It's been a long, exciting neck-and-neck race between Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (who uses a buzzer to silence journalists at press conferences when they ask "unconstructive" questions), and Turkmenistan President Saparmurat Niyazov (who renamed the Month of April 'Mother'). But yes, finally, we have a winner in the title fight for kookiest politician of the decade, and it's Shinawatra by a hair. The prime minister
...says he won't answer questions from reporters until next year because the alignment of the planets is not in his favor. "Right now Mercury ... is in a corner perfectly aligned with my star. Mercury is no good, so if it's not good, I am going to request not to speak," Thaksin told reporters Sunday. Mercury moves slowly and will not steer clear of his star until next year, he said.
Sorry, Al D'Amato, you were a fine runner-up.
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