自民党の崩壊前夜 – Night before LDP collapses

小泉純一郎がうそぶいた「自民党をぶっ壊す」という煽動に多くの国民が踊り、長い回り道を経ていよいよその約束が実行に移されるところまで来たようだ。選挙民の信任を得ないまま、安倍・福田・麻生とたらい回しされた政権の体たらくを見ると、「もういいよ」と誰しも思う。今の自民は他党批判しかできない非力な野党のようだ。おそらく自民党は壊滅的事態に陥るだろう。この歴史的政治転換は詰まるところ小泉のおかげなのかも知れない。民主党の課題はもちろん明日の選挙以降の処理能力に尽きる。


To the instigation to “smash Liberal Democratic Party” that Junichiro Koizumi cleverly stirred up, many people dansed without much thought, and after a long detour, the promise is finally about to be executed. The rotation of Prime Ministers by Abe, Fukuda and Aso with no consent by voters and their totally unreliable outcome made almost everybody say “enough is enough”. The attitude of current LDP is exactly like a hopeless opposition party that only spends time in criticizing others. It might be still what Koizumi did that we owe this historical transition of politics ultimately. It is without saying that the challenge for victorious Democratic Party is their ability of administration after the election tomorrow.