tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post4319494337217938569..comments2023-10-20T18:03:01.821+09:00Comments on GlobalTalk 21: Taro Aso Speaks Out on the Merits of Heirloom TurkeysJun Okumurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-33228317737600409572009-06-26T21:57:03.465+09:002009-06-26T21:57:03.465+09:00William: First of all, I have nothing against heir...William: First of all, I have nothing against heirloom turkeys. In fact, I hear they’re much better than the bland, cartoonish butterballs that grace the shelves of American supermarkets today. Second, I have nothing against heirloom turk< strike >ey< /strike >s either; a democracy elects the leaders it deserves. If Kanagawa Prefecture District 11 wants a 28-year-old whose work experience is somewhere south of that of Taizo Sugimura, who am I to complain?<br /><br />Seriously, Koizumi lasted five years and went out in a blaze of electoral glory and has managed to destroy the LDP as we know it—leaving it to Mr. Aso to deliver the coup de grace. To be sure, I was never able to understand his charm, but I have to admit that he’s been successful at what he set out to do. And that’s more than I can say for myself.Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-17935636352659821782009-06-26T13:27:15.089+09:002009-06-26T13:27:15.089+09:00Exhibit D: Jun'ichiro Koizumi?Exhibit D: Jun'ichiro Koizumi?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816285549741597615noreply@blogger.com