REMINDERS OF HOME...

Health Minister Yanagisawa vows
to minister to the health of both men
and child-bearing machines and devices.

Just another day in the life of the LDP, whose recent resignees include Tax Commission Chairman Masaaki Honma, who was found to be "living with his mistress in a government-subsidized condominium in Tokyo despite advocating that such properties be sold off," and administrative reform minister Genichiro Sata, who "resigned after admitting accounting irregularities by one of his political support organizations."

Then there's Education Minister Bunmei Ibuki, Agriculture Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka and LDP policy chief Shoichi Nakagawa, who declared "enormous 'office expenses' in their political funding reports while using rent-free government offices."

This is all rather nostalgic to me, since I grew up with the old Albany Machine...