議，他和我談起這件不幸，我們生活在當時，自顧不遐，只想早是離開台灣，也不曾詢問他感恩黨國一事，當時我奉示參加科學展覽，我的指導作品，是酸度強弱之決定，我提到定量分析那本紅書一名詞，他馬上知道與酸度有關，學問淵博，當時他正準備酒廠特考，幾次回台，都問起他，知道他已特考及格，在公賣局台南酒廠上班，想來已經退休，當年初任教職，應無肺病，征召入伍後，發現肺病，政府因此拒絕任用，這種政府需要感恩？

昨日球伴感冒，他打過武漢肺炎疫苗，於是我贈送他30粒葡萄柚，他住聖女貞德路，想起一位過去一位客戶，和她家之故事，剛好本文可用上。其先父在滿州國讀法政學院，戰後回台，在新竹監獄當典獄長，一任國民黨籍台南縣長，連任時李煥來要錢，他稍遲疑，被捕入獄，後來補足，被保外釋，病死家中，我查過谷歌，確有其人其事，我對國民黨深痛惡絕，我不覺得我讀師大有公費，要感恩黨國？況且賠償也有數目，我教兩年書，當兩年兵，已盡完義務。

幸好台灣選民覺醒，台灣人民進黨執政，我相信一日，台灣將永遠脫離中國影響，我要繼續討伐中國國共兩黨，講武漢肺炎，只是小兒科，還有更令人受不了的。

My fond memory of Taiwan(3)/Carlos Pueblo

My fond memory of Taiwan(3)/Carlos Pueblo

It is a good memory of my humble background in Taiwan, as a matter of fact, it has been a continuously improvement of my life time. I have described the first two fond memory of Taiwan, the local religious feast and the credit on the local grocery store. Now, I am going to various student loans. It is very interesting of a hardship indeed.

My father's monthly income was about $20 U.S. dollars to feed a family of nine at that time of the 50's. There was a six year compulsory publican education for us to attend until the junior high school and thereafter. My parents have paid their first priority for us to get to the college. When my elder sisters were at the senior high school, he started to borrow the tuition and fee from his old classmate, a successful business man in the capital city of Taipei. At the time of my junior high, the fee was about $10 per semester and some book fees and high school was $15 per semester. My brother and I were attending senior high school in Taipei away from home even though we had had a help from my mother's brother, our uncle. to have the room and board free. There were still additional cost of living expanse. My mother would make a small pocket to hold the $15 cash and seamed with my sweater to make sure it was safe for me to take a whole day train to the school. He was forced to be retired at 60 with a lump sum pension payment of $5,000. He told me that he paid back to his kind friend with half of that amount, $2,500.

I went to Taiwan Normal for my college education. It was a tuition free university; however, I was still required to arrange my room and board. In addition to that, I had to make up some courses which I failed during three summers. My sister Amy at that time was a high school teacher and making her $20 a month stipend. She was very kind to loan me about $350 total to pay the additional cost for me to get out of the college within four years. 

I was very anxious to leave Taiwan for a graduate study in the U.S. In order to get a Visa, I was required to provide $2,000 to show my first year financial support. I received two loans of $75 from my elder sister and an adopted mother while a classmate's father loaned me $2,000 simply because his son's recommendation. I paid the loan off as soon as I had had a bank account at Auburn, Alabama. 

I always like to thank my father's friend who made a loan to help us to get education and also Ronald Wen's father who believed of my credit score at that time. They all have provided me the precious opportunity to make my successful life in the U.S. 

台灣之美憶（3）／莊峻華

 台灣之美憶（3）／莊峻華

先父重視其七位子女之學校教育，每位到我為止，都由他設法，我以下的四位，則由家兄峻嚴接力，這是我繼拜拜和賒帳後，留下之第三美憶，我覺得一生受惠匪淺。台灣之義務教育，開始是六年，初一開始就需要注冊費，從四百元新台幣開始，到高中的六百元新台幣一學期，我估計過，當年他的薪資約是八百元新台幣一個月，我說過非常拮据。

