PYONGYANG, North Korea - There is no public indication of anything amiss. If anything, Pyongyang appears more festive than usual, with the film festival underway and nightly performances at Kim Il Sung stadium of North Korea's mass gymnastics with their casts of 100,000.
Gee, the MSM had me believing the North Koreans were locked in their homes and starving; who knew they had cultural events and fun?
South Korean intelligence has told members of the national assembly that Kim, 66, is recovering from a stroke suffered in mid-August, and that he is able to perform simple tasks such as brushing his teeth. Other reports suggest the damage probably is permanent and could impair his ability to govern.
So what is Bush's excuse?
Kim has three sons, who are all considered unlikely successors. The two youngest sons are in their 20s. The oldest, 37-year-old Kim Jong-nam, was discredited after being arrested in 2002 trying to sneak into Japan on a fake passport to visit Disneyland.
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