WA-day

Yesterday saw the introduction of new leadership for the NSW Government and the induction of our first female Governor-General. Today is election day over on the west coast. Over at The Poll Bludger, William Bowe reports that the final two polls show it is a close contest, although Labor’s primary vote is a long way [...]

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Dolly, look out!

Beware of the penis-curse.

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Greg hearts Dolly

Sheridan is happy to remain a fawning sycophant, even after the subject of his admiration is leaving in defeat:
With Downer’s resignation from parliament announced this week, Australia loses an authentic parliamentary and political giant.
…
I rate Downer as the equal second most important and effective foreign minister in Australian history.
This may seem a qualified sort of [...]

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Welcome back, Colourful

Caroline Overington has been released from whatever dungeon they were keeping her in. And she kicks things off by slapping – sorry, “pushing away with an open hand” – Dolly.

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Dollyworld

Sam Roggeveen quotes a Dolly anecdote from Planet Janet that says it all, really:
A few days ago our Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told me a secret. He said, that after he’d a particularly bad day on the political hustings, he slinks home and he does three things: he sits down on a sofa with a [...]

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The things that take their bat and ball and bugger off to Cyprus

Josh Fear raises an issue worth considering as Dolly becomes the next departure:
There should be recognition of the shirking of responsibility that this entails. At the least, Downer (or his party) should contribute to the considerable costs of holding byelections.
Of course, the public funding of elections (including byelections) is one of the financial costs of [...]

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Eerie Parallel of the Week

Warnie:
If the team is desperate and the skipper begs me to come back, I’ll think about it.
Dolly:
If the team is desperate and the skipper begs me to come back, I’ll think about it.

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Sheep brains

… produce funny noises:
Rudd is weak on national security. He is weak because he lacks substance. He lacks substance because he has little experience and even less conviction. He does not know what he stands for; nor does Labor. The world moved on; Labor stood still. Now they seek to copy but inevitably get confused [...]

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Cry baby

What’s the point of this, Dolly?

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The next step

The US has announced new, unilateral sanctions against Iran. Thus continues the march toward war.
Noted cheerleaders for the Bush administration’s foreign policy approach, Senators Joe Lieberman and John Kyl, have suggested that the aim of the sanctions is to increase the pressure for Iran to engage in diplomatic negotiations:
“Far from taking us closer to war [...]

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