timorborder said...

timorborder at 10:58 AM JST - 4th June

I said "hero," not "saint" - we all have our foibles. If America wants a "saint" for its next president, perhaps it should be negotiating with Rome. Because of what McCain endured in Vietnam, I consider him to be a man of honor, in much the same way as John…

Posted in Obama seals Democratic nomination; Clinton seeks VP slot at 10:58 AM JST - 4th June
timorborder at 10:11 AM JST - 4th June

I would describe myself as politically apathetic. At the same time, however, given the quality of the candidates in this election I am rather optomistic that we will see some real debate. On one hand, you have Mr. Obama, a man who represents a minority (African American/Mixed) and somebody who…

Posted in Obama seals Democratic nomination; Clinton seeks VP slot at 10:11 AM JST - 4th June
timorborder at 09:59 AM JST - 4th June

This puts an interesting tilt on Japanese foreign policy. Then again, it could just be Fukuda responding to a request from Washington.

Posted in Fukuda asks Iran to stop uranium enrichment, but Ahmadinejad refuses at 09:59 AM JST - 4th June
timorborder at 05:50 AM JST - 4th June

I agree with Sushi, "slides" is definitely a poor choice, 4% does not equate to the end of the world. I think one reason Kev is so popular is that in winning the election, he pushed Australia 40 years into the future (or back to the present) after the dark…

Posted in Australian prime minister's popularity slides at 05:50 AM JST - 4th June
timorborder at 06:29 PM JST - 3rd June

Cleo - my comment regarding overbreeding was just a stab at the shocking dog breeding practices here in Japan. Fortunately (or not) up until now these have concentrated on dachs and chihauhas, etc. Of course there would be lots of congential issues vis-a-vis overbreeding large breeds. At the same time,…

Posted in Companies tap into growing unease over personal safety at 06:29 PM JST - 3rd June
timorborder at 06:23 PM JST - 3rd June

If this bill goes through, the cops will have to start working for their convictions rather than just verballing people.

Posted in Upper house panel OKs bill to videotape interrogations; justice minister, police object at 06:23 PM JST - 3rd June
timorborder at 02:55 PM JST - 3rd June

"have reproductive organs no longer functioning as a result of sex-change surgery" Is this stipulation really that important?

Posted in GID parents allowed to change sex registration at 02:55 PM JST - 3rd June
timorborder at 02:53 PM JST - 3rd June

Tried to commit suicide? If you put a gun to your head and miss, you have serious problems. This is actually an interesting thing about Japan, they don't seem to call TOD (Time of Death) at the scene. Rather, they drag the poor sod (or bits of him) off to…

Posted in Gunman dies after shooting himself in car in Saitama at 02:53 PM JST - 3rd June
timorborder at 12:41 PM JST - 3rd June

I cannot wait to see Ishihara try and crawl out of this one. For somebody who prides himself on being a "real man" and taking control of the situation, our beloved Fuhrer has yet to comment on round 2 of this debacle (Round 1 was a couple of month's ago…

Posted in Shinginko Tokyo books Y16.73 billion loss at 12:41 PM JST - 3rd June
timorborder at 11:42 AM JST - 3rd June

Instead of buying "rug rat" dogs such as dachshunds and poodles, might I suggest that Japan consider overbreeding large canine varieties such as as dobermanns and rottweilers. I think this would contribute greatly to public safety.

Posted in Companies tap into growing unease over personal safety at 11:42 AM JST - 3rd June