Brett Robson wrote:
> 
> Declan Murphy wrote:
> 
>> Brett Robson wrote:
>>>
>>> Declan Murphy wrote:
>>>
>>>> Kevin Gowen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The abortion question was a real loser for Kerry. He really 
>>>>> squirmed trying to justify support for partial-birth abortion and 
>>>>> opposition to parental notification.
>>>>
>>>> My only interest in sepponia's recent poll was from an outsiders 
>>>> perspective (commercial trade, defence alliances etc). Now that Bush 
>>>> has a second term, and his party a majority in both reps and senate, 
>>>> I assume partial-birth abortions will be banned. And all abortions too?
>>>
>>> and Australia, read the papers this week? Little US is coming fast.
>>
>> 8 years of conservative government and Australia's top marginal tax 
>> rate still cuts in at 1.2 times average weekly earnings compared with 
>> the OECD average over 3 times. 8 years of conservative government and 
>> the top marginal tax rate is still 48.5 - the 10th highest in the 
>> OECD. Yeah I read the papers this week. No meaningful microeconomic 
>> reform, lets talk about abortions. No meaningful public finance 
>> reform, lets talk about "gay marriage". No computers in nearly 1/3 of 
>> elementary schools in western Sydney, lets provide a flagpole and 
>> photograph of England's queen so that we can remain the best country 
>> in the world. And don't even get me started on trade. The terms of 
>> trade have never been so good, yet instead of dropping all tariffs to 
>> zero, the gummint signs a managed trade pact with a protectionist 
>> sepponia. Makes me want to reach for a bottle of Ireland's finest.
> 
> Or Japan's finest, Suntory. Well maybe an Ebisu.

Everytime I open my crikey.com.au subscription the news is either bad, 
appalling, or sucking to high heaven. And thats on the good days. At the 
current rate I'll soon be reaching for happoshu or a 2 liter plastic 
bottle of crappy shochu and an IV drip.


-- 
That's why I live in Japan. It sucks, but the alternatives seem to suck 
with a bit more authority - Ed, my kinda philosopher king.