And You Thought Obama Hadn't Done Anything Yet

Since the DPJ took over in Japan about six weeks ago, here are some of the things they have done:

-The prime minister went to campaign for bringing the 2016 Olympics to Tokyo, and failed. It should be noted that prior to the election, he was largely oppposed to the idea.

-The prime minister has been to some fashion shows with his wife.

-The prime minister has thrown the first pitch at a Major League game.

-The prime minister has claimed he is an alien.

-The prime minister has announced the country may need to issue debt bonds. Prior to the election, the party had criticized the incumbent LDP for issuing bonds and had claimed there would be no need for that if they just cut excess costs.

-The party has announced it will get rid of the system by which teachers are required to renew their credentials. This is because the party receives a large amount of funding from the Japanese Teachers' Union, which is more interested in making their jobs easier than in educating children.

Here are some of the things that haven't been done:

-Parliament still has not been called into session. In fact the only thing members of Parliament seem to do these days is be accused of money laundering, tax evasion, and spending public money for private purposes. This seems to be coming from both LDP and DPJ representatives, although the DPJ appears to have had more, including the prime minister himself and the secretary general. Investigations are ongoing but curiously slow.

-The prime minister has yet to make an address to the nation, although he has gone to other countries to make preposterous claims.

-A budget proposal is yet to be established.

Right, there's lots of work to be done. So what's next on the agenda? The prime minister will be re-releasing a CD of a song he made some twenty years ago. Why on earth would anyone with half a brain buy that? I don't know whether to be angry that he's not doing anything productive, or embarrassed about my country, so I'll be both.