Latvian PM says he is a mad Martian
The surprise here, I suppose, is that more leaders haven't owned up to what most of us have long suspected.
RIGA (Reuters) - Latvian Prime Minister Einars Repse, responding wryly to criticism of his performance, says he is a mad Martian who had come to live on Earth.
"You all know I am a caught-out Martian and clearly nuts," Repse, a former central banker, told a news conference on Friday on his first 100 days in office.The leader of New Era, a new political party, stormed to power in elections in October on promises to rid the country of widespread graft and mismanagement -- and turned up for his first cabinet meeting with a pistol tucked into his belt.
But opponents have accused Repse, who heads a centre-right coalition, of not living up to his promises and letting the old practices continue.
Repse responded with bitter irony.
"As it turns out, the government is full of thieves, smugglers, bribe-takers, people who deal with suspicious business partners, foreign services and spies," he said.
Really? I imagine that will come as a shock to most of us. I suppose it WOULD explain John Ashcroft, though.
