I mean if you're immune system decides that it hates your colon and you're spending the rest of your life having frequent bloody diarrhea, you're probably just going to be uncomfortable anyway. One one hand, I suppose you just have to denounce him for having shitty retrograde political beliefs, but you also have to give props to the dude who had this ailment SINCE HE WAS IN JR HIGH (I found that out today, also) and asked his parents to take him to a doctor because his ass was exploding/leaking and got told his booty was suffering from some wasting disease, and he still said "I'm going to be a fancy lad who does all his homework and be the Prime Minister of this whole island!" then he does it and serves as PM for years, shaking hands and making sure the President of the US knows that he's totally against commies and the rise of China before excusing himself to paint the bathroom. Of course, as a Japanese, who's to say he didn't find it erotic?

I'm definitely going to read more about Japanese politics, this strange land of sandal wearing goldfish tenders.