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12 Dec 2007

Wow, they threw out Blocher. I hope it sticks.

filed under: journal  :: politics  :: swiss life

I rarely, rarely talk about politics, here on the blog or in real life. I am the most apolitical person I know. I hate politics.

Still, today's news is quite amazing and exciting: Christoph Blocher has been ousted as a Cabinet member.

Things are not settled yet, but do I ever hope all the political maneuverings will succeed in throwing the old bastard out forever.

Maybe the tide is turning, finally, against the racist, xenophobic, sexist, paranoid views of the SVP.

Update: He's gone, for now. And his replacement is a woman, Eveline Widmer-Schlumf. She's the third woman in the 7-member Swiss cabinet. Wow, on several counts.

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