Declan Murphy wrote:
> Brett Robson wrote:
> 
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>> 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.