Day: January 2, 2008

No more vacation for Balkenende

Being a member of our "Tweede Kamer" certainly does pay off well, both literally and figuratively. The pay is nice, the holidays are fixed and ample and when you do not feel like doing something useful, hide in the back. Resigning from the Tweede Kamer also has it’s advantages: the pay between jobs also is substantiable. However, I’m not going

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Minister on the loose!

Sometimes, or so it seems, politicians in our government not only serve the goal to manage our country through the inevitable rough times which are neigh, but also try to magically let a smile appear on all of our faces. This latter is accomplished by saying something really silly, under the disguise of a "proefballonnetje". Such a weird proposal is,

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