Whether because of committment, principle or sheer bloody mindedness, the US Senate has refused to agree to the Shrubket sending more troops to Vietnam… sorry Iraq. What effect this will have on his credibility and/or the ongoing onflict is yet to be ascertained. Watch this space.

With voter support dropping to levels not seen since the heady days of Nixon’s foray into Watergate, George Bush, aka shrublet, aka Dubya is desperately trying to win back some credibility for his lame duck administration. He may still be the most powerful man in the world but he is still subject to voter pressure. … More Bush apes Little Johnnie

An abolone diver had a narrow escape today when found he was on his way down the throat of a white pointer shark. Somehow, maybe reflex action, he hammered at the shark’s face and eyes with the tool he uses to prise the abolone from the rocks and for some reason the shark let him … More Out of the jaws of death – literally.

Little 13 year old Caitlin Hanrick was on a crossing outside her school after a music lesson when she was knocked down and killed allegedly by Adrielle Faith. Faith is in custody facing a number of charges relating to the Caitlin’s death. However, Peter David Mickelo, aged 19, who was a passenger in the back … More The law is an ass.

The NSW Liberal party are unable to see a bandwagon passing by without leaping on it. This time they have taken up the non-story of a potential banning of the Australian flag at a concert event and called for it to be made illegal to ban the use of the flag. If this is the … More NSW Liberals leap at bandwagon

Possibly *the* most unpopular minister in John Howards government, Amanda Vanstone (Minister for locking Australians up and deporting them), has finally been dumped. The reason?? Suggesting it’s top give the cabinet a ‘fresh look’ is pure crap. Little Johnnie has realised that Kevin Rudd is making serious inroads into his popularity and for the first … More Goodbye Mandy

Ex-First Lady, Senator Hillary Clinton, has thrown her hat into the presidential election ring to make her attempt at making history in so many ways. She has a damn good chance! She’d be the fist female president, the first spouse of a president to take on the job etc etc etc. Thing is with a … More Bush – Clinton – Bush – Clinton?

Bombs explode daily in Iraq killing and maiming scores if not hundreds. Soldiers also die regularly. Yesterday was one of the worst days for the USA army in some time with 32 of their forces killed. How long the US public will allow this to continue is a clear concern. Having jumped into the quagmire … More Death in Iraq

So the temperature was in the region of 44 degrees C today… so what did we do from 8:30 a.m. onwards?? Cooked sausages on a huge barbie of course. What else? The wife decided she wanted to cook… God knows why… but she spent the best part of 6 hours poking sausages and interfering with … More Mad dogs and Englishmen…

If reports coming from venezuala are to be believed, Fidel Castro is fighting his last battle. Reports say he is suffering from an intestinal infection and is close to death. We’ve heard reports of his imminent demise for a while now, but this one seems real. No doubt the USA administration will be glad when … More Castro fighting his last battle?