[PghBaldy]

Must be excerpted because AP and/or Fox.

[2ndDivisionVet]

We were in the Korean grocery store, H-Mart, in Dallas earlier today. The ferry disaster was being talked about over the PA system and they were holding a fund-raiser for the victim’s families. It’s a big deal even here.

[PghBaldy]

CNN reports he has resigned:

Jindo, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s prime minister announced his resignation Sunday morning, taking responsibility for the slow initial response to a ferry’s sinking that has left nearly 200 dead with scores more still missing. http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/26/world/asia/south-korea-ship-sinking/

[bgill]

She wasn’t responsible for the accident. Makes no sense. Just like they’re arresting 15 crew members even though it wasn’t their fault. It’s the captain and whomever his immediate underlings’ fault for not being at the helm as required.

[C210N]

A head of state resigning over a ferry disaster... What can a ferry cost? A few lives and $50 million or so?

What would a head of state do if it was thousands of lives and $Trillions, like a 0’care disaster?

[Jagdgewehr]

Imagine our man-child Counterfeit-in-Chief in the PM's shoes.

Failures of the previous administration and all that.

[PghBaldy]

South Korea ferry: Divers find 48 bodies in single room - BBC http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27162157

[DTogo]

Take President Park Geun-hye with you! She’ll probably blame the ferry sinking on Japan and WWII.

[PghBaldy]

meanwhile, in the midst of this, MSNBC host Teets this:

Ed Schultz ‏@WeGotEd 1h POTUS needs to confront South Korea about dumping cheap steel in the market killing American jobs..I've been to Lorain Ohio..

[DManA]

Totally disgusting.

The political leader of a country is not responsible for everything that goes wrong.

If you believe that than you are a fascist.

[GeronL]

I hope she doesn’t resign, it’s not like this is her fault

[MeshugeMikey]

Folks if we had a ferry disaster Id DO the Same Thing

[doug from upland]

San Francisco mayor offers to resign over fairy disaster.

[losinmyreligion]

Even in South Korea, someone has to pay politically for those
deaths

[Vanders9]

What for? Its not her fault surely...

[Opinionated Blowhard]

While this is refreshing given how American politicians do everything they can to avoid responsibility, I agree that it goes too far. The prime minister is not responsible for a single ferry disaster no matter how many people died. Even in view of the Korean culture of honor and accepting responsibility, I don’t understand this. It’s like taking responsibility for an earthquake or hurricane killing people.