Reasons I hate Morris Iemma

5. He's a smarmy faced git
4. He was Bob's bum boy who seems to have been promoted to Premier as a reward for his complete incompetence in his health portfolio.
3. He heads up the most corrupt State govt in the country - witness roads policy changed to favour private developers at the direct expense and inconvenience of taxpayers. Oh, and then re-charging those taxpayers for the roads they already paid for with their taxes, in the form of tolls.
2. He has a face like a baboon's bum
1. As Minister for Health he presided over the health system's murder of my father through a combination of incompetence, ennui and neglect.

Winning the "War on Water"

Iemma has gifted the federal government with NSW water resources. What a turkey.

As any historian will tell you, voters do not like to change government during war-time.

Reagan knew it, Bush knows it and Menzies knew it. And most of all Howard, as Menzies' protege and reknowned history-phile, is dead certain of it.

Why else the sudden change of heart on climate change culminating in this new war of wars - Water! - in an election year. (Methinks the election is the war he's really intent on winning.)

And while we're winning, isn't it nice that Ricky Ponting scooped the pool at the Allan Border Medal night last night? Congratulations Ricky and the entire cricket team, both Test and ODIs. We Aussies sure love our sport - and winning. Especially the winning bit.

I can't help but think that if we were winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, our evening news would have evolved thus:
News
War
Sport
War
Weather
War

But we're not, we're losing, so the stories are buried.

Aussie Aussie Aussie. Oi Oi Oi

Cradle to grave

I was going to start this blog weeks ago and just haven't. Don't know why, I just haven't.

One thing I would like to get off my chest is Australia Day. No not the taking of Aussie flags to the Big Day Out crap. I'll leave that sweet taste of righteous indication to the 20 year olds.

I'm talking about those revolting green and gold hats the Telegraph was giving out to be worn by children on Australia Day. Obviously, green and gold is highly unflattering to almost every complexion, and the inexplicable inclusion of pastel blue in the design did nothing to offset this travesty.

But no, that's not why this incident rates the very first rant on this blog.

My issue is with the faux-army camouflage print! Did anybody else notice that? For kiddies to wear!?! I was offended. Grossly so.

No bloody wonder we've got blokes running around wrapping themselves in flags and using it as an excuse to bash Lebs.

Congratulations Johnny and Rupert, you've just interned the next generation of 'warlords on terrorism'.