Yes, Apparently He Can Do That

So, evidently, "dissolving Parliament," as dire as it sounds, is not that big of a deal.  I knew about that whole "calling early elections," but I guess that technically means a prime minister is dissolving the government.  I'd say, "Who knew?"  But evidently, many of you did.

This will teach me to post a political message before running it by Backbencher, who can save me from all kinds of embarrassment.  

Ha!  Like I get embarrassed.

Now go read Nicole Havelka's blog.

Seriously, Can He Do That?

What with all the coups and shake-ups in national governments these days, I shouldn't be surprised to read when the prime minister of a nation decides to dissolve Parliament.  But for some reason, when that nation is Japan, it just seems weird to me.  Is that wrong?

I guess I don't follow Japanese politics enough, because if I had, I would know that things have been a little tense there for a while.  The article is pretty clear that there's been some struggles in the government for some time, and that the events of the last few days have brought things to a breaking point.  And with the global economic meltdown still melting a bit (pretty much all I know about the global economic meltdown is that there is one....and that it started right AFTER our honeymoon in England began, and AFTER we had changed our money at the airport), I guess it's no surprise that any political party in power in any nation would be facing opposition.

But seriously, can a prime minister dissolve Parliament?  The very concept boggles the mind.