I present to you all my new permanent signature! BIG NEWS!

[ShaneGR]

I will keep this for a LONG time. I want to see Tom Delay vs. Jesse Jackson Jr.

[kiahzero]

1. ???

What the hell is going on there?

[ShaneGR]

2. They are fighting

Someone said it was during the debate over whether or not they were going to send troops to Iraq.

It's the Japanese Parliament. They call it the Diet.

[bpilgrim]

4. they have to actually CHANGE the constitution in Japan to fight AGGRESSIVE

WAR again...

shoot, we want them to start building NUKES even :crazy:

many folks are still living who still remember the HORROR from their last 'adventure'

now THAT is some SPINE! we should send that to the DLC :evilgrin:

peace

[FDRrocks]

13. Good for the right side in that battle...

Japan, even under the odd circumstances of post-nuke, developed the right policy in only deploying troops in defense. Imagine, they built the worlds 2nd largest economy w/o the economic colonialism (free trade) we have imposed.

I respect that. And I respect the people fighting against the decision to deploy troops. Good on Japan, in my opinion. Very good! They show the better half of capitalism.

edit: I take for granted the reader knows this brawl situation developed from the Japanese decision to send 1000 troops to noncombat areas in Iraq... the first time Japan has deployed aggresive troops since WW2, and in violation of a longstanding policy.

[ShimokitaJer]

5. It's a bit of a touchy topic

The Japanese constitution (written by MacArthur after WWII, by the way) forbids dispatching troops to participate in overseas conflicts. Their self-defense force is supposed to be just for that: self-defense. Interesting concept, and interesting also that they're changing that policy to participate in a preemptive war by a belligerent country led by a misguided dickwad.

And by "interesting," I mean "fucked up."

[FDRrocks]

14. Interesting?

What do you mean?

I think the concept is very good. Not fucked up. I think the fact that they broke it over Iraq is, however, very fucked up.

[ShimokitaJer]

15. Good catch

I intended to refer to the latter "interesting" as "fucked up" but I can see how my secondary signifier ended up signifying too many signifieds.

I withdraw the suggestion to replace the earlier instance of the word and reaffirm my intention to replace the later.

In other words... I agree

[bpilgrim]

3. reminds me of that book... The Chrysanthemum and the Sword

what you see from the outside looking in.

and folks wonder why they call us BARBARIANS :evilgrin:

peace

[eleny]

6. Okay, tag team matches

Delay vs Jackson and who else?

Tenet vs Cheney
Kucinich vs Wolfowitz

Your turn...

[salin]

8. Sharpton vs Lott

Krugman vs Snow (or Daniels - bruise him up before the IN primaries)
Hillary C. vs. Ann Coulter OR OxyRush
and of course rematch with a vengence:
Gore vs. W.

[eleny]

9. ooh-ooh! Franken vs O'Really n/t

[salin]

10. That... is the headliner!

Also featured:

Frmr Speaker Jim Wright vs. Frmr Speaker Newt Gingrich
Sarandon vs. Heston
Garrafallo (sp) vs. Malkin

[Loyal]

7. lol

n/t

[w4rma]

11. A Typical Day for A Diet Member

7:30 am Leaves the member dormitory
8:00 am Attends party meeting
9:30 am Attends party group meeting
10:00 am Attends plenary session
0:00 noon Meets with lobby group in his office
0:30 pm Lunch
0:50 pm Attends meeting of the Committee on Environment governing board
1:00 pm Attends meeting of the Committee on Environment and asks questions
5:00 pm Back in the office, hears explanation of proposed legislation from the Ministry of the Environment
6:00 pm Attends party policy study meeting
8:00 pm Returns to the dormitory

Normally a house member belongs to two or three committees. Plans for discussions in committee meetings are worked out by the chairman and committee officers. Officers from the ruling party also serve as a conduit for passing to the government requests by opposition party members.

Besides attending committee meetings and plenary sessions, a house member is engaged each day in a range of activities, from listening to the needs, concerns, and comments of voters to sitting in on policy discussion groups with other Diet members.
http://www.sangiin.go.jp/eng/member/center6.htm

[Cocoa]

12. I want to see Pelosi on top

going for Bill Thomas's throat. :-)

Maybe Waxman and that big pig-like from Alabama with the thinning moussed up hair.

[eleny]

16. And Sarandon vs Coulter.... pleeeeze! n/t