This Makes Me Angry

Translation of the green sign.
Give notice of Withdrawal
Myung -bak Resign


I just found these via Naver. I was not going to say anything else about the meat protest, but I hate when priest get involved in politics. I shouldn't say that I hate when they get involved in politics, but more when they march with a crucifix and in full vestments, it sends a message that the whole Catholic church is wanting the president of Korea out of office. The image that makes me sick is the lead guy carrying the protest sign and the crucifix. I got to think about this a little more, but I still think that this is over the line.

**Edit**

At least The Korean Herald editorial staff feels the same way I do. Well, may not as strong, but still it is a step in the right direction. I can't link directly to the article, but it is named Priest's Actions.

**Edit #2**
GI Korea over at ROK Drop provides some background on why the priests were protesting in this post about moral cover. I know that the priest looked familiar. I just couldn't place his face. I thought for a second maybe he presided over a mass I attended.

Dropping the Basket

I just read where Rudy is taking his hat out of the ring. I still don't understand is decision to skip all of the other early voting states. Doesn't it make sense to build up some momentum and gain more funding?

He largely skipped the early voting states to put all his energy into Florida.

"Obviously, the strategy didn't work," he said. "We're going to go back and try to find out why. I don't have the answers ... Having said that, it was the only strategy available to us -- could we have done it in a better way? I don't think we know the answer to that right now."

I wonder if he knows the saying "Don't put all of your eggs in one basket." I knew that with his stances on abortion, gay rights, and some of the skeletons in his closet he would have been a tough sell for the Über- conservatives, but I thought if he won the republican nomination he would have no problem steam rolling the democrats.

Giuliani described McCain as "the other best candidate."

"I made it clear before I had to make this decision [to drop out] that had I not run, I'd be supporting John McCain," Giuliani told reporters on a flight to Burbank, California, for the debate.

Some people are commenting that he is setting himself up for an invitation to run with McCain. I just don't see Rudy as a number 2 kind of guy!