Well after stumbling, fumbling, bumbling (and a whole lot of grumbling and mumbling from those on the sidelines), at long last the Constitutional Court (CCR) officially ruled that the referendum of July 29 is invalid. Officially they will announce their ruling tomorrow and then it gets passed onto the Parliament and then it’s almost certain that Basescu will return to office. Therefore for the second … Continue reading Second verse same as the first
Oh my lord, well as best as I tried to predict what would happen next in this crazy world we call politics in Romania, I failed to call this one. On Wednesday, the BEC (national electoral board) sent the final, official count of the votes to the CCR (Constitutional Court). The CCR met Wednesday evening and the next step is for them to render a … Continue reading 6 More Weeks of Chaos
In all my years living here in Romania, I’ve never met a single person who has read Plato, Aristotle or Socrates. It’s a real shame because there are some fine translations online, they’re (legally) free to read and Socrates especially is quite accessible. I was thinking this morning of when I was a younger and more foolish person and how I used to force myself … Continue reading Hie thee hither that I may pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise with the valor of my tongue!
Personally, I blame the European Union. I understand why they did what they did and I know that their intention was to try and encourage “Little Brother” by inviting him into their club so that he could grow up and be as brave and strong as all the Big Boys and Girls at the table. I get that. But it was a very bad mistake … Continue reading Don’t you dare say the D word to me
You know, one of the very first posts I ever wrote on this website was about Corneliu Vadim Tudor. At the time, I was mocking him for his crazy, racist antics and for being an all-around disgrace. But I realized today that I owe him an apology. The picture above is how I remember him best. In 2007 I was living in a very small … Continue reading My sincere apologies to Corneliu Vadim Tudor
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