每年寒暑假，先父一人北上，向一位台北工業學校同窗借貸子女學雜費，這是我們搬到虎尾之後，虎尾中學就在住家附近，若搭火車北上，先母就將學雜費，縫在內衣上，牢牢釘住，以免失誤，如此到我高中畢業，非常艱難，我們兄弟讓母舅照顧三年。先父深覺向人借錢，甚是羞恥，因此也不提片語給子女，我因與先父較親，他在被迫退休時，領一筆約十八萬新台弊，其中十萬還給這位台北善人。我來美國後，開始回憶這一段，先父已過世，也未留下善人大名，我猜測是每年拿回家之月曆，雷爾達電機，先母也毫無所悉，我在休市也請教一些台北大佬，無人有所聽聞，這是一筆數目。

最近我的兩位大學同窗，訓我要我感恩師範大學，意思是黨國栽培我讀師大，就是討厭我的政治思想，我不是一受施善忘者，而且是借錢必還，信用卓著，我在大學跟誰借錢買飯吃，我都牢記。我再舉一真實故事，這也屬借錢美憶之一，剛好同學提醒。我在師大課業掙扎，所以請不到全額獎學金，但我仍是鍥而不捨，終於找到一家德州大學，給與免學費助學金，免去留學考專科不過這一關，但仍有兩千美金生活費保證金這一關，大姊借我一萬新台幣，虎尾裴大夫借兩萬，另外八萬，就是大學溫隆勳兄，其令尊大人，聞我如此誠懇上進，不唬累累，經其子推薦，連惠美姊之黃金抵壓都不看就借出，於是我開始辦理簽證，辦理離職，開始買機票，準備出國，我一生為業務，見過富人無數，為富且仁者甚鮮矣。

借錢還錢，在美國就是銀行關係，就是信用積分，我的台灣美憶，帶來一生好習慣，到現在還在跟信用卡借錢，用退休金還，來去周轉，無中生有曰變錢。

The recent three U.S. President impeachments/Carlos Pueblo

 The recent three U.S. President impeachments/Carlos Pueblo

There are three recent U.S. President impeachments, Clinton once in the 90's while Trump just acquitted on his second impeachment about a week before. It is because of the frozen weather delay of my thought, I can only quickly regroup myself to finish this subject.

Actually, there is almost another one in the early 70's with the threat of impeaching Nixon of his Watergate scandal. He quitted before any formal impeachment procedure and his chosen successor, Gerald Ford, pardoned him of his criminal offense. The difference between Nixon and Trump is the 2/3 requirement to be reach in the Senate. Trump has been very firm because the Republican Senate majority leader gives the number to him while Howard Baker can't promise that number to Nixon. Trump's first offense is the telephone threat to the Ukraine President to dig up Biden's son, Hunter's business scandal involving that nation or facing the consequence of his withholding the U.S. aid. On his second impeachment offense is the inciting of the Capitol riot to stop an election sanction procedure. He has embarrassed himself and the entire Nation for his disgraceful behavior. The second impeachment paper is also mentioned his continuously offence of a n hourly long telephone conversation with the secretary of the State of Georgia to get the election result changed.

The reason of Clinton's impeachment is quite interesting. He was involving some kinds of sex relationship with a White House intern. He was also acquitted because he had had the numbers. He followed his attorney's advise to pay another soliciting fore play of sex with his umbrella insurance coverage. He has recovered all his financial stress after his second term ended. He has made many speeches internationally, i.e. he spoke in Taiwan for $200,000 in an hour by mentioning that he sent an carrier to patrol the Formosan Straight while China harassed Taiwan by launching missiles in 1996 because of the Taiwanese National Election.

Trump's facing the law has just begun soon after he left the White House. There are both civil and criminal offense cases. I believe that his business is also ruined. I shall restrain myself for not mentioning him on my future writing.

近代美國總統罷免史／莊峻華

 近代美國總統罷免史／莊峻華

週前美國參院審判川普第二次罷免案，我特別觀看衆院九位起訴經理之論述，非常精彩，雖然川普煽動判亂，罪證確鑿，但是成案要求過高，還是功虧一簣，美國歷史上，罷免總統沒有一次成功，約是開國元老，不願見罷免案，期待大選中，一決勝負，這次罷免案特殊，是因為暴民在川普煽動下，攻入國會，危害到國會人員生命安全，川普又坐視不救，在白宮看好戲。

