The benefits and perils of a Parliamentary system: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Monday that he will resign to ease political gridlock that is making it difficult to govern the country. “If it will help even a little bit to make the parliamentary session go smoother, I decided that
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Have answered the phone 5 different times today. Had to explain in Japanese to worried citizens of Nihon, that: While we do live in one of the states threatend by Gustav, we are in no way close to it. I’m not surprised-many Japanese know the names of the states, but
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Took the S.O. up to Nashville yesterday-we had planned to go someplace farther away, but having to travel on Thursday and the imminent arrival of Gustav meant that, just like the Republican convention, our plans had to be changed. I’m still trying to figure out if this is a blessing
Continue readingThe MILF Factor………..
My Canadian counterpart has done it again. He’s taken a complex issue and narrowed it down to it’s salient points. Bottom Line up front-Just because you are gun loving, baby making, snowmobling MILF-does not mean you deserve to be on the ticket. I’ve quoted his post for you below in
Continue readingWell one thing is for sure…….
It is going to be REAL interesting this fall. I have to admit I did not see the Palin thing coming-I thought for sure it was going to be Romney. Now if McCain would stand up and publicly repudiate Bush and pledge to get out of Iraq on Maliki’s timetable-there
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In an airport waiting for a plane. Went online to check the Economist. I’d say they sized it up about right. Enough of catering to “The Base”. Send them packing, they have no other place to go anyway. Its time to take their fixations on sex and other stuff and
Continue readingCan’t say as I disagree……..
In an airport waiting for a plane. Went online to check the Economist. I’d say they sized it up about right. Enough of catering to “The Base”. Send them packing, they have no other place to go anyway. Its time to take their fixations on sex and other stuff and
Continue readingThe target demographic
I did get to watch Biden’s speech tonight. A solid 20 minutes worth of Bush bashing is always a good thing. Probably no secret to anyone here, that I absolutely loath the current occupant of the White House. Worst President since Jimmy Carter-bar none. Right up there with Warren G.
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Why moving back to the states was a mistake. I missed half the speeches tonight at the Democratic convention, because.……. The S.O. did not want to miss a minute of “America’s got talent.” I did get the bills paid though.
Continue readingA meme about books……
From the friendly residents of the People’s Republic of Tung Chung, who live where I wish I was living-a mere 20 minutes by train from one of my two favorite spots on the planet-and very near the world’s best airport. “The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only
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