how else would we collect our Cabinet?
So I did feel bad today, and so I did stay home and did nothing all day, and am feeling a bit better now. Though it is also possible that my voice is feeling better due to not having talked to anyone all day. Whatever works.
I am deeply depressed about Cameron and his current behaviour towards the EU. I would like to hope that his dramatic "I will veto any changes unless they keep the City of London safe" is just a load of posing for his pet Eurosceptics, and that behind the scenes he is actually ready to be reasonable and cooperate with the rest of Europe, but I fear that is not the case. Bah. Every time I see him on the news, doing his bit about how he will personally throw a tantrum and use veto power if things don't go his way, I feel that bit more embarrassed for my country in front of the rest of Europe. And worried, too.
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"Sardinko," said Senor Centime, consulting his records, "entered politics late in life. First he was a Captain of Industry, but after he had gone bankrupt he stood for Parliament." He laid his book aside. "In England," he said disparagingly, "you do not elect an undischarged bankrupt to your House of Commons, but we in Insomnia are more practical. How else," he appealed to Quill, "would we collect our Cabinet? In this way, too, we make certain that we are represented by a body of men who are used to facing crises. That, in Europe today, is not without value."
-- Envoy on Excursion, Brahms & Simon
I am deeply depressed about Cameron and his current behaviour towards the EU. I would like to hope that his dramatic "I will veto any changes unless they keep the City of London safe" is just a load of posing for his pet Eurosceptics, and that behind the scenes he is actually ready to be reasonable and cooperate with the rest of Europe, but I fear that is not the case. Bah. Every time I see him on the news, doing his bit about how he will personally throw a tantrum and use veto power if things don't go his way, I feel that bit more embarrassed for my country in front of the rest of Europe. And worried, too.
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"Sardinko," said Senor Centime, consulting his records, "entered politics late in life. First he was a Captain of Industry, but after he had gone bankrupt he stood for Parliament." He laid his book aside. "In England," he said disparagingly, "you do not elect an undischarged bankrupt to your House of Commons, but we in Insomnia are more practical. How else," he appealed to Quill, "would we collect our Cabinet? In this way, too, we make certain that we are represented by a body of men who are used to facing crises. That, in Europe today, is not without value."
-- Envoy on Excursion, Brahms & Simon