尼克森因水門案，辭去總統職，然後由福特總統赦免其罪，後來他很後悔辭職，約是三分之二這關，沒有勝算，福特答應要求，給予安全，這次，川普鬧到下台前兩週，辭職是一選項，但彭斯副總統，沒有把握，或曰川普不放心，所以硬撐到退職當日，仍是憤憤不平離去，這時候衆院已經立案第二次罷免，川普非常篤定，罷免不會過關，果然他仍然拿到43票，全部是共和黨人。

民間流傳，川普也自命，他是上帝指定之總統候選人，一些基督徒也曰，川普必將連任，自任也均曰國家經濟，在他管理下很好，更以天子自號，潛越上帝，此人瘋狂者也。第一次罷免案，是電話要脅烏克蘭總統，扒糞拜登兒子生意，煽動叛亂前，又電話威脅喬治亞州官員為他作票，我聽一小時電話實況，真是。

川普不知羞恥，所以一切都無所謂，現在他要面對美國法律，而且要花錢，我看共和黨要如何維護他這些官司？

另外一件總統罷免案，是1998年共和黨發起之克林頓總統罷免案，此案比較無壓抑性，因為此案緣起為一色情調查，共和黨人以偽證和破壞證據等三項，起訴克林頓，當年我也很關注此案，開車時都還聽收音機實況，聽聞當年之專案調查報告，是一本黃色內容，由律師撰述，不知現在尚存否？這是描寫我們克林頓之好色歷史勾當，我讀克林頓傳記許多本，克林頓有艷遇，女友全部是心甘情願，甚至有一位，為他坐牢，不像川普，不是花錢，就是強姦，我開始懷疑上帝之選擇。

Republican senators acquit Trump again/Carlos Pueblo

 Republican senators acquit Trump again/Carlos Pueblo

Yesterday afternoon, the republican senators acquitted Trump on his second impeachment trail, 57-43, far shy of 10 more profiles in courage . It has been a very good educational trail for me to understand how the Congress to impeach a President in this great nation.

The acquittance is not because Trump is not guilty of what he is accused yet for the lack of the courage of the 43 Republican senators and their excuses. What they believe is the procedure issue that the Senate can't impeach an out of office elected officers which is untrue.

The damage is done to Trump and the Republican party at least at this trail. There are almost half and half in population between the Republican and the Democrat. I don't believe that the Republican can survive with the racist, the evangelist, and the rich in the nation. The collapse of the Republican party and Trump are just started.

The Democrat prosecute Trump very well during the trail. I have learned a lot of the U.S. law as well as how the democracy works. Most of all, the trail has exposed the ungraceful behavior of Trump and his unfit to be a President of this great nation.

觀看罷免川普審判／莊峻華

 觀看罷免川普審判／莊峻華

第二次罷免川普總統審判，在本週舉行，剛剛結束，57-43票，並未通過三分之二門檻，但是節目精彩，衆院之九位經理起訴衆議員，混身解術，清析解釋法令，證據，起訴邏輯，讓我上五日法庭旁聽，更加了解美國之法治，真是舉世無雙。

起訴之理由是，川普任內煽動其支持者暴動，攻入美國國會大廈，阻撓參衆兩院，認證大選結果，川普落敗，但不認輸，說是選舉舞弊，但又舉不出實證，在全國61處法院舉告均敗，今年一月六日，企圖阻撓最後一次認證，發動國內暴民暴動，攻入國會，造成傷亡恐怖，當時國會警力不足，川普不理國會受難者哀求，幾小時後始由副總統彭斯，在避難室中，調動正在華府待命之鄰近各州國民兵，前來解圍，這是滔天大罪，民主黨人，當然不能放過，況且美國國法也不容。

川普這次開始要花錢請律師，幫他辯護，他的律師也無甚可辯，最後是罷免不過，因為憲法規定要三分之二同意，川普很篤定，因為參衆議員，不敢得罪他，怕再選不上，所以真理不真理不重要，也沒有甚麼姑息養姦之說，但是川普之訴訟未了，民事刑事一大堆，需要面對法律，而且這些無盡之法律訴訟，將影響其事業，選不上總統，甚麼都撈不到。

Refreshing my fond memory of the book Profiles in Courage/Carlos Pueblo

 Refreshing my fond memory of the book Profiles in Courage/Carlos Pueblo

Since this Tuesday, I have been watching the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump for the second time. It is very refreshing for me to remember John Kennedy's book, Profiles in Courage, where he describes several senators in the history to buck their own party's policy to pursue their own decisions. Now I have seen 10 Republican House members voted for Trump's 2nd impeachment while 6 Republican senators voted to take the impeachment. They meet Kennedy's Profiles in Courage and should be awarded his price under that book's name.

