An asshat troika
Three items in the news -- none of them good.
From the
Beeb:
Rio+20: Prince Charles in climate change warning
The Prince of Wales has warned of the "catastrophic" consequences of inaction on issues such as climate change, at a UN sustainability conference in Brazil.
If he wasn't the Queen's own son, he would be flipping burgers. The guy simply is not that bright. Not a leader. I shudder to think that he may be in line for the Throne.
From
Associated Press:
Islamist claims victory in Egypt president vote
The Muslim Brotherhood declared early Monday that its candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won Egypt's presidential election, which would be the first victory of an Islamist as head of state in the stunning wave of protests demanding democracy that swept the Middle East the past year. But the military handed itself the lion's share power over the new president, sharpening the possibility of confrontation.
With parliament dissolved and martial law effectively in force, the generals issued an interim constitution granting themselves sweeping authorities that ensure their hold on the state and subordinate the president. They will be Egypt's lawmakers, they will control the budget and they will determine who writes the permanent constitution that will define the country's future.
Told 'ya so! These are radical islamofascists and will drive Egypt back into the stone ages. I am encouraged that the Military proactivly stepped up.
Finally, say buh-bye to France -- from
Yahoo/AFP:
Socialists take absolute majority in French parliament
France's Socialists won control of parliament Sunday, handing President Francois Hollande the convincing majority he needs to push through his tax-and-spend agenda to battle the eurozone debt crisis.
The Socialists' bloc obtained between 308 and 320 seats -- an absolute majority in the 577-seat National Assembly -- and so will not need to rely on the Greens or the far left, polling institutes CSA, Ipsos and Sofres said.
Of course, President Hollande will fail miserably and his excuse will be that they didn't spend
enough. Must have dozed off during his history lessons.
And here he goes:
Hollande heads to Mexico for G20 talks on Monday flush with electoral success and brandishing a further mandate to push for growth strategies -- rather than austerity measures -- to battle the eurozone's debt crisis.
He has also floated a proposal for a 120 billion euro ($150 billion) "growth pact" to be discussed at a series of high-level meetings ahead of a European Union summit on June 28-29 in Brussels.
Fscking clueless...
Posted by DaveH at June 17, 2012 10:11 PM