Knowledge about the Belgian situation

[Peasant Phill]

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3) How many ministers will we have after the next reformation of the state: a) 100; b) 1.000; c) 100.000; d) What? You're Belgian and not a minister? Loser!

Andres, I really love your sarcasm. Sometimes you just have to be a bit sarcastic to deal with some Belgian solutions. But count yourself lucky, I bet Congo has more ministers than us. (I would like the position of Secretary of State for passive sports in the federal governement or if that one is taken the position of Minister of Japanese influenced flower arranging in the Flemish government)

I did get a six-pack of Leffe Blonde last weekend, which, I hear, cost 4€. According to my standards, you're doing bloody well down there

Yeah well that's what the common man here thinks. Besides Beer should taste bitter. Leffe isn't something you can chug down in one go, you should take your time and enjoy it. But maybe somethings tastes rotten in the land of beer.

Without a government, nobody is going to be making any stupid laws. Consider yourself lucky.

We still have enough other governments for that.

It seems to me that Leterme can't back down from his demands for extensive reforms, and that the Walloon liberal and christian democrat leaders can't give in one inch on the Flemish demands without risking political embarassment. That's what you get when one side A says "we'll get this done for you" and side B says "we'll make sure that doesn't happen" during the elections.

Well this is the situation in a nutshell. Add to this some issues that have been put off for a decade or more, two parties that haven't been excluded from the federal government since the invention of the bookpress losing big in the elections. If your an inhabitant of any other country than Belgium and are interested in politics this is just one heck of a ride. Sit back and enjoy the rest of the show.