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blamebrampton) wrote2009-08-12 11:38 pm
blamebrampton) wrote2009-08-12 11:38 pm
Time ... keeps flowing like a river ...
A really really fast river with rapids.
Anyway, a couple of very short political rants today. Christopher Pyne, who is the Gregory Goyle of Australian politics (one of the main sidekicks of Opposition Leader Malcolm 'Draco Malfoy' Turnbull) blathered through a news interview that his party was going to join with independents to vote down the government's carbon trading bill because, in part, he wants to wait for the American model and follow it.
With the greatest respect to American flisters, following American political models is akin to saying 'we would like a complex, expensive and unwieldy system that we can pretend works'. Furthermore, given the fact that the US population is some 15 times the Australian, spread over a mostly similar land area, the American model, whatever it ends up being, will not smoothly translate to this country.
Regarding the US, Investor's Business Daily had a fascinating editorial on why socialised healthcare is akin to instant death, including the immortal line: 'People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn't have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless.'
Alas, it has since been amended, though they at least admit to the error. A bit.
In happy news today, another friend is in town and we found her a very lovely skirt for $40, which turned out to be on special and marked down to $12. And Ben and Jerry's is coming to Sydney. Now if only Boots and Dalloyau would appear and Perugina would sell their Nero hot chocolate powder here, I might stay forever.
Back to editing, housecleaning, writing and a wee spot of sleep ...
Anyway, a couple of very short political rants today. Christopher Pyne, who is the Gregory Goyle of Australian politics (one of the main sidekicks of Opposition Leader Malcolm 'Draco Malfoy' Turnbull) blathered through a news interview that his party was going to join with independents to vote down the government's carbon trading bill because, in part, he wants to wait for the American model and follow it.
With the greatest respect to American flisters, following American political models is akin to saying 'we would like a complex, expensive and unwieldy system that we can pretend works'. Furthermore, given the fact that the US population is some 15 times the Australian, spread over a mostly similar land area, the American model, whatever it ends up being, will not smoothly translate to this country.
Regarding the US, Investor's Business Daily had a fascinating editorial on why socialised healthcare is akin to instant death, including the immortal line: 'People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn't have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless.'
Alas, it has since been amended, though they at least admit to the error. A bit.
In happy news today, another friend is in town and we found her a very lovely skirt for $40, which turned out to be on special and marked down to $12. And Ben and Jerry's is coming to Sydney. Now if only Boots and Dalloyau would appear and Perugina would sell their Nero hot chocolate powder here, I might stay forever.
Back to editing, housecleaning, writing and a wee spot of sleep ...
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I'll never get that idea out of my head now. *cries*
I am resolutely not going to rant here about the ridiculousness and futility of carbon trading as a means to address CO2 levels produced by this (or any) country, or the even great stupidity of then having a bitching match about whose scheme is better. I am equally resolute about not commenting on the white wash that is untested US carbon scrubbing technology or the idea of burying CO2 waste under the Aussie desert.
This is me not ranting or commenting on any of that. You will not hurt your neck watching me up on my soapbox while reading this comment.
*is strong*
And consequently, in the spirit of this comment, I will also not mention healthcare or the idea that a nationalised system somehow equates to the great evils of socialism, with the reds marching in lockstep just a prescription pad behind.
See how good I can be?
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You're very good. I have tiny feet, can I have a corner of your soapbox? Not that you're using it, of course!