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Reforms in the Cabinet

Admittedly, I'm not an enthusiastic Jew, but I can feel it rise up in me sometimes. Not to say I was ever intended to be Jewish. My parents really don't care about my religious beliefs, as long as I practice a monotheistic religion that encourages chastity.

Brian relayed some interesting information to me. I guess the Jewish Community is all a-buzz over it. I, in turn, will share it with my blog...

Today, Ahmed Qureia promised a drastic overhaul of his Cabinet, which many hope is the beginning of long-sought reform after his previous lineup of fossils for Cabinet exponentially failed. It's funny how a huge rebellion can inspire change.

Qureia wants to appoint experts, opposed to politicians. And tomorrow, he gets to deal with Parliament. Lucky him.

What's significant about this? Palestinian Authority isn't exactly known for drastic changes in the Cabinet. Until recently, we just fished ministers out of a small pond of Yasser Arafat's buddies. Regardless of qualification. Hmm, sounds familiar (BUSHBUSHBUSH).

Qureia's proposed cabinet includes ex-general Nasser Yousef as interior minister in charge of the security forces (reform freak.) Also, U.N. envoy Nasser al-Kidwa is supposed to replace Nabil Shaath as foreign minister, with Shaath becoming deputy prime minister (demotion, it's a bitch.) Lastly, the most prominent of the appointees is Finance Minister Salam Fayyad, an anti-corruption crusader who is widely respected by the international community (yes, even the US.)

Most important, though...

Hanan Ashrawi said parliament's rebellion marked a turning point for Palestinian politics. "The conclusion is that what people want are (ministers) who are capable, who are honest, who have credibility and who will do the work," she said.

Verrry good.

The Tangent Continues

Lies, lies, lies - it's the only thing people seem to tell me anymore. Why lie to me, though? I have a sense, and while I might not directly call you out on it - I know, and you know I know. I've made some interesting discoveries in the past... seconds. Thanks to the internet, my resourcefulness knows no bounds.

This Season: Suicide

It's funny how when one kid commits suicide then everyone's secretly trying to "do themselves in". Unless you have a note-in-hand compliments of a psychologist (or other conventional medical official,) I'll be hard pressed to believe that anything's wrong with you besides the fact you're an attention-grabbing whore.

Please note, suicide is NOT a trend. Suicide is NOT cool. While someday you might be able to look back and say "man, I wish I didn't get that tattoo," killing yourself is irreversable and basically a way of saying, "okay world, you win!"

Additionally, I could snore off the symptoms/demographic/treatment-steps for suicide in my sleep. If you think you can fool me, you can't. Other people might buy that bullshit, but I don't. Look else where for pity.

Also, who tries to steal attention away from a dead kid? Get a life, fo'real.

OMG!!!!!!!! (and similar overly-dramatic responses)

"A gun? In our suburban paradise? [Gasp] It can't be!"

It was an UNLOADED gun. The worse he could have done is smacked someone over the head with it - I could do the same thing with a textbook. When push comes to shove, I could probably kill some one more efficiently with a pen cap than an unloaded gun (unless it's a bayonet). Actually, I want to know how they found the gun, considering the fact I haven't seen the administrators pat-down any of the students. How did they even notice? I don't see a lot of disciplinary action being taken for students necking/dry-humping in the hallways or smoking cigarettes in the lobbies, yet they notice a concealed weapon? Plus, unless you want to take in your piece for show and tell, you have a reason for bringing a gun to school. If Lincoln can't provide a learning environment conducive to students (the potential-victims and the potentially dangerous) then let's not point the finger at some deranged teenager. Everyone just needs to chill out.

On the bright side, maybe they'll realize we need another high school for "control issues". That would be nice. Ugh, I hate the over-population.

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