KMT Moots New Job-Creation Program

What, didn't you see this coming?

1)  Record number of Chinese tourists in Taiwan

     AsiaOne.com reports:

2)  [KMT] Legislator proposes bill to decriminalize prostitution

Hey, a lot of average Joe Ho's love their ho's.  And think of the damage to Sino-Taiwanese relations if some two-bit sheriff somewhere were to turn around and ARREST them for it !

Now the thing is, I'm actually pretty libertarian on prostitution and drug legalization issues.  So ideologically-speaking, I ought to be applauding the KMT on this one.

But the timing is rather suspect.  And just because I'm libertarian on this doesn't mean I can't be cynical about it as well.

UPDATE:  I should note that Taiwan's Chinese Nationalist Party isn't all of one mind on the issue:

THERE'S the problem in a nutshell.  Too many KMT politicians are pro-China; too darn few of them are pro-Cleavage.

UPDATE #2:  I understand the new tourism slogan will be, "Taiwan:  Touch (A Lot More Than Just) Your Heart"

UPDATE #3:  Heh.  Some hardware geeks from Australia agree the Yao Yao and Shu Shu ads should be banned — not because they're exploitative of women, but because their voices are so annoying.

UPDATE #4:  Another heh.

UPDATE #5:  "Doctor, you forgot your calipers."  The immortal scene from The Aviator.