just call the bloody election, please….

When it comes to epic battles of political ideas, I’m as big a fan as anyone. I’d also agree that Australian politics have gotten a fair bit more interesting in the post “Kevin07″ era. I’m generally in favour of politicians running around the country throwing out fistfuls of cash left, right and centre, on the [...]

kiss of death

According to the age:
GEORGE Bush has embraced John Howard with an emphatic display of solidarity
I think that’s what’s known as a political “kiss of death”, no?
I realise he’s a bit desperate for friends at the moment, but surely Howard could have come up with a better re-election strategy than turning central Sydney into a war [...]

is there hope?

Indulge me dear reader, if you will, as I detour into a brief, very brief, mention of Australian politics. Apologies to my septic readers for whom this might be a touch unfathomable…
The budget was released only the other day, and it seems to have been seen by most people as pretty successful, and hence a [...]

english surrender-monkeys

I don’t envy whoever’s doing John Howard’s speechwriting at the moment. They must wake up every morning just dreading having to go to the office. Every time the phone rings, they must flinch.
It seems every day the Iraq thing just gets worse for our glorious leader, and I’m not even talking about the actual killing [...]

Strides

I’ve said in the past JRuns readers are, on the whole, extremely fit, intelligent and kinda good-looking, although obviously too modest to mention it. To this list of admirable characteristics I now have to add another, not so spiffy.
You know an awful lot about torture. Worryingly so.
I must be careful not to get on your [...]