According to The Age, Professor Warwick McKibben, “university economist and member of the Reserve Bank board deliver[ed] a scathing critique of Kevin Rudd's response to the global financial crisis, saying his government 'panicked' and 'rammed through' decisions fraught with risk”.
Around two and a half years ago, Gliberty predicted this panic in the face of financial crisis (before the crisis hit), accurately assessed Rudd’s bad character, predicted who would undo him, and let all know about his expletive ridden communications, and all in fewer than 500 words.
Hurrah for us! Oh, and everybody else who did it too.
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
What do the French and Julia Gillard have in common?
A lot:
In the vernacular of Straya, to “French” a lamb cutlet* is to use a very sharp knife to trim it of excess fat.
In the world of football, to “French” a coach is for a group of players to openly and publicly revolt against him in act of disloyalty reflecting ill on all participants.
Ajourd’hui la Gillardine, well and truly Frenched her boss.
Not much:
The Elysee Palace, Paris, France
Le petit but dapper Nicolas Sarkozy and the tres elegante Carla Bruni greet the Prime Minister of Australia and her partner, [insert name here], for dinner.
During dinner, though initially sensitive to the Australians’ confusion with the cutlery, the French hosts become concerned and finally alarmed when each time [INH] wished to speak he got up and stood behind the chair of the person to whom he was speaking.
As he said good night to his guests, President Sarkozy was overheard politely declining [INH's] enquiry as to whether "sir required anything for the weekend".
* Don’t use this expression in the United States where to “French” has an entirely different meaning not usually associated with raw meats.
In the vernacular of Straya, to “French” a lamb cutlet* is to use a very sharp knife to trim it of excess fat.
In the world of football, to “French” a coach is for a group of players to openly and publicly revolt against him in act of disloyalty reflecting ill on all participants.
Ajourd’hui la Gillardine, well and truly Frenched her boss.
Not much:
The Elysee Palace, Paris, France
Le petit but dapper Nicolas Sarkozy and the tres elegante Carla Bruni greet the Prime Minister of Australia and her partner, [insert name here], for dinner.
During dinner, though initially sensitive to the Australians’ confusion with the cutlery, the French hosts become concerned and finally alarmed when each time [INH] wished to speak he got up and stood behind the chair of the person to whom he was speaking.
As he said good night to his guests, President Sarkozy was overheard politely declining [INH's] enquiry as to whether "sir required anything for the weekend".
* Don’t use this expression in the United States where to “French” has an entirely different meaning not usually associated with raw meats.
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Short memories
General McChrystal has been recalled to Washington for a carpeting by the President of the United Sates following a Rolling Stone interview. At that meeting he offered the President his resignation.
The worst thing said about President Obama was by an aide to General McChrystal. Mr Obama appeared "uncomfortable and intimidated" by the military and "didn't seem very engaged" when he first met General McChrystal.
Ouch. Stop hitting me with that cooked spaghetti.
It wasn’t so long ago that the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, wrote the epitaph for her candidature by using Congressional hearings to call General David Petraeus a liar. He didn’t complain.
It seems the price of military service is honourable behaviour. The privilege of political service is freedom to behave appallingly.
... and, a day after this post, just to prove its thesis, General Petraeus again serves those who publicly failed to support and ridiculed him for the sake of their political skins.
The worst thing said about President Obama was by an aide to General McChrystal. Mr Obama appeared "uncomfortable and intimidated" by the military and "didn't seem very engaged" when he first met General McChrystal.
Ouch. Stop hitting me with that cooked spaghetti.
It wasn’t so long ago that the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, wrote the epitaph for her candidature by using Congressional hearings to call General David Petraeus a liar. He didn’t complain.
It seems the price of military service is honourable behaviour. The privilege of political service is freedom to behave appallingly.
... and, a day after this post, just to prove its thesis, General Petraeus again serves those who publicly failed to support and ridiculed him for the sake of their political skins.
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