After nearly 54 years of electing the same party into the Diet, the Nihonjin have decided that it's time for them to once again take control of their future instead of letting a large bureaucratic mess decide everything for them. The Liberal Democratic Party was obviously not up to the task of helping old ladies-imagine a lovely 80-year-old woman named Mishima Naoko- crossing the street-a sight that is gonna become more and more common as the nation's birth rate continues to drop. So, in the wake of what from afar seems like one of the most apathetic governments in the world, Mrs. Mishima has turned to the Democratic Party of Japan to help her get across the busy intersections of Ginza.
In other news, the new First Lady seems to be one of the most interesting that has ever existed! She has been to Venus (her soul at least), and wants to be an actress in Hollywood! Give her a part! This bodes well for Japan-US relations.
ばんざい！
Monday, August 31, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Why Obama is Suffering in the Polls, and Why I Want Him To Succeed
A people's politician is successful when he caters to the needs and concerns of the people. That means he allows the people to decide what he tries to put through the legislature elected by said people. Currently, however, President Obama has taken on the task of fast tracking a slapdash-and at best misguided-bill in the hopes of reforming health care. A bill that is much derided by the people it is intended to help.
When the people who form your base of support are upset, you should stop what you're doing and revise, revise, revise. You don't keep pushing it through so you can add another check mark to you're list of accomplishments.
The fact of the matter is, this is a problem that is going to end up being more than a healthcare issue. If the president can't start taking more cues from voters themselves, and continue to let an increasingly divided democratic caucus steer his agenda, there will be a problem come 2012.
I want Mr Obama to figure out a a great health care plan. I believe a public system can work in the United States. I don't want to worry about paying $800 dollars a month for prescriptions if I am not covered at the time.
When the people who form your base of support are upset, you should stop what you're doing and revise, revise, revise. You don't keep pushing it through so you can add another check mark to you're list of accomplishments.
The fact of the matter is, this is a problem that is going to end up being more than a healthcare issue. If the president can't start taking more cues from voters themselves, and continue to let an increasingly divided democratic caucus steer his agenda, there will be a problem come 2012.
I want Mr Obama to figure out a a great health care plan. I believe a public system can work in the United States. I don't want to worry about paying $800 dollars a month for prescriptions if I am not covered at the time.
Something deserving a side-eye
Dear President Obama,
It has come to my attention through various new outlets-of which surely you have access to-that a certain law has been ratified in Afghanistan by our ally President Karzai, who appears to be on his way to an election victory this month. The law in question, the Shiite Personal Status Law, is a very interesting piece of legislation. Surprisingly, in an American-backed democratic model for the region, a democratically elected (???) body has been able to actually put forward a bill that allows men to rape their wives and keep then confined to their homes. Even more surprising, a man of which our government seems to hold in such high esteem and favour has ratified it. One might ask, how could such a thing possibly happen?
The answer is simple: as long as the news reels look nice, both us and the Afghan government look nice.
Mr. Obama....Did you try telling Mr. Karzai that ratifing such a bill would not only be, well, a terrible thing to do, but that it would tarnish what little regard people have for his regime? You must've been busy writing another memoir, because the legislation managed to come into effect.
It's strange that you wouldn't have bothered so much. I mean, women's right aside, it's a very sectarian piece of work. It's a law passed on a national level that allows men of the Shiite branch of Islam to rape their wives. Certainly, I hope, you think that the well being of a Shiite woman is just as important as that of a Sunni. Also, any man could just go around raping a woman and claiming to be a Shiite. What would happen then? You would have a multitude of rape cases being removed from the statistics!....
Which I guess makes sense. I mean, if rapes are down, Afghanistan looks like a much happier place! A happier place looks nice on t.v., and America loves being happy! What have I been rambling about? Damn, Mr. Obama! You do know what you're doing!
Sincerely,
Carlos
It has come to my attention through various new outlets-of which surely you have access to-that a certain law has been ratified in Afghanistan by our ally President Karzai, who appears to be on his way to an election victory this month. The law in question, the Shiite Personal Status Law, is a very interesting piece of legislation. Surprisingly, in an American-backed democratic model for the region, a democratically elected (???) body has been able to actually put forward a bill that allows men to rape their wives and keep then confined to their homes. Even more surprising, a man of which our government seems to hold in such high esteem and favour has ratified it. One might ask, how could such a thing possibly happen?
The answer is simple: as long as the news reels look nice, both us and the Afghan government look nice.
Mr. Obama....Did you try telling Mr. Karzai that ratifing such a bill would not only be, well, a terrible thing to do, but that it would tarnish what little regard people have for his regime? You must've been busy writing another memoir, because the legislation managed to come into effect.
It's strange that you wouldn't have bothered so much. I mean, women's right aside, it's a very sectarian piece of work. It's a law passed on a national level that allows men of the Shiite branch of Islam to rape their wives. Certainly, I hope, you think that the well being of a Shiite woman is just as important as that of a Sunni. Also, any man could just go around raping a woman and claiming to be a Shiite. What would happen then? You would have a multitude of rape cases being removed from the statistics!....
Which I guess makes sense. I mean, if rapes are down, Afghanistan looks like a much happier place! A happier place looks nice on t.v., and America loves being happy! What have I been rambling about? Damn, Mr. Obama! You do know what you're doing!
Sincerely,
Carlos
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