Exit another pompous ass

Finally, after more than two weeks of strikes and protests, and 14 dead, Nepalese King Gyanendra has agreed to return power to the people. That's the same power he, with the support of the military, has stolen from them since becoming king in 2001.

Not that he has given up all his power. He intends to remain as king and retain control of the army. This will probably be unacceptable to the opposition who want the army where it should be, under parliamentary control, and the king reduced to a figurehead or sent packing. So the struggle will continue.

Let's hope it's peaceful and ultimately rids the country of this jumped up aristocrat.