Post by Hooligan on Jun 30, 2007 10:06:22 GMT -6
[The Prime Minister, who last month found it much safer (for his attire and dignity) to wait until the session of the Cosâ had adjourned for the month before giving his executive report, jauntily approaches the podium to address the empty chamber.]
My fellow, but absent, citizens:
As is the promise of my administration, I rise now to present a brief outline of the activities of the Ministries of government over the last month. I wish to begin with an apology that this speech is a bit later in coming than I had wished. It was my desire to deliver it last week, on Immigration Day, but alas! my recent junket had not (and still, in some respects, has not) left my system, and your Prime Minister admits to a bit of slow-going getting himself back into the business of government. I had a fine vacation (thanks for asking), doing quite a bit of nothing other than relaxing, and I returned with more business of various kinds to attend to than I expected. The nation, it seems, survived my absence just fine, and I can only hope it will continue to survive my presence.
A belated Happy Immigration Day wish from your Seneschál. Let us begin the report with the Ministry that traces its roots to that day:
I yield the floor.
[The Prime Minister walks away whistling, none the worse for wear.]
My fellow, but absent, citizens:
As is the promise of my administration, I rise now to present a brief outline of the activities of the Ministries of government over the last month. I wish to begin with an apology that this speech is a bit later in coming than I had wished. It was my desire to deliver it last week, on Immigration Day, but alas! my recent junket had not (and still, in some respects, has not) left my system, and your Prime Minister admits to a bit of slow-going getting himself back into the business of government. I had a fine vacation (thanks for asking), doing quite a bit of nothing other than relaxing, and I returned with more business of various kinds to attend to than I expected. The nation, it seems, survived my absence just fine, and I can only hope it will continue to survive my presence.
A belated Happy Immigration Day wish from your Seneschál. Let us begin the report with the Ministry that traces its roots to that day:
- The Immigration Ministry is consistently busy these days. As the nation has seen, Minister Toctviac'htéir has asked the populace, in a public poll, for an indication of the performance of his ministry, and has publicly set a goal for himself to help the nation pass the century mark in population. At the time of this writing, there are no fewer than nineteen prospective citizens at various stages of the immigration process. This is the good news. The bad news is that due to pressing business of a non-Talossan nature, Minister Toctviac'htéir has lost his deputy, and is trying to handle the business of the ministry himself. I join with him in asking the nation if anyone wishes to be hired on to staff the Ministry of Immigration and assist in the growth of the nation. Speaking of this assistance, I urge that the citizenry not forget the TalossAssist program, instituted by the Ministry last month; by volunteering to be a TalossAssistant to a prospective immigrant (yes, I am a TalossAssistant myself!), you can help the new Talossan grow in love and reverence for this Kingdom. Please, everyone, step up and let the Minister know you can help.
- The Ministry of Stuff has also been quite busy. Again, much of this is publicly visible already, with the inauguration of the TalossaWare site. Sales of Kingdom-themed merchandise will benefit the Royal Treasury, kept by our Burgermeister of Inland Revenue, Al Simmerman. Take a look at the growing line of products; everyone needs some TalossaWare! The Ministry of Stuff has also, this month, created a comprehensive welcome page on the Website for new citizens. These two projects are but the tip of the iceberg for this active Minister, and of course you can keep up with his Ministry's activities by checking the Webpage for the Ministry of Stuff on the Website of the Kingdom.
- The Ministry of Culture has been active in the promotion of our national language. Not only does the Bureu del Glhetg continue to work on the creation of an association of Talossan language organizations, having drafted a charter for such an association, but the Minister herself has begun creating Webpages to assist the student of our language in learning it. The end results will hit the Website of the Kingdom soon, as will the results of another big project underway in the Ministry of Culture, which shall remain under wraps at this time -- stay tuned and stay on the edge of your seats.
- The Ministry of Defence, whose leader I join the nation in welcoming back from his own rustic vacation, which took him away from the business of the nation, reports that this Ministry completed two training projects in June. The combined forces of the Navy, Marines (SSS), and Royal Guard studied naval warfare and leadership. The Ministry is currently working on the July schedule, and urges the citizenry to contribute to the safety of their nation by joining the military. It's way fun.
- The Ministry of Finance has grown with the addition of Mr. Tony Weckström as President of the Royal Bank & Post. President Weckström has begun research into the next step to be taken in the economic growth of our nation -- the minting of currency. Minister Danôis has also been busy with a number of projects to assist in the growth of the Royal Treasury, so that the nation can fund its many cool projects. In July, expect a Webpage for the Ministry of Finance to be up and running, and expect an economic statement to be made by the Minister.
- The other Ministries, I regret to say, failed (despite my repeated brutal taskmastering) to provide a report on their activities for this month. The Attorney-General was kind of busy graduating from college and finding a Law School that would accept him, but he still found time to participate in Talossan life and Cabinet meetings, but the office of the Distáin and the Ministries of Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, and Justice should be contacted directly for an update on their activities during June.
I yield the floor.
[The Prime Minister walks away whistling, none the worse for wear.]