Congratulations to the victors!
The Japanese people have spoken and they said with one voice (they do nearly everything with one voice) out with the old and in with the new. Now, as anyone who knows Japanese politics, other than a few odd candidates here and there - and always on the bottom rungs, the majority of candidates and all party leaders are:
a: sons or grandsons of old political hacks (no daughters)
b: went to the 'right' schools
c: both
So, just like Obama liked to say, he was a new guy with a message of change, the DPJ also likes to trumpet their fresh approach. But as we all know, old connections run deep and there ain't nothin' fresh about the new guys. BUT they are a little different and someone new to blame when, next year, it all hits the fan.
Hatoyama has an almost impossible task. In America, Obama went from astounding high poll numbers at his entry to dramatic lows in record time. Why? The economy of course. It's a killer and the LDP should be thanking any gods they pray to that they lost. It is the perfect time for the young up and coming LDP lions to clean house and get themselves ready.
The DPJ has little hope to improve the economy as the dollar sinks and with it, export income. The bureaucracy is bloated but can't be trimmed because people need jobs; and the tax revenue to pay off all the good time promises is coming from - where again?
I sure hope Hatoyama practiced magic, because he is going to need it quick.
Get the popcorn!!
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