The new, youthful face of the country is determined to change the world, especially after defeating a long-standing political powerhouse. Yes, the country is hobbled by a bad economy, triggered by unsustainable real estate investments, and faces the worst unemployment in decades. As the stock markets staggers and reels under the threat of increased regulation, the bizarre solution is to go on a massive spending program—loosely described as a stimulus package—that will throw taxpayer money all over the place.

Will massive spending, when the country is already deep in debt, actually help or will it hamstring the credit markets and prolong a recession? Most folks think that spending money so recklessly during hard economic times will make things much worse. But rather than address these obvious points, the message is clear: the time for talk is over! This is legislation that will save lives.

Of course, this is Japan we’re talking about. Such a stupidly leftist approach could never happen here, could it?

The Czar of Muscovy

Божію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of total control of all Russia upon the death of Boris Mikhailovich, who replaced Alexander Yaroslav Nevsky in 1263. However, in 1283, our Czar was passed over due to a clerical error and the rule of all Russia went to his second cousin Daniil (Даниил Александрович), whom Czar still resents. As a half-hearted apology, the Czar was awarded control over Muscovy, inconveniently located 5,000 miles away just outside Chicago. He now spends his time seething about this and writing about other stuff that bothers him.