The latest embarrassing shennanigans in NSW politics perfectly illustrate how the Left in Australia has now moved so far to the "centre" (i.e. centre right) that the Right can barely distinguish itself. The Right has only itself to blame, of course, having moved so far towards the Ultra Right over the past decade that there is nowhere left for them to go but Pauline Hanson country. Read more »
US Congress approval rating is now down to 9%. For voters unaffiliated with either major party, the rating is just 3%. Read more »
Arkansas Cage Fights Turn Gay, Crowd Goes Crazy:
An elaborate array of mounted and handheld video cameras caught the crowd of 1,600's reaction as the two men "went right up to the line" of the city's morality laws, Holland said. The two men stripped down to their underwear, kissed and rubbed on each other, the sergeant said. Read more »
Whoo hoo! We're off for a 5 week summer camp at Sun Valley:
Spokesperson Eileen Vegg said the media are allowed informal access to the various moguls, but are not allowed to attend any presentation, lecture or meal. Read more »
"We will not accept any memorandum of understanding if it does not give a specific date for a complete withdrawal of foreign troops," national security adviser Muwaffaq al-Rubaie told reporters in the holy city of Najaf.
I thought McCain already gave them a date - 100 years from now. But seriously... Read more »
Karl Rove has ignored a subpoena from Congress to testify under oath for the second time this year. Conyers threatened to have him arrrested if he did not appear. Rove is citing "executive privelege" even though he no longer works in the White House. Read more »
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