tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26542777.post5497299153888458840..comments2023-10-26T01:59:40.483-07:00Comments on The Dividist Papers: Friday Flotsam - Government Shutdown and 2012 Apocalypse Editionmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11181222537529037359noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26542777.post-72560010810352543462011-04-18T15:03:46.290-07:002011-04-18T15:03:46.290-07:00Janet,
I don't understand what the heck is goi...Janet,<br />I don't understand what the heck is going on in Belgium. It's not so much that they had a government shutdown, it's that their elected parliament cannot field a majority coalition - so they continue to operate under the previous caretaker government. During that time they apparently also successfully <a href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/despite-crises-belgiums-eu-presidency-made-strides-news-500899" rel="nofollow">completed their term</a> as the rotating EU presidency, without a government of their own. Too complicated for me, but it does beg the question whether they even need the new government. Maybe it'll never be seated and they just return to a monarchy. Whatever.<br /><br />Yeah - Apocalyptic reporting will with us always - It is just more entertaining reporting on an apocalyptic government shutdown than reporting on yet another episode of a completely expected political brinksmanship exercise resulting in a predictable compromise.mwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11181222537529037359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26542777.post-53749087032459732912011-04-18T09:36:01.891-07:002011-04-18T09:36:01.891-07:00The Belgiums survived a long government shutdown. ...The Belgiums survived a long government shutdown. <br />"I Survived...Beyond and Back" has documented life after death. I just don't believe in Apocalypses.<br /><br />Good point about Glenn Beck's audience being primarily those on the left. I never watched him, either, and only knew about him from what people I normally laugh at said about him. :)Janet Cutronanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26542777.post-72138215285204398462011-04-09T08:51:47.844-07:002011-04-09T08:51:47.844-07:00He still owes me a cigar too. Real Montecristo pre...He still owes me a cigar too. Real Montecristo preferred, Mike.Tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03842067230152580405noreply@blogger.com