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There we have it: our Dutch government is resigning after losing the support of one of its coalition partners, D'66. D'66 pulled its support because Verdonk, known as "Iron Rita" for her tough stance on immigration issues, refused to resign over her treatment of Hirsi Ali. The announcement came after two days of debate in our parliament, where Verdonk did a complete U-turn on her stance on Hirsi Ali. Last night the debate lasted from 9pm in the evening till 5:30am this morning. Personally I'm glad it happened: this government had become a complete farce after all the fuzz about several subjects. It's the second time a goverment led by Balkenende trips over it's own shit. Oh well, we will have some new elections soon I guess. And I'm sure it's not going to be a good thing for the current government parties (CDA, VVD and D'66). Continue reading "Way to go morons" »