tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post6899599511011794728..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Is the ship of State making a majestic turn?Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-36985468411286651152015-06-05T11:15:28.592+08:002015-06-05T11:15:28.592+08:00International politic is a dangerous game. Taiwan ...International politic is a dangerous game. Taiwan is a hot spot. The leadership of Taiwan has to be smart. People of Taiwan need to decide who they want to be. Forging a independent country or sell out to who ever that is powerful at the moment. <br /><br />Taiwan now have the chance. Changes are painful but it even more painful to let other decide for you.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-69572486602644187402015-06-04T19:33:55.090+08:002015-06-04T19:33:55.090+08:00"Mordor's betrayal of Saruman. Only this ...<i>"Mordor's betrayal of Saruman. Only this time he can't do his Saruman in Orthanc imitation..."</i><br /><br />Saruman was better. At least he had a stash of Old Toby tucked away in his cellar. Can't imagine Ma sitting back with a pipe and some weed.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-55675787162426031332015-06-04T16:02:29.688+08:002015-06-04T16:02:29.688+08:00I have to admit, i enjoyed the Lord of the Rings r...I have to admit, i enjoyed the Lord of the Rings reference :P well said.Shin-Howe Chenhttp://www.thestinkytofu.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-17703394351365100592015-06-04T12:25:35.592+08:002015-06-04T12:25:35.592+08:00There are numerous similarities between the KMT an...There are numerous similarities between the KMT and the Democratic Party.<br /><br />1996, incumbent KMT president (Lee) gets reelected; incumbent Democratic (Clinton) gets reelected.<br /><br />2000, KMT vice president (Lien) gets defeated in presidential election; Democratic vice president (Gore) gets defeated in presidential election.<br /><br />2004, KMT fails to wrest the presidency away from incumbent DPP president; Democrats fail to wrest the presidency away from incumbent Republican president.<br /><br />2008; KMT capitalizes on massive public dissatisfaction with unpopular DPP president (Chen) to capture the presidency in a landslide; Democrats capitalize on massive public dissatisfaction with unpopular Republican president (Bush) to capture the presidency by a wide margin.<br /><br />2012; Incumbent KMT president still manages to win reelection; albeit by a narrower margin than before; incumbent Democratic president still manages to win reelection; albeit by a narrower margin than before. <br /><br />2014; The president is very unpopular and the KMT suffers a massive defeat in the 9-in-1 elections; the Democrats also suffer a massive defeat in the 2014 midterm elections.<br /><br />2016; The KMT might run a female presidential candidate (Hung); the Democrats will probably run a female presidential candidate (Hillary Clinton.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-20516739885394292292015-06-04T01:34:14.187+08:002015-06-04T01:34:14.187+08:00A fun irony of the current situation is Ma practic...A fun irony of the current situation is Ma practically acting like he is the KMT 2016 candidate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-55219990662833054522015-06-03T23:35:26.763+08:002015-06-03T23:35:26.763+08:00"Now the pendulum is swinging the other way&q..."Now the pendulum is swinging the other way". <br />Now I get the "pivot" euphemism.<br /><br />Jerome Bessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958179528113268616noreply@blogger.com