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Back to the latest Middle East conflict.... Sorry to post a meme but I couldn't resist. I once thought Dubya was the worst, but not any more. Being a sociopath means never having to say 'sorry'.

There is one thing I like about Bahai religion. They don't mind quoting any of the various religious texts. So they seem to try to filter out the warlike bits and use the more moral parts of other religions. I attended a service once, they seemed a nice peaceful mob, but religion doesn't appeal to me. A bit like Esperanto, treading a middle ground gets everyone offside - as each religious mob try to exclude all the other ones because 'they aren't 100% MY true religion'. Also, they read a quote from the bible, and another from the koran or whatever, which risks making people think about things too much. Can't allow that in a successful religion, can we?

We went to a Post Modern Jukebox stage show at the Astor Theatre in Perth about 18 mths ago. They put on quite a show, but I prefer the original golden oldies. SWMBO loved them, she was the one who saw the show, and booked the tickets.

To say Albo is the Aussie version of Chump, IMHO, is a bit rich. I agree with @nomadpete - he represents the less ship party, but it so far is not making some of the fundamental changes needed. I sympathise with Albo et al.. and I imagine, given his history in Labnor where we was firmly on the socialist left faction of the party, having to walk the balance of a small but powerful set of vested interests versus what is in his mind better for the community would not be an easy job. And between him and anything that the LNP have served up from Howard onwards, I would prefer him and his team and suggest Australia would poltiically and economically be in a lot better shape - assuming hubris didn't set in like it normally does. While the media play its part, in the second election of Labor, they increased their majority - so Aussies aren't quite as beholden to the media as we like to think. But the reality is for the majority of Australians, life is getting worse in a material sense while for the elite, it seems to be getting disproprotionately better and Labor are perceived as not doing enough to change things for what they promise and/orstand for. There are challenges in making change - defiinitely. And in a global economy, it is very difficult to stand up against vested interests without some real ramifications. If you think QANTAS taking its maintenance facilities to a low cost country is not representative of threats that are made to governments who want to introduce changes to even things up, think again. Many companies here have moved operations overseas because they could get a better deal and the government stared down their threats. If you lose employment as a government, there is a backlash. GBut that still does not mean we should not crticise poor judgment or performace,because it is not as poor as the other mob. That just permits the race to the bottom and people get fed up and the nutty protest parties flourish. The UK has shown this, and now, unbelievably for a country such as Australia, One Nation is getting a look in beyond rabid loonies. Of course, the US has made the protest person their leader on some chumped up promises.. but so detached from the real world are the political elite, that people have had enough. Its sort of what my Iranian employee said, it's sad it has to come to this, but something has to change.

He must spend ages Making himself look as a Tradie. He's ALL for COAL. Nev

You know you are getting old when your kids start talking about choosing an old folk's home..... for themselves.

Some of them might be in an old people's Home. Nev

It is hard when 49.9% of the population doesn't like your mob.

Dubya partied when Rump was elected, because he was no longer the worst president.

Wouldn't her kids be scarier?

The Bahai's are hated by all the Islamic sects and they get a hard time everywhere they go. My first girlfriend, when I was in the Army, turned to the Bahai faith after I broke up with her in early '72. It was strange, because she came from South Africa (she was a white and a redhead, and of British ancestry), and her family were very religious Christians. She came back and paid us a visit about 5 years afterwards, and I can recall my father being appalled at her turn to a "weirdo, airy-fairy religion", and he tried his best to convert her back. But she was besotted with the mob, and was convinced they were the finest, most religious people on Earth - and she'd apparently found a new boyfriend in the group as well. So she left, and I've never heard from her in the intervening 50 years. I have no idea where she went, and I can't even trace her. I would have liked to know how she ended up, whether she still worships them, or whether she "saw the light", and joined some other religious mob. Some people are alwayd looking for the religion that answers all their desires.

The good thing about dating a woman our age .......... you don't have to worry about meeting her parents.

Scomo and Abbot were a lot worse.