An Australian's perspective
So, here we go, my first Kos post. On Friday, John McCain picked his running mate for the Presidential election, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. Now that both tickets have effectively been decided, and...
View ArticleThe three word phrase that will decide this election
Yes it's me again, your Australian friend. In the light of the latest financial turmoil over the past few weeks, perhaps it's now time to examine the issue that I believe will define the election. In...
View ArticleA good night for Obama
This debate was a significant night for Barack Obama. Why? Economic policy and foreign policy. I've made this point before but it bears repeating. Last year at the Australian election, the eventual...
View ArticleR.I.P. G.O.P.
Today, Republican Party congressmen vainly attempted to salvage their political careers by voting down the bailout package. In doing so, they have probably derailed John McCain's presidential campaign....
View ArticleA Joke
A few days ago I was watching the Vice-Presidential debate. Sarah Palin's insipid performance reminded me of that classic put down of Dan Quayle from 1988 by Lloyd Bentsen: "Senator, I knew Jack...
View ArticleWhen you're 23 years old in 2008
A little less than 8 months ago, one of my best friends proudly called me with some great news. He announced to me that he had just been accepted into a Graduate position at (the Australian branch of)...
View ArticleInsider Advantage has WV as a tossup, 49-47 for McCain
If the latest poll out of West Virginia from Insider Advantage is true, Sarah Palin's visit to West Virginia last week was fully justified! http://politicalwire.com/...
View ArticleA view from Australia
Last Friday, I completed my last course in my university degree. It was a politics course called "US Hegemony in International Law". When I started the course in August, I was immediately saddened at...
View ArticleThe final week Poll-Watching Survival Kit - Part One
Okay first thing's first: everyone just calm down. Sit down, have a cup of coffee, close pollster.com for the day before you have a freaking heart attack. If you are worried about last-minute poll...
View ArticleBill Clinton records a Robocall against prop.8
Wow! Not content to hold rallies with Obama, Bill Clinton has taken time out to record a robocall for the No on Prop 8 campaign! Check it out:
View ArticlePerspective on UAW from a Union Organiser
Fifteen years ago in Australia, where I live, everybody used to drive either a (GM)Holden or a Ford. You might see the odd Japanese car on the road, but that's it. In 2009, Australians don't just buy...
View ArticleHoward Beale lives, and his name is Glenn Beck
An odd thought crossed my mind as I was watching Glenn Beck's latest piece of incendiary garbage. As I saw Glenn Beck pouring "petrol" over one of his guests, and going on a fucking insane rant about...
View ArticleIran TV screen capture - voting irregularities exposed (picture inside)
As of writing, there's been a lot of hearsay about whether or not the results of the Iranian election have been rigged. I was speaking to a friend about the Iranian elections, and that person was able...
View ArticleSmack! Australian Prime Minister calls out US Republican Climate Deniers
About a few hours ago, the Prime Minister in my country, Kevin Rudd of the Australian Labor Party, took off the gloves on Climate Change Deniers. The Prime Minister has had enough of the parallel...
View ArticleBreak up the banks - we did it in Australia and we're fine
Picture this. It's the height of the financial crisis. Economies worldwide are about to tank. And yet, one western economy bravely looks toward crisis and tackles it head on. Budget stimulus helps the...
View ArticleAustralian PM Julia Gillard DESTROYS sexist conservative politicians (VIDEO)
Julia Gillard has one of the toughest jobs in western politics. She leads a minority government that only holds government by the barest of numbers, relying on the votes of Independents to stay in...
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