Trump lost 200,000 votes in my Harris County, Texas and behind Biden 7 million votes nationwide. He doesn't concede his loss yet attempt to prolong his struggle to keep his position. He tried to create a military tension in the South China Sea to have a conflict of war with China. His defense ministers resigned. He couldn't move the U.S. Army to press some dissidents and have lost all court challenge across several States. He was very desperate and incited a mob of his followers to attack the Capitol to stop a final procedure of the 2020 election. His attorney's argument is like this, it is a riot yet it is not an insurrection because that is not like a military coup like occupying a television station, etc. They all say that the Senate will acquit him again. I believe it that there are not enough Senators with conscience and the Profile of Courage.

I always wonder how much Trump know the politic. Does he firmly believe that he can move that much of crowd to the Capitol to stop the final sanction of the election and kick Biden out of the Inauguration? Just compare the number? Biden has 7 million more. The Confederate had had more than 6 States and a real military force fighting four years and still couldn't make it. Just these couple thousands talk tough person can overthrow the U.S. political system? This is just a beginning of his challenge to face the laws and I like to see how he can get out of the up coming trouble of his business. I believe that he has a mental issue.

回憶甘迺迪名箸行遠自邇／莊峻華

 回憶甘迺迪名箸行遠自邇／莊峻華

美國參議院正在審判川普總統罷免案，共和黨參議員，似乎無動於衷，僅六票贊成審判，其餘四十四票，仍舊反對審判，我常懷疑人之是非分辨能力，也令我懷念前總統甘迺迪之名箸行遠自邇，此書在1960年得年度普理茲獎，總統逝世後，家族成立年度行遠自邇獎，一般都是總統子女主持，行遠自邇語出中庸曰，行遠必自邇，登高必自卑，這是一非常貼切之漢譯翻，總統描寫美國歷史上，幾位參議員，自反而縮，雖千萬人吾往矣的精神，自反而縮，也是儒家思想，語出孟子公孫丑，我在高中時讀到這本書，是在台美國新聞處漢譯贈書，印象深刻。

美國政治，逸趣橫生，總統之理想作為，可以影響到全球，國內有兩大政黨，輪流執政，理想和主張不同，民主黨進取，共和黨保守，拿論語來解釋更容易，子曰，不得中行而與之，必也狂狷乎？狂者進取，狷者有所不為也，拿中國古思想，來描述近代美國政治諸相，非常貼切，而且深富愉樂性，例如沐猴而冠，黔驢技窮，自取其辱，台諺之歹戲拖棚等。

我不能堅持我的政治看法都對，我的家政保守，但國政同意進取，我主張先要自立，若人無法自立，成為弱勢，國家富有，可以設法幫助，不能有所不為，我反對欠債不還，主張量入為出，在工作中，尚爭取理想和尊嚴，是很高調，但都是免費之興趣。

The distribution of the national resource/Carlos Pueblo

 The distribution of the national resource/Carlos Pueblo

It has been a popular subject of the U.S. politic for the distribution of the national resource to the general public ever since the out break of the Chinese Wuhan Corona Virus pandemic. I believe that is three times, the PPP Act 1.4 trillion, the Care Act 900 billion, and the Care act 1.9 trillion. We can imagine how severe of the damage to the U.S. economy. Only for some excitement to receive $3,200 in three separate times for most of the population is unprecedent in the U.S. history. It doesn't mean that our federal government has such money in saving, as a matter of fact, in the past four years we have increased more than eight trillion national debt to the total of more than 31 trillion since the revolution in 1776. To maintain such huge national debt without the bankruptcy is also considered as a national resource.

Let me explain the distribution as a form of welfare which will be much easier to understand. We all are aware that the welfare is a distribution to the people in poverty. Varies governments have to make a budget to fund the distribution. i.e., the welfare check, the food stamp, and the Medicaid, etc.

If we think carefully that the unemployment check system, the social security benefit, and the Medicare, etc. are also the distribution or the welfare to the long time workers. You must work for a long time in your life to get such welfare or distribution of the national resource.

