Second Round of Election in Lithuania Held Today

Lithuanians vote against backdrop of global crisis

Gotta love the accompanying photo.

Frightening YouTube Video

The Sidewalk to Nowhere

That scared me. Very much. Must ... divert ... thoughts.

Devo--'Whip It'

Ah.

Devo--'Girl You Want'

Yes. Everything back to normal. And a final video.

John Cleese on Sarah Palin: "Monty Python Could Have Written This."

Election Update

A couple of articles about the Lithuanian election held yesterday:

Lithuania's centre-right set for election win

Conservatives ahead in Lithuania election

Political scientists in Lithuania seem to think that a center-left coalition is more likely than a center-right coalition:

Political Scientists: Center-left Coalition One of the Most Realistic

Lithuanians Voting Today

Another article I found about the election today.

Lithuania: Populists poised for a strong showing

Lithuanians to Vote This Sunday

Lithuania to vote amid economic fears, Russia worry

A Reuters article about the upcoming election in Lithuania.

Divided Village, Divided Europe

Interesting story about a village that lies partly in Lithuania and partly in Belarus.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008003378_belarusvillage29.html

Patriotism???

Read this article about Obama and his flag pin and you'll see why the people in the U.S.A. elect "presidents" like Dubya. I saw the headline and was all like "whuuut?". Maybe I've been away from the States for too long, but I have a couple of questions:
Since when did such information become important, and since when does a flag pin and not a person's deeds tell us anything about his/her patriotism???

Reading stories like that, I no longer wonder why the good ol' U.S. of A. is going down the crapper...

Lithuania Flexes Its Muscles II

Looks like a victory for Lithuanian foreign policy. Well deserved. I applaud the Lithuanian foreign minister.

Lithuania Flexes Its Muscles

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080425/wl_afp/eurussialithuania_080425174504

And why not?