So we go from one election to another ( Read more... )

Wow, it's finally here. America votes. It's kind of ridiculous how much I care, really, and kind of ridiculous that I almost feel disenfranchised by the fact I cannot vote, being a New Zealander and all. It comes from how intently I have followed the campaign, and the fact that I study Political Science - the election has simply been inescapable ( Read more... )

I have long since made it apparent that I think Sarah Palin has the intellectual abilities and mental capacity of a rotting turnip. But now I think I have been tipped sufficiently far enough over the edge and past the point of frustration that a rant is in order. Sarah Palin is doing her best to lead an anti-intellectual crusade by a wing of the ( Read more... )

Well, Melbourne sure has been sweltering this past week. New Year's Eve struck 41 - and was still over 34 at midnight! - followed by 40 on New Year's Day, almost 36 yesterday, and today crept just past the 37 mark. Apparently it's going to be 24 tomorrow though, so make sense of that. For those of you still living in the Dark Ages in the US, 37 ( Read more... )

Today was election day here in Queensland, so I went and did my legal duty and voted. Talk about an uninspiring election. Peter Beattie's Labour government is rather tired and worn and needs to be kicked out, but the Liberals and Nationals can't get their coalition in order and I find their policies repulsive anyway. And for my seat, we had the ( Read more... )

You can tell it's election season in Queensland. Every item of mail I received today was some sort of election campaign leaflet. "Local MP working hard", "local MP can't get the facts right", "Peter Beattie must go", "Liberals/Nationals can't govern themselves, let alone Queensland", and on it goes. Well, I already know who I am going to vote ( Read more... )