A life at the end of history
Posted in Politics on 27 July 2010
Boy, was I wrong.
About Julia Gillard, that is. All these years, I thought she was a mensch, perhaps the last standing Australian politician with integrity and a backbone. But especially a politician with an all-encompassing grasp of government.
Since taking over as Prime Minister, she has shown none of these qualities. Instead she has revealed [...]
Posted in Politics on 25 June 2010
Anyone watching Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s press conference yesterday would have to admit that here is a consummate politician and genuine human being, the likes of which you rarely see in federal politics, and never at the top. The woman actually exudes integrity. Contrary to the opinions of some, she comes to her position without [...]
Posted in Politics on 18 May 2010
This isn’t ordinary oppositional politics. It’s madness, verging on treason. - Philip Adams
With the election of Barack Obama in the United States and Kevin Rudd in Australia we thought the Conservative Right Wing would crawl back under the rocks from whence they came. At least for a while. Instead they are frothing like unleashed Pit [...]
Posted in Politics on 26 June 2009
The Australian Liberal Party has rarely been a political entity worthy of respect, but The Howard Years (1996-2007) appear to have brought it into terminal disrepute. A year and a half after John Howard’s disgraceful demise, both as Prime Minister and Member for Bennelong, it is clear the legacy of Howard’s malfeasance still infects the [...]