Comments on: Going nowhere http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/ Blogging politics, culture, sociology and life from Brisvegas Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:52:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: jane http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459524 jane Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:44:48 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459524 Nabs, I must admit to a preference for cooked chalce, with or without venom glands. Can I keep the plumber on standby, there's never one when you need him/her? Nabs, I must admit to a preference for cooked chalce, with or without venom glands. Can I keep the plumber on standby, there’s never one when you need him/her?

]]> By: Paul Norton http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459507 Paul Norton Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:01:10 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459507 The rider is rock musician Sarah McLeod, whose penchant for noise-making machinery extends to a Gibson SG guitar through a Marshall amp. The rider is rock musician Sarah McLeod, whose penchant for noise-making machinery extends to a Gibson SG guitar through a Marshall amp.

]]> By: darin http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459384 darin Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:42:37 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459384 ..and riding a Ducati... Nice taste. ..and riding a Ducati… Nice taste.

]]> By: pre-dawn leftist http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459382 pre-dawn leftist Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:30:29 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459382 Back to Brendan "Nowhere Man" Nelson and the motorcycle above - who's the rider? Looks like a hottie! Back to Brendan “Nowhere Man” Nelson and the motorcycle above - who’s the rider? Looks like a hottie!

]]> By: Ambigulous http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459327 Ambigulous Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:37:53 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459327 Ah, Mug Punter, that's a risky tactic isn't it? Have you put money on it? Dolly gave up the Leadership never to return.... the only Liberal returnees I can recall are Andrew Peacock and John Howard.... and perhaps Bob Menzies back in the 40's? Hmmmmm, it's looking quite a good tactic if past practice is a guide... But then on the Labor side, Kim Beazley never looked good. Ah, Mug Punter, that’s a risky tactic isn’t it? Have you put money on it? Dolly gave up the Leadership never to return…. the only Liberal returnees I can recall are Andrew Peacock and John Howard…. and perhaps Bob Menzies back in the 40’s?

Hmmmmm, it’s looking quite a good tactic if past practice is a guide…

But then on the Labor side, Kim Beazley never looked good.

]]> By: Mug Punter http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459321 Mug Punter Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:28:30 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459321 I imagine Nelson's strategy in taking up the poison chalice straight afer the election is to 'lose' the leadership after a year or so, become a well known face, and attempt a comeback 12 months before the election after next. I imagine Nelson’s strategy in taking up the poison chalice straight afer the election is to ‘lose’ the leadership after a year or so, become a well known face, and attempt a comeback 12 months before the election after next.

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459190 joe2 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:03:36 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459190 "Coalition voters prefer…. Costello!!!" It will be interesting to see if they still love him once his much awaited book of memoirs comes out. He has just signed the deal. One wit on talk back radio suggested the title should be "Number Twos". “Coalition voters prefer…. Costello!!!”

It will be interesting to see if they still love him once his much awaited book of memoirs comes out. He has just signed the deal. One wit on talk back radio suggested the title should be “Number Twos”.

]]> By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459182 Mark Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:49:14 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459182 But he'll be busy writing his memoirs: http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/the-costello-diaries/ But he’ll be busy writing his memoirs:

http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/the-costello-diaries/

]]> By: FDB http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459181 FDB Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:49:02 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459181 Mark - that is priceless. Mark - that is priceless.

]]> By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459178 Mark Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:30:59 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459178 It's out. Coalition voters prefer.... Costello!!! http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23578256-601,00.html It’s out.

Coalition voters prefer…. Costello!!!

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23578256-601,00.html

]]> By: Paul Burns http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459174 Paul Burns Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:19:04 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459174 I thought Dolly's hissy fit at the ACM dinner yesterday was much more instructive. Almost everything the Libs did in the past eleven years is being undone and thry know it. Trouble is, its going to take a bit more than a 20/20 Summit to repair the ravages of the Howard years.( Though I did comr to really love that Summit despiter much initial cynicism and skepticism). The poll on preferred party leader might start some ructions, though. I want Bumbles to stay. At the risk of the futrure proving me wrong, he's a loser. The 2 point improvement was for ATTENDING the Summit, I suppose? I thought Dolly’s hissy fit at the ACM dinner yesterday was much more instructive. Almost everything the Libs did in the past eleven years is being undone and thry know it. Trouble is, its going to take a bit more than a 20/20 Summit to repair the ravages of the Howard years.( Though I did comr to really love that Summit despiter much initial cynicism and skepticism).
The poll on preferred party leader might start some ructions, though. I want Bumbles to stay. At the risk of the futrure proving me wrong, he’s a loser. The 2 point improvement was for ATTENDING the Summit, I suppose?

