"Excuses won't earn you a single sentence" (From "Day Trading")

In last year's Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, with Keishi (Takahashi) leading, the dollar-yen and cross-yen pairs continued to rise, but when Kishiba (Ishiba) won the presidency after the vote tally, there was an extremely rapid plunge. I vividly remember as if all unrealized profits were dumped in an instant, and I was incredibly disappointed.

I harbored almost resentful feelings toward former Prime Minister Kishi (Kishida) as the kingmaker and the new Prime Minister Ishiba, but… perhaps this is also a kind of excuse.

I considered the possibility that Mrs. Takai might lose,

and closed out, then re-entered positions,

or at least booked partial profits. That would have been enough.

I am responsible for neglecting to consider possibilities and being complacent.

I will learn from this, Mr. Kishida, Mr. Ishiba.

Thank you very much (-_-メ).

There were also the following sentences in “Day Trading.”

One of the two must be chosen.

I choose to earn money! I won't make excuses! (laughs)