A democracy, you say?
One where the people are concerned about the appearance of impropriety, you say?
Impossible, I say, impossible!

But it's true! And it's in Taiwan. They actually raise valid concerns about conflicts of interest in high government officials - before the corruption scandal, not after!

How come we never thought of that?

This blows a giant hole in the "Asian Values" argument, that dictatorship and corruption are inherent elements of "The Asian Mind" that cannot be changed. (Go suck on that one, Lee Kuan Yew!)

But seriously, given the track record of the current Taiwanese first-lady, I would say it's better that Chow keeps her job, because this way she won't have to embezzle from the government when she wants to buy new earrings!

Granted, I don't know that Mrs. Chow actually does buy ear rings. From the looks of it, she dresses more like she's married to a drummer in a grunge band, not the president of Taiwan!

(Thank Allah, Vishnu, God & Buddha! No pant suits!)