Daily Archives: November 9, 2014

Americans consider Japan most important Asian country, survey suggests | The Japan Times

November 9, 2014 By in Architecture, Business Administration, China, Defense Policy, Democracy, Foreign Policy, Growth, Japan, People, Politics, US Tags: , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment
Location of Tokyo within Japan

Location of Tokyo within Japan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Metropolitan Government Building in S...

English: Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku, Tôkyô, Japan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: View of Shinjuku skyscrapers and Moun...

English: View of Shinjuku skyscrapers and Mount Fuji as seen from the Bunkyo Civic Center in Tokyo Español: Monte Fuji y la ciudad de Tokio (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Tokyo National Museum's Honkan building is...

The Tokyo National Museum’s Honkan building is used as the facade for the lavish mansion of the Sonozaki family. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an important, recommended read, published in the Japan Times.

via Americans consider Japan most important Asian country, survey suggests | The Japan Times.

Personally, I worry at the small size of the sample to make such bold generalizations. Also I believe that it is important to focus on the foreign policies of both the Democrats and the Republicans. It is widely recognized that Obama‘s foreign policy has been a disaster and he is desperately taking increased risks to try and salvage his reputation and legacy.

Perhaps, the Japan Times should poll China’s population, as well?

Thoughts?

Opinion – Ed Miliband must go, say Labour MPs – Telegraph – John Gelmini

November 9, 2014 By in Austerity, Ed Miliband, People, Politicians, Politics Leave a comment
English: Ed Miliband, British politician

English: Ed Miliband, British politician (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ed Miliband is a vacuous, economically illiterate and dangerous man, and should never have been picked as UK Labour Party leader, nor the leader of anything.

He is a man who did his own brother down, which is unforgivable and demonstrates that he is a man without scruple, principle and thoroughly untrustworthy to boot.

Politicians are bad enough as they are but Miliband is about as bad as you can get.

He needs to be dispatched quickly, and be replaced with someone with more understanding of ordinary people, not just polling experts and spin doctors.

If I were a Labour voter, which I will never be, Alan Johnson would be my choice out of all the fairly useless people like Ed Balls, Andy Burnham, Chuka Umana, Rachel Reeves, Yvette Cooper, Harriet Harmon et al who want Miliband’s job. Time’s ticking away, it’s time to sharpen the hatchets and do the deed.

John Gelmini