tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post3969271071964932845..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: The Ozawa and Hatoyama Resignation CharadeMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-33576561039411863952010-05-12T04:00:18.807+09:002010-05-12T04:00:18.807+09:00Wataru-
it makes sense if you assume that both pa...Wataru-<br /><br />it makes sense if you assume that both parties are composed of politicians who want to preserve their long-term electoral chances, and that the unpopularity of the Prime Minister overrides every other political difference. <br /><br />Which is why so many english-language news outlets (the Economist, etc.) report on the premise that the country is becoming ungovernable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-82252583286174787922010-05-11T11:39:15.638+09:002010-05-11T11:39:15.638+09:00Has this been Ozawa's plan all along - setting...Has this been Ozawa's plan all along - setting himself up to to be "cloistered shogun"? (Yes I know the analogy is mixed!) If those members are indeed Ozawa "loyalists", and Ozawa has stayed in position of control just long enough to select them, but so long as to undermine their electoral chances, then it is a rather brilliant ploy. <br /><br />That said, I rather suspect they may not get that much of bump with a Kan etc - then again, given the electoral mathematics for the upcoming election, they only have to do a little bit better than current polls suggest to hold their position in the HoC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-76977189958120622242010-05-11T10:56:29.158+09:002010-05-11T10:56:29.158+09:00It's hard to comprehend how both of these coul...It's hard to comprehend how both of these could be true: That the LDP does not want to face a non-Ozawa/Hatoyama administration, and that the DPJ does not want to face the LDP with such an administration.wataruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10934449228000680775noreply@blogger.com