]]> By: Paul Norton http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459162 Paul Norton Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:27:46 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459162 Is the photo of Brendan riding pillion, at an event to promote road safety, with a driver who was pinged for drink driving not long afterwards a metaphor for his Liberal Party leadership on the sufferance of the party's right wing? Is the photo of Brendan riding pillion, at an event to promote road safety, with a driver who was pinged for drink driving not long afterwards a metaphor for his Liberal Party leadership on the sufferance of the party’s right wing?

]]> By: Robert Merkel http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459138 Robert Merkel Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:44:04 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459138 It\s one of his redeemding features... Seriously, the focus on long-term planning is great, tactically, for Labor, as well as being a mostly good idea. While the last years of the Howard government were an extreme example, the left of politics is always going to be better at grand plans for the future, in large part because we believe in the concept. While the right's philosophical case for not liking central, overly detailed long-term planning is not entirely meritless (for instance, it's one I strongly support whenever people start proposing mandating specific technological measures to reduce greenhouse emissions), it's a difficult political case to make. It\s one of his redeemding features…

Seriously, the focus on long-term planning is great, tactically, for Labor, as well as being a mostly good idea.

While the last years of the Howard government were an extreme example, the left of politics is always going to be better at grand plans for the future, in large part because we believe in the concept.

While the right’s philosophical case for not liking central, overly detailed long-term planning is not entirely meritless (for instance, it’s one I strongly support whenever people start proposing mandating specific technological measures to reduce greenhouse emissions), it’s a difficult political case to make.

]]> By: MH http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459109 MH Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:58:49 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459109 <blockquote>To be fair, you should point that photo of Brendan was taken two years ago when he was doing a photo op as Defence Minister for some ADF bike safety awareness campaign.</blockquote> And Nelson is a long-time motorcyclist, from back in the days in the AMA.

To be fair, you should point that photo of Brendan was taken two years ago when he was doing a photo op as Defence Minister for some ADF bike safety awareness campaign.

And Nelson is a long-time motorcyclist, from back in the days in the AMA.

]]> By: Nabakov http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459100 Nabakov Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:40:50 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459100 "Sorry, I believe the word is chalice." Clearly you've never eaten raw chalce with the venom glands removed by highly-trained plumbers. “Sorry, I believe the word is chalice.”

Clearly you’ve never eaten raw chalce with the venom glands removed by highly-trained plumbers.

]]> By: Nabakov http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459099 Nabakov Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:35:40 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459099 To be fair, you should point that photo of Brendan was taken two years ago when he was doing a photo op as Defence Minister for some ADF bike safety awareness campaign. (Why yes, even Coalition pollies have been known to do the odd symbolic publicity stunt from time to time.) To be fair, you should point that photo of Brendan was taken two years ago when he was doing a photo op as Defence Minister for some ADF bike safety awareness campaign. (Why yes, even Coalition pollies have been known to do the odd symbolic publicity stunt from time to time.)

]]> By: jane http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459096 jane Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:24:48 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459096 Sorry, I believe the word is chalice. Sorry, I believe the word is chalice.

]]> By: jane http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459095 jane Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:23:54 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459095 <blockquote>It may not be the common wisdom but it’s certainly possible Nelson will still be Liberal leader after July, because more Liberals may come to realise they have to stop fighting over <strong>an empty prize,</strong> just as they did for the last year of government, and face Rudd, the real problem, with new policies.</blockquote> My emphasis. Wouldn't it be more accurately described as a poisoned chalce?

It may not be the common wisdom but it’s certainly possible Nelson will still be Liberal leader after July, because more Liberals may come to realise they have to stop fighting over an empty prize, just as they did for the last year of government, and face Rudd, the real problem, with new policies.

My emphasis.

Wouldn’t it be more accurately described as a poisoned chalce?

]]> By: Mercurius http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459089 Mercurius Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:09:06 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/22/going-nowhere/#comment-459089 Look up any psychology textbook for the entry on "mid-life crisis". That photo is there. Look up any psychology textbook for the entry on “mid-life crisis”.

That photo is there.

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