Category Archives: Politics

More utter rubbish from News Limited

photo credit: whoohoo120 Jetsetter PM is losing points with voters By Sharri Markson September 21, 2008 12:01am Rumblings of discontent can be heard across the nation as grumpy voters begin protesting about the extraordinary amount of time the Prime Minister spends abroad. Jetsetter PM is losing points with voters | NEWS.com.au. Dear Sharri seems to [...]

Costello denies he’s spineless – well he would, wouldn’t he?

photo credit: jurvetson Costello denies he’s spineless September 14, 2008 PETER Costello says he urged John Howard on several occasions to stand down as prime minister, but rejects the suggestion he lacked the guts to challenge for the Liberal leadership. The former treasurer said he pressed Mr Howard on the issue on a number of [...]

With experience like this, who needs inexperience?

photo credit: DrewMyers If this report is accurate then Obama might be in some trouble. His pick for VP might just be more inexperienced than he is given credit for! Hillary might have been better, says Biden From correspondents in Washington September 13, 2008 04:05am BARACK Obama’s White House campaign was in crisis last night [...]

Andrew Bolt – please send him to a Constitution 101 class

photo credit: Daquella manera New kids send democracy up the spout By Andrew Bolt September 10, 2008 03:49am YOU think we live in a democracy where we choose our leaders? Then wake up and check the leaders of our states and territories. Voted for any of them? In fact, six of the eight got their [...]

Laurie starts cheering for Palin

photo credit: Mykl Roventine Please Kevin, can you eat a moose? By Laurie Oakes September 06, 2008 04:10am Article from: The Courier-Mail IT’S not fair. The Americans have Sarah Palin. Why can’t we have one of those? Mooseburgers may not be everyone’s idea of the perfect feed, and some people might baulk at giving their [...]

NSW new Premier short on experience

photo credit: mushroom and rooster The new Premier Nathan Rees has made a guarantee to the people of NSW – he will work every waking hour between now and the next election to give taxpayers the standard of services they deserve. NSW new Premier says he’s short on political experience but long on life’s. Incompetence [...]

Fingers crossed: Obama’s Progressive, Populist Agenda: “Now Is Not the Time for Small Plans” | Election 2008 | AlterNet

photo credit: jarito Obama’s Progressive, Populist Agenda: “Now Is Not the Time for Small Plans” By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. Posted August 29, 2008. Obama has shown the pathway out of the decades-long, ruinous mess conservative rule has created. Barack Obama opened the final phase of the 2008 presidential election by unveiling an unabashedly populist, progressive [...]