Out of time
09.13.05 (11:00 am) [edit]
Darn it! I was going to write a thorough and interesting post about the fact that it appears to be election season at the moment, what with New Zealand, Germany and Afghanistan all going to the polls this weekend, in addition to the general elections held in the past three days in Japan and Norway. But I am out of time.
I was going to comment on how fascinating it is that the electorate of a country with the best standard of living in the whole world, would still vote for a change of government. And I was going to note that it was close enough for Reuters to predict two different, opposite, results within 20 minutes of each other, here, and here. But I am out of time.
I was going to go into detail about the remarkable similarities between the political situations of Junichiro Koizumi, who has just been returned as Prime Minister of Japan with a strengthened mandate for his planned reforms, and Gerhard Schröder, who in all probability will not be returned as Chancellor here in Germany. I was going to talk about both politicians no longer having the support of their respective parties, both being in charge of ever increasing public deficits, both having trouble getting their proposed reforms through, both calling early elections, etc. But I out of time.
I was going to include witty comments about this story of a German Green parliamentarian, who filled out a "who should I vote for?" questionnaire and discovered that the party he represents was only third on the list of recommended voting possibilities. And I was going to include this interesting piece about the scandal surrounding the party political broadcast for the APPD, the Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany, whose campaign slogan is Arbeit ist Scheisse! (Work is shit!), and which I actually saw with my own eyes yesterday evening. Except that I didn't see it I only heard it, because the State-funded TV channel, ARD, which I was watching, had censored almost the entire screen for the entirety of the broadcast. But I am out of time.
I am out of time because I'm off to Trier again. More flat-hunting. I'm on the overnight train to Cologne in an hour's time, and from there on to Trier early tomorrow morning. Wish me luck! I'm going to need it, because the demand in Trier seems to be incredibly high. I'm not sure exactly when I'll be back yet, but I probably won't be posting much, if at all, in the next couple of days. At least it'll give you plenty of time to read all those links?
Shame, it would have been a good post, I reckon.
I was going to comment on how fascinating it is that the electorate of a country with the best standard of living in the whole world, would still vote for a change of government. And I was going to note that it was close enough for Reuters to predict two different, opposite, results within 20 minutes of each other, here, and here. But I am out of time.
I was going to go into detail about the remarkable similarities between the political situations of Junichiro Koizumi, who has just been returned as Prime Minister of Japan with a strengthened mandate for his planned reforms, and Gerhard Schröder, who in all probability will not be returned as Chancellor here in Germany. I was going to talk about both politicians no longer having the support of their respective parties, both being in charge of ever increasing public deficits, both having trouble getting their proposed reforms through, both calling early elections, etc. But I out of time.
I was going to include witty comments about this story of a German Green parliamentarian, who filled out a "who should I vote for?" questionnaire and discovered that the party he represents was only third on the list of recommended voting possibilities. And I was going to include this interesting piece about the scandal surrounding the party political broadcast for the APPD, the Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany, whose campaign slogan is Arbeit ist Scheisse! (Work is shit!), and which I actually saw with my own eyes yesterday evening. Except that I didn't see it I only heard it, because the State-funded TV channel, ARD, which I was watching, had censored almost the entire screen for the entirety of the broadcast. But I am out of time.
I am out of time because I'm off to Trier again. More flat-hunting. I'm on the overnight train to Cologne in an hour's time, and from there on to Trier early tomorrow morning. Wish me luck! I'm going to need it, because the demand in Trier seems to be incredibly high. I'm not sure exactly when I'll be back yet, but I probably won't be posting much, if at all, in the next couple of days. At least it'll give you plenty of time to read all those links?
Shame, it would have been a good post, I reckon.
posted by: TheJongleur (reply)
post date: 09.13.05 (11:31 am)
luck, and whatnot.
Take care, sir.
ams
posted by: lindy (reply)
post date: 09.14.05 (8:43 am)
hahaha.
I'd leave you my usual long-winded comment but...
Good luck finding your flat.
posted by: BerlinBear (reply)
post date: 09.14.05 (11:24 pm)
Reply to: TheJongleur
Why thank you kind sir. The whatnot should come in particularly handy! ;-)
posted by: BerlinBear (reply)
post date: 09.14.05 (11:25 pm)
Reply to: lindy
Thanks ever so. Looking good so far, but jeez they don't make it easy round these parts!
posted by: BerlinBear (reply)
post date: 09.14.05 (11:25 pm)
Reply to: themarina
Thanks a lot. I can use all the good vibes I can get! :-)
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