Nessie said...

Nessie at 06:10 PM JST - 12th September

Interesting one here. Change from Republicans has recently meant lower revenues with higher spending.

Carter - spending slightly up, revenue greatly up Reagan - spending slightly down, revenue slightly down Bush I - spending up, revenue down Clinton - spending sharply down, revenue sharply up Bush II - spending up,…

Posted in McCain, Obama grapple over mantle of change at 06:10 PM JST - 12th September
Nessie at 03:28 PM JST - 12th September

The state of this stretch of coast in Hokkaido is deplorable. The adjoining beach, Zenibako Beach, is known as “Gomibako Beach.” Much of it is trash from visitors, but fishing waste is also common. I was at a glorious stretch of shore near Oshamanbe in southern Hokkaido that was littered…

Posted in Volunteers clean up Hokkaido beach at 03:28 PM JST - 12th September
Nessie at 03:09 PM JST - 12th September

Is it really an anniversary? Wouldn't 'commemoration' be a better word?

Yes to both.

Posted in Presidential politics halt for Sept 11 anniversary at 03:09 PM JST - 12th September
Nessie at 03:07 PM JST - 12th September

No one is saying that just because McCain was a POW it makes him presidential material, and we've made that clear to you over and over.

Actually, lots of people are saying that.

Posted in Film shows McCain's release from Vietnamese prison at 03:07 PM JST - 12th September
Nessie at 02:33 PM JST - 12th September

Pregnant mothers should sit in the back seat of a car with a pillow on their lap or take a train, so they can stand up while some high school kid pretends to sleep in the priority seat.

Enough coddling. They should walk.

Posted in Police request pregnant women to fasten their seat belts in cars at 02:33 PM JST - 12th September
Nessie at 02:32 PM JST - 12th September

Any one with a brain knows to wear a seatbelt at all times unless you’re driving on an ice road.

Huh? If you don't wear a seatbelt on an icy road you'll soon belong to that "without a brain" group.

Posted in Police request pregnant women to fasten their seat belts in cars at 02:32 PM JST - 12th September
Nessie at 02:29 PM JST - 12th September

...any more than the domestic rice.

Posted in Japan to return foreign rice to exporting nations if found to be tainted at 02:29 PM JST - 12th September
Nessie at 02:27 PM JST - 12th September

I am flabbergasted that even Asahi was using this rice in it's Kanoka shouchu (which I have consumed about a litre of in past,poor days). I agree that this seems like a Japanese ploy to protect it's rice markets.

I suppose if you have your mind set on going blind,…

Posted in Japan to return foreign rice to exporting nations if found to be tainted at 02:27 PM JST - 12th September
Nessie at 02:26 PM JST - 12th September

Showboating.

Posted in Japan to return foreign rice to exporting nations if found to be tainted at 02:26 PM JST - 12th September
Nessie at 10:08 AM JST - 12th September

Previously unseen footage

...in a can marked "Do not open 'til nomination."

Posted in Film shows McCain's release from Vietnamese prison at 10:08 AM JST - 12th September