Blamestorming

Sat down with the Party military affairs committee last night. Had some assorted generals, ministers, and academicians brought in to explain what is happening in our "Space Program." To make a long story short, I did not believe for a second that the Peoples Armed Forces Science Ministry intended to put that Cosmonaut into orbit, nor did I fall for the line about the other rockets being cargo modules to keep our Cosmic Comrade supplied until the Yankee Space Pirates "rescued" him and joined in a Great Friendship Born in Space. Do they think I was born in Pusan? (That is a ministry inside joke.)

After those who could make it out on their own power left the chamber, we had a working luncheon. A deputy minister suggested we take a different tack towards gaining concessions direct negotiations from the Demonic Hegemonic President Bush.

"The capitalist masses are so infatuated with their troops--let us kidnap one. We have done kidnapping before. The proletariat will demand their leaders negotiate for their troop's safe return."

Minister Choe had him shot before I could stop choking on my squidchips.

You think if I just send Bush a nice Hwangap present, that would smooth things out? What would he like?

Congratulations on your 60th, my worthy opponent.