I take back what I said earlier in the week about getting 100 Egyptians to agree on anything. They met yesterday’s deadline (set by the military, who are, and will continue to be the effective rulers) after weeks of deadlocks, cross-party accusations and walkouts and Islamists attacking secularists and they have finally agreed …
…on how to select the panel that will meet to agree on how to write the constitution. Progress. Egyptian style.
Mind you, after watching with shuddering cringe and deep disbelief Ban Ki-moon’s live press conference last night, I think the ability to take concrete action that produces an immediate positive result is limited by the reciprocal of the square of the need for such action.
Life of Brian. Crucifixion scene.
Reg: [arriving at Brian's crucifixion] Hello, Sibling Brian.
Brian: Thank God you've come, Reg.
Reg: Well, I think I should point out first, Brian, in all fairness, we are not, in fact, the rescue committee. However, I have been asked to read the following prepared statement on behalf of the movement. "We the People's Front of Judea, brackets, officials, end brackets, do hereby convey our sincere fraternal and sisterly greetings to you, Brian, on this, the occasion of your martyrdom. "
Brian: What?
Reg: "Your death will stand as a landmark in the continuing struggle to liberate the parent land from the hands of the Roman imperialist aggressors, excluding those concerned with drainage, medicine, roads, housing, education, viniculture and any other Romans contributing to the welfare of Jews of both sexes and hermaphrodites. Signed, on behalf of the P. F. J. , etc. " And I'd just like to add, on a personal note, my own admiration, for what you're doing for us, Brian, on what must be, after all, for you a very difficult time.
