Religion, politics and the "mainstream"
2009 ended with a flurry of discussion on religion and politics, and it’s a theme I imagine we’re going to hear a lot more of in 2010. I was ruminating on this question because of a couple of phrases which [...]
Year 13?
While this thread about “essential” knowledge was mostly tongue in cheek, I reckon there’s a serious point to be made – in that a lot of knowledge that isn’t particularly difficult to grasp, and generally useful, is only acquired by [...]
Rudd on Qanda open thread
The first Q&A for the year features Kevin Rudd and an audience of yoof in Old Parliament House (no doubt screened according to approved Abetz principles to include quotas of Young Libs, LaRoucheites, etc). I won’t be liveblogging it, because [...]
Turnbull on climate change policy
Former Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull spoke in the House of Representatives today, in debate on the reintroduced CPRS bills. Bernard Keane has a full wrap at The Stump. From Keane’s coverage, it appears that Turnbull devoted most of his time [...]
Tony Abbott: Nothing if not consistent
Abbott on tv today: What the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do the ironing, is that if they get it done commercially, it’s gonna go up in price, and their own power bills as they switch the [...]
Global warming: good for seals, bad for skiers
The Winter Olympics in Vancouver could be affected by a shortage of the most essential winter sports ingredient as a result of the warmest January on record. However, the sea lions of the Galapagos Islands aren’t complaining. They’ve extended their [...]
Global warming opinion and the role of partisan cues II
Today’s Neilsen poll, published in the Fairfax press, contains some interesting findings about public opinion on the CPRS and on the climate change policies of the major parties. Just under two months ago, I noted that shifts in public opinion [...]
Lazy Sunday!
Since we don’t live by politix alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
Saturday Salon
An open thread, where at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
Whatever happened to the vision thing?
By Mark Bahnisch on February 9, 2010
George H. W. Bush was famously incapable of projecting what he termed “the vision thing” in his unsuccessful campaign for re-election in 1992, but at least he knew what he needed to, but couldn’t, do. I noted the other day [...]
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