The tax cut preferred by the Republican regimes is also a welfare or a distribution of the national resource to the rich and the huge corporation. Selling weapon to the other nations to help the defense industry can also be considered a kind of welfare or distribution of the national resource. The weaponry can be used to the war or deter wars yet most of them are like toys and can be aged without any real use.

The U.S. federal government has been very good at the distribution to cover as much as possible. Of course, it is because that of the two party system, one liberal and one conservative party. The Democrat is progressive while the Republican is conservative. There is a kind of balance in between; however, the U.S. laws have been written by the rich and well established. Before I end this writing, let me mention one more example, the student loan forgiveness which is also a distribution of the national resource.

國家資源之分配／莊峻華

 國家資源之分配／莊峻華

拜登政府上任後，立即積極推廣一點九兆疏困預算，他本人和副總統，加上白宮發言人和經濟顧問，先是演講，記者會面對記者詢問，因為英文流利，說辭順暢，合乎邏輯，現在電視台都先後專訪，報紙也有專欄報導，民主黨政府，有效和經濟推廣政策，現在在國會兩院，已經幾次運作成功，預計三月中旬，可以完成立法，第三筆一千四美元，繼一千二美元，和六百美元，可以有效之分配到國民。

當然，這筆錢是無中之生有，是借來周轉的，我因喜歡管理家政，我稱之為變錢，點石成金。拜登團隊，相信政府應該大力介入，有效避免國家經濟大崩潰，借錢來周轉是一辦法，去年三月，股市因中國武漢肺炎肆虐美國，退休金縮水幾近一半，共和黨政權，在民主黨國會敦促下，疏困一次，就是那一千二，不夠，再來一次六百，共和黨人將衆院二點二兆，砍成九千億，兩千改成六百，顯然不夠，不能發揮作用，拜登競選就提要再疏困一次，要補足兩千元，共和黨人保守，把國政比如家政，國家資源之分配，侷促一隅於減稅富人大企業，増加國防預算，發動戰爭。

我注意政治，漸漸了解美國政治制度，像減稅和國防預算等，是國家資源分配給富人，貧民救濟金和貧民健康保險等，是施惠給貧民，社會福利金和老人健康保險，是政府分配資源給長期工作者，現在這些疏困金，更進一步，分給社會上之需要者，拜登曰武漢肺炎，憑空落下之橫禍，非民所願之失業，國家應該幫助。

我因生活樸實，社會福利金和一些退休金，已經養老有餘，而且大限不遠將至，我無需顧慮過多，了解國家資源之分配，可以心安理得，自己需要照顧自己，不要浪費時間和青春，努力求學，認真工作，節約儲蓄投資，過有意義之人生，這是佛學，行有餘力，可以入世，服務政府，造福弱勢，這是我一生之夢想。

New Biden Administration/Carlos Pueblo

 New Biden Administration/Carlos Pueblo

New Biden Administration has been in force only 15 days and I can write so much about it. Every weekday, I would hook myself to the You Tube to watch the White House news brief about what the President is doing and his policy progress; therefore, I can understand much better of what the direction of the nation is going toward. I feel more confidence of my retirement funds in the stock market. I believe that the market is at the power play.

Instead of the tension of war , the trade or the physical in the foreign political business, the U.S. is now paying more attention to the urgent needs of the domestic matter such as the vaccine for the corona virus, the unemployment, the school reopening, the reopen of the business, etc. The minimum wage of $15 an hour is on the agenda now while the populism college loan forgiveness is now in the forum. I do have a different opinion on this, I believe that the one who can not pay back the college loan should copy the former president to file the bankruptcy to face the consequence. It is not too late to work and save. It is cheaper to pass the $15 an hour proposal than the college loan forgiveness and makes more sense to me.

I like that the new administration to review the relationship with China, of course, also include the relationship with my homeland Taiwan. Both the President and the new Secretary of State are very experience with the subject. I notice that many new presidential executive orders to reverse the previous administration including the troupe withdraw from Germany which I have very much interest. The new administration is more open to the public and have no business interest other than the national interest. I mean no personal conflict interest at all.

The U.S. is a powerful nation and with an excellent administration we can march toward a bright future. 

