I cannot believe we still do not have a state budget! No wonder people are angry with government these days.
A friend of mine called me last night to rant about a recent This American Life epidsode that talks about budget crises, etc. He said he could do a better job than most politicians in Albany right now, which brings me to...
Iceland.
When I was there a little over a month ago, local elections were being held all over the country. And in the capital city, Reykjavik, a comedian was elected as mayor! He is part of the Best Party, a smorgasbord of artists, actors and comedians who were sick of Icelandic politics and decided to do something about it. I guess the public liked their idea, because the guy who won does not even have a political stance. Check out the Telegraph article here.
Here's their campaign video from YouTube:
(It is long, but in the middle they call the other parties "blathering loons," which strikes me as... well, probably not something that would happen in the states.)
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