Far East Cynic

Under repair

Curtis correctly pointed out that the page is taking too long to load. I have been troubleshooting-so far with no luck. This seems to have happened since I installed the latest WP update. Rest assurred I will get it fixed.

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Still here-just busy

I have been meaning to post-but by the time dinner and some prowling get done, it is late and I don't have the time. The relationship posts are still in work, but they will have to come when I get back. I also get to hear the guns-last night the

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Let the whining begin….

This ought to be fun to watch-for a couple of weeks now, all of the major conservative papers ( even my own beloved Economist) have viewed this possible development as a sign of financial Armageddon for Europe. Vive le France! With about half the votes counted, preliminary results released by

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The trouble with the tea party

My Canadian counterpart has been writing some really insightful posts about the morass that is the GOP these days.  You should head on over to his site and read his stuff. First off-he points out expertly what a complete idiot Allen West is, and how once again-for a supposedly educated

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This makes me happy!

Rupert Murdoch has finally been recognized as the Sleazeball he is. Hopefully his hot looking Asian wife can console him when he loses his company. Murdoch “turned a blind eye and exhibited willful blindness to what was going on in his companies and publications,” the House of Commons Culture Committee

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Why I disagree with Mr. Jacobson

Ok, I admit it-I snapped. When I followed the Memorandum link to Mr. Jacobson's  blaming of Obama for "losing" the Middle East, I lost my temper. And with good reason too-I expect better logic and a better perspective on the history of the region-and an understanding of the peoples that

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Social comment

It is so nice to live in a country where there is decent train service again. Thus I was spared spending 4 hours on the Autobahn driving over to Bayreuth today. Instead I could take a train-sleep and read, and then pick up a car for a 30 minute drive

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Taking a little detour.

And I'm back. Have been back for a couple of days-but tomorrow I am off again. Just time enough to do laundry. This time the travel is within Germany and I will be out of pocket for a couple of weeks. I do plan to post some though-and I intend

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Who lost China?

UPDATE! Greetings Legal Insurrection readers! Comments are closed on this post. If you wish to comment you have to go here and read this first. William Jacobson is a worthless piece of shit. shrill. In his latest post on his blog-which attracts such high quality readership as would read that other

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Compare and contrast……..

I am back here in the Whining States of America for a short while-for personal business-before returning to the fray on the other side of the Atlantic. Coming back to the US after a prolonged period of living someplace else always provides a good opportunity to showcase the ways America is

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