Morris Iemma, the worst premier in Australia has resigned. In what is undoubtedly good news for the people of New South Wales and the governing Labor Party, members of the NSW right have tapped him on the shoulder. And about time too. You can’t have a political carcass leading the state and expect to be re-elected in two and a half years time. 
Either Nathan Rees or Carmel Tebbutt is expected to be annoited leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party, but whoever takes the reins will reek of the pong of political incompetence for quite some time.
The really interesting thing is that Rees is non-aligned and Tebbutt is from the left. This means the once vice-like grip the right had on Labor Party politics in NSW is now starting to wane.
Who said rigor mortis made you stiff.
Filed under: Election, Politics, USA | Tags: Brandine Spuckler, John McCain, Sarah Palin
The first image is that of Brandine Spuckler, one of the hillbilly characters on The Simpsons. The secod image is that of Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska and now US Vice Presidential cadidate. Oh shit, hang on!
Please forgive my confusion because the similarities are overwhelming. After all, Brandine Spuckler is mother to; Brandine, Gummy Sue, Tiffany, Andie, Gordon, Lizzie, Jackson, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermot, Jordan, Taylor, Brittany, Wesley, Rumer, Scout, Cassidy, Zoe, Chloe, Max, Hunter, Rubella Scabies, Kendall, Caitlin, Noah, Sasha, Morgan, Kyra, Ian, Lauren, Q-bert, Condoleezza Marie, Phil, Birthday, Crystal Meth, Dubya, Incest, International Harvester, Jitney, Witney, Mary and Stabbed in Jail.
While Governor Palin is mother to; Piper, Willow, Bristol, Track and Trig.
Palin’s husband Todd has twice been a member of an Alaskan sessionist party. While Cletus Spuckler, a good family man if ever there was one, lists his hobbies as; ‘whittling “piney babies” for children, searching for roadkill, digging through garbage, and spending time with everyone in his family.’ Palin’s future son-in-law proudly staes on his myspace page that he is a ‘proud redbneck’. She herself is a member of the NRA.
In all seriousness, what on earth possessed Senator John McCain to choose Governor Palin as his running mate? She appears to be far more conservative than the Republican nominee himself is, and has publicly stated that she disapproves of abortion, supports capital punishment, believes polar bears are not edangered, and that drilling for oil in the Artic should be allowed.
I suspect Senator McCain chose Palin in a cynical effort to woo the 30 per cent of Hillary Clinton voters who do not support Obama. Unfortuntely he chose the wrong woman. Senator Clinton has said that she put 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling. Sarah Palin may just be the sillicon sealant that holds it together for a decade or more.
For really good comment, read the comment from my esteemed friend George. He makes much more sense than I.
