tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463182841766238227.post3182686233763015883..comments2023-10-02T22:24:44.862-07:00Comments on Something Feral: One-two! And through and through, the inflation went snicker-snack!Something Feralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261865342856981862noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463182841766238227.post-38220497280804086892009-02-25T23:45:00.000-08:002009-02-25T23:45:00.000-08:00Heh. Maybe we could appoint Jesse Jackson and Al S...Heh. Maybe we could appoint Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton on a diplomatic mission to Putin to discuss the terms on Latvia's behalf.<BR/><BR/>Everyone wins!Something Feralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261865342856981862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463182841766238227.post-46742476112363946022009-02-25T05:02:00.000-08:002009-02-25T05:02:00.000-08:00Maybe they should sue the Russians for reparations...Maybe they should sue the Russians for reparations...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138360416884607340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463182841766238227.post-43744348945212047902009-02-24T14:13:00.000-08:002009-02-24T14:13:00.000-08:00That entire region of post-Soviet nations is in tr...That entire region of post-Soviet nations is in trouble. Latvia is changing its government yet again, and their financial situation is not improving; it might be a tad early to use "collapse", but the Eastern-bloc ship is taking on water at such a rate that before long, the term will be justified.Something Feralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261865342856981862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463182841766238227.post-61941825460430063072009-02-23T15:01:00.000-08:002009-02-23T15:01:00.000-08:00I think the newspapers are being sensationalistic ...I think the newspapers are being sensationalistic when they write that the government "collapsed." It seems that the top politicians resigned but the useful bureaucrats who actually deliver mail and collect trash are still on the job.<BR/><BR/>Politicians who resign are <I>improving</I> the situation. When the tax-payer funded garbage collectors refuse to show up for work, then the government is <B>*really*</B> collapsing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com