bebert said...

bebert at 09:13 PM JST - 17th February

Nothing like adding a fiscal shock to a demographic crisis. The solution, again, is not to raise taxes on an already stressed population, but to ship the retired elderly to the Third World where they can be cared for at discount rates. Try the Philippines, Cambodia or Malaysia. It is…

Posted in Keidanren calls for consumption tax hike to 17% by fiscal 2025 at 09:13 PM JST - 17th February
bebert at 07:03 PM JST - 16th February

These things happen. Chalk it up as a case of young love. The girl was obviously confused and couldn't make a decision -such as abortion or adoption. She ended up dumping the kid on the mountain. If the old bat had come around a little sooner, the kid might still…

Posted in Newborn baby found dead in mountains of Hiroshima at 07:03 PM JST - 16th February
bebert at 06:49 PM JST - 16th February

I agree, all of these people who bought homes they couldn't afford should get thrown out onto the street. If you signed up for a mortgage that increases from 4 to 12% after three years, you have to be a moron. I've watched interviews with some of these people and…

Posted in Obama's next target: home mortgage foreclosure crisis at 06:49 PM JST - 16th February
bebert at 06:28 PM JST - 16th February

He has been accused of botching reconstruction after the U.S. Civil War.

Reconstruction was just a wild-ass looting of the South. Anyone who reads about the lack of fiscal discipline and corruption of the black/Yankee postwar legislatures understands why reconstruction failed. But in this era of Obama, everyone is expected…

Posted in Lincoln ranked best president by historians at 06:28 PM JST - 16th February
bebert at 06:01 PM JST - 16th February

It's a great novel and Endo is a great novelist. I don't think it bashes the Japanese, since most of the martyrs were Japanese. It blasts the government. It should be a great film, I hope. An Endo novel that probably couldn't be made into a Japanese film, is The…

Posted in Scorsese plans film on early Japanese Christians at 06:01 PM JST - 16th February
bebert at 05:45 PM JST - 16th February

She looks horrible!!

No, she looks awesome. The pigtails are just for the "kawaii" effect. She could mature her look in a few seconds by removing two bands.

"When I'm with someone I like, I get a bit quiet and submissive" I suppose that's better than getting loud and dominant.…

Posted in Chinatsu Wakatsuki investigates DVD release of 'Dexter' at 05:45 PM JST - 16th February
bebert at 05:29 PM JST - 16th February

I agree. I think I'm going to read two of his books this year, probably Norwegian Wood and his most recent short story collection. Just as soon as I finish reading a few of Endo's lesser novels.

For those interested in Endo, definitely you need to read Silence and Deep…

Posted in Haruki Murakami wins Jerusalem Prize at 05:29 PM JST - 16th February
bebert at 05:17 PM JST - 16th February

In other countries he would be sacked immediatly in disgrace.

No, I rather doubt it, but their handlers would never have let him get before a TV camera. He'd have been declared "sick."

Cut the guy a break. He drank too much and woke up still loaded or at best…

Posted in Finance minister under fire for sloppy behavior at G-7 meeting at 05:17 PM JST - 16th February
bebert at 05:07 PM JST - 16th February

Yuko Obuchi and Hirofumi Nakasone ... Neither have a single, original idea in their head

Quite the feminist, Mr. Wanderlust, but it could be a cultural thing. Regardless, this would be preferable to women who have really corrosive, malignant ideas in their heads, for example: Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Barbera…

Posted in Expecting 2nd child, Obuchi becomes 1st pregnant Japanese cabinet member at 05:07 PM JST - 16th February
bebert at 04:52 PM JST - 16th February

I do not even let my 7 y/o girl go to the public toilets by herself. I stand guard until she is done. Not to mention playing outside alone.

No kidding. Hopefully, this poor little girl is OK, but I suspect she is not.

Posted in 6-year-old girl goes missing in Fukushima at 04:52 PM JST - 16th February