拜登政府新政策／莊峻華

 拜登政府新政策／莊峻華

拜登新政府上任兩週餘，推廣新政，耳目一新，朝氣澎湃，他的內閣官員，均是有經驗，非常誠懇者，他說美國要恢復正常，要與全球夥伴合作，我週日每天都觀看白宮發言人，面對記者，陳述拜登之治國理想，火急法案政策之推進，他的內閣官員，也隨時出現在白宮記者會，拜登和賀錦麗，不時發表政策演講，國會也是隨時跟進。

新政首項，就是一點九兆美元之立法，這是針對中國武漢肺炎肆虐之第三策略，他有一就任百日之目標，重點是施打疫苗一億人，發放一千四百美元，幫助地方政府和重開放學校經費，還有延長失業補助金等，他認為要迅速立法，通過執行，莫使美國消條惡化，全球都在看美國表演，股市開始集中攻擊。

剛才看網路實況影片，參院正在半夜投票決定一點九兆立法，我說半夜是東部時間，凌晨一點半，參院在挑燈夜戰，不是坐電動車打高爾夫球，美國現在一日注射一百三十萬疫苗，過幾日，連有些附近藥店，都可服務施打，非常方便。

對中國貿易，新政府正在檢討中，承諾對台政策之繼續，派驅逐艦穿過台灣海峽，警告緬甸軍事強人，照會俄羅斯普丁，要解決葉門戰亂，暫停戰機出售阿拉伯大公國，重新加入巴黎會談，世界衛生組織，要恢復美國過去領導世界之地位。

The Corona virus one year/Carlos Pueblo

 The Corona virus one year/Carlos Pueblo

It has been exactly one year after the out break of the Chinese Wuhan Corona virus pandemic. We were on a 20 days trip to the Southeast Asia at that period of time without a mask to several crowded area, Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and a seven day cruise to Viet Nam. We were lucky to come back home safely. Since then, I have intensified my self exile life style to another level.

I get up very early in the morning to have a long walk around the neighborhood. I have added on more tennis during the week. I have had several naps during the day and go to bed very early everyday. Only strangers have attempted to call me to solicit some business. I have been away from the regular boring senior life.

I notice that there are many small leaves of the amaryllis coming out of the ground on the back yard. I have spread many of their flake like seeds during the end of flowering season. I gathered the dry seeds from the stem and spread them all over the yard. It will take 7 years to bloom from the seed as it is said. I also have had several home grown pineapple plants on the back yard. I burry the crown part on the ground and it keeps on growing. I don't think that I shall have any harvest after 18 months. I am also planning to grow some melons and the bitter gourd this year. The seeds are in pots now.

I have made more friends in the neighborhood via walking on streets. Many adorable pets dogs and cats know me as their friends obviously. I consider that is my life time achievement. I am living in a new normal life.

武漢肺炎一週年／莊峻華

 武漢肺炎一週年／莊峻華

去年一月下旬，在美國已經風聞中國武漢肺炎肆虐武漢市，我們已訂好機船票，準備到東南亞洲旅行，行李中並無口罩，只有一片舊薄口罩充數，香港之口罩店面，一掃而空，我們好不容易完成二十日旅行，平安返家，然後就是一整年，生活調整。

我開始一出家門，就戴上布口罩，勤肥皂洗手，避免手摸顏面，這都是台大李秉潁大夫之忠告，我並不畏懼死亡，但確實遵照隔離政策，開始將我的自我放逐，付諸實用，我將晨步擴充到三小時，網球局増加到一週七次，夏天游泳四個月，如此終於養成新生活，新正常習慣。

美國染疫數目驚人，死亡人數也甚恐怖，但都在我經常接觸者外，就是感染武漢肺炎，不是急診，也無有效治療，僅靠自身體力抗拒病毒，網路新聞上，開始有不明死因之名人死亡，各種年紀，我猜都是武漢肺炎併發症，就是體弱者感染後不治，全國開始生活在恐怖之中。

開始有兩家疫苗，可以接種，現在已經打到我這個年紀，我因無住院記錄，又安排不入名單，所以仍在等候注射疫苗，全民注射疫苗，是拜登總統第一行政要務，我相信我很快，就能排到接種疫苗。但我開始懷疑，今年能否外出旅行？台灣防疫甚佳，但無疫苗注射，防疫的三週隔離規定，一時無法解放。

我還是需要善用珍貴之每日生活，要過有意義之生活，無需杞人憂天，我已經靜下心，開始享受家居生活，一切都在哲學境界。