Taka313 said...

Taka313 at 01:56 PM JST - 16th May

Now this is the beauty behind george bush. The same guy who O.K.'d paying Sunni insurgents money to fight al quaeda is talking about not appeasing the terrorists. The same guy who takes away freedoms in order to fight an enemy that supposedly hates us for our freedoms is talking…

Posted in Bush warns against appeasing terrorists; Obama claims 'false political attack' on him at 01:56 PM JST - 16th May
Taka313 at 01:15 PM JST - 16th May

There are few joys known to me as great as fishing, but what these two are doing takes a lot of the joy out of the experience.

Rjd_jr,

Yes trout is, but walleye....now you are talking heavenly.

Taka

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Taka313 at 08:51 AM JST - 16th May

Superlib, If you were comparing the GOP politicians in charge of our nation with liberal bloggers, you may have a point. As is, not so much. For example, find me one Democratic politician who said Saddam "wasn't that bad." Just one will do.

Taka

Posted in McCain says Iraq war can be won by 2013 at 08:51 AM JST - 16th May
Taka313 at 08:02 AM JST - 16th May

Yep and g.w. said saddam had ties to al quaeda. dick cheney said we'd be met in Iraq as liberators and donnie somebody-write-me-a-reality-check said that there were WMDs all over the place near Tikrit, condi claimed there were bio labs and wolfie said the whole mess would pay for itself.…

Posted in McCain says Iraq war can be won by 2013 at 08:02 AM JST - 16th May
Taka313 at 03:58 PM JST - 15th May

Although I certainly agree with the idea that any person living in a foreign country should make a point to learn the host country's language and culture for many of the reasons that Sarcasm123 mentioned above, I still don't think it should be a government mandate. Of everyone I have…

Posted in Should Japanese language ability be a factor in determining the maximum length of stay on visas for foreigners? at 03:58 PM JST - 15th May
Taka313 at 01:44 PM JST - 15th May

In my time living in Japan, I have, through my experiences and reading, come to the conclusion that shame, or better yet, avoiding shame, is one hell of a motivator within Japanese society. Hence the suggestion. I don't advocate putting the boys in the stocks or placing them in a…

Posted in Two teenagers accused of killing 8 swans in Ibaraki lake at 01:44 PM JST - 15th May
Taka313 at 01:32 PM JST - 15th May

Skip, I never said it was illegal.
The point I was trying to make is that, I believe, since she is actively aiding her husband financially, legal as it may be, it also opens her up for media scrutiny.

Taka

Posted in McCain's wife sells more than $2 million in Sudan-related investments at 01:32 PM JST - 15th May
Taka313 at 12:52 PM JST - 15th May

Skip, Here's a link that should help you understand Cindy McCain's financial contributions to her husband's candidacy: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/us/politics/27plane.html?pagewanted=print

Taka

Posted in McCain's wife sells more than $2 million in Sudan-related investments at 12:52 PM JST - 15th May
Taka313 at 12:12 PM JST - 15th May

Sez and Skip, I could agree that, because Michelle Obama has been more vocal than Cindy McCain, she should receive more media attention, if that were the only consideration. However, considering that it is Cindy's money that is being used to ferry her husband around, her finances are now fair…

Posted in McCain's wife sells more than $2 million in Sudan-related investments at 12:12 PM JST - 15th May
Taka313 at 10:58 AM JST - 15th May

This being Japan, I think an appropriate punishment would be to put a few signs around the park lake apologizing for the fact that there are no more swans for people to enjoy watching because _________-san and __________-san's sons decided to go on a killing spree.

Perhaps a family photo…

Posted in Two teenagers accused of killing 8 swans in Ibaraki lake at 10:58 AM JST - 15th May