I'm well aware of Japan's monoculture. The US is more multicultural and has benefitted from that variety, IMHO. Whatever Japan does to maintain its monoculture would be inappropriate here so I don't see any lessons that can be taken from it.

What is it about sandwiches? They’re so satisfying. During our paleo years I craved them. When you’re all the time eating just meat and vegetables from a plate, you begin to drool over the prospect of yummy things in a sandwich.

Don’t talk to me about bland, floppy “bread” substitutes made from starches or cauliflower, or “wraps” of lettuce or weird plastic-like substances. No. It has to be whole wheat or sourdough. You pick it up, and bite in, and, like that first sip of morning coffee, you instantly feel happier. When you’ve polished off your sandwich, you can go do the rest of your day’s work, in a good mood.

Sandwiches are the best. My favorite turkey sandwich also has avocado, bacon, cabbage, pepper Jack cheese, and chipotle mayo.

Even the perfesser.

J6 is nothing more than the smoke screen to cover up a stolen election. 

Yep, I’m a election denier.    Show me the evidence otherwise.

Nikki will save us all, she's the new darling of the media.

Maybe two or three, as long as they are enforced, and get rid of the 22,000 which if you removed all of the redundant regulations would probably number less than 100.
Which demonstrates my point exactly.  I don't think we have compromised much at all in the past.  We have surrendered or been defeated, but we haven't compromised.  If we had, we wouldn't be in this situation.  Compromise means you get something out of the deal as well as giving something up.  What have we gotten?  I'm certainly not tired of winning yet.

It's no secret I despise McCarthy.   He's the protégé of another fuckin' loser, Paul Ryan.

I'm sick and tired of the party of gracious losers.

Back to the speakership.   I think it's time for congress to stop picking the speaker from members of congress.  Go out and find a real leader, someone who will get the job done and not play the games of politics.  Someone who is not consumed by lobbyist, and is not consumed with fundraising for their party.