Monday, September 05, 2005

The Meaning of Politics

Prime Minister Koizumi failed trying to pass his Postal Service reform bill. As a consequence, he dissolved the lower house and called for snap elections. They're next week.

What does this mean? It means that every day I am annoyed by any number of politians driving around screaming their good points from loudspeakers.

There's one driving through my neighborhood right now. This woman has taken the distinctive call of the Yaki Imo man and insterted her own name. It is echoing off of the mountains behind my house. If I could vote, I wouldn't vote for Takeda Saoru.

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