Comments on: Mighty Koizumi

By: PacRim Jim

PacRim Jim — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:18:40 +0000

Japan on the Sec Council and only one seat for Europe. Japan lives in a tought neighborhood that will get tougher, so it will hang close to the U.S.

By: exguru

exguru — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:03:14 +0000

Let’s not forget this election was a referendum on the partial privitization of over $3 trillion in postal savings accounts, in many cases the life savings of an ordinary Japanese family.

Koizumi’s huge landslide was, in that sense, also a victory for George W. Bush and others who wish to partially privatize social security. It was a victory for all who believe in capitalism and yearn for prosperity everywhere–around the world.

Accordingly, you can look for an absolute mimimum of play in the mainstream media. Only the people believe in capitalism here, not the media.

By: Larry BirdFlu

Larry BirdFlu — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:26:21 +0000

Koizumi, Howard, Blair, Bush? But there were so many protestors.

By: Yehudit

Yehudit — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 05:13:59 +0000

The Babe Theory of electoral politics wins again.

By: richard mcenroe

richard mcenroe — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 03:20:41 +0000

Tom Grey ó Hey, who needs nukes when you got Gamera?

By: Tom Grey - Liberty Dad

Tom Grey - Liberty Dad — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 03:02:23 +0000

The big GREY hair, yay!

(Even more than Richard Gere in Pretty Woman.)

No nukes, no security council yet.

By: Rick Ballard

Rick Ballard — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:55:34 +0000

It was the “Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere” that got my attention. I know I’ve heard that phrase before….

By: richard mcenroe

richard mcenroe — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:47:20 +0000

Well, I was a little concerned about all his references to Manchukuo in his acceptance speech…

By: madawaskan

madawaskan — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:18:31 +0000

From the article:

With a victory under his belt, Koizumi is expected to travel to New York this week for a U.N. General Assembly meeting, where he will reiterate Japan’s desire for a seat on the Security Council, a campaign that shows little sign of early success.

Come on Koizumi pull this one off!

By: Doug S.

Doug S. — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:50:13 +0000

IIRC, Roger, your earlier post said that the polls were predicting a close election, but it sounds like Koizumi-san won a solid victory. Good news. I’ll say it again: That hairó further proof that Japanese engineering is a marvel.