nomadpete

Congratulations Spacey.

THEREFORE, you are in favor of making our bureaucracy BIGGER?

You forgot to add.... ZERO % tax for the obscenely wealthy !

Hey I like that. Can I use it?

I once went to a urologist - he was born to be a urologist..... His name was Dr Yap Y - A - P (True story. But he didn't get it when I giggled)

And "Australia is the only liberal democracy not to have either a constitutionally entrenched bill of rights or rights or a national human rights act."

To quote from Wiki:- "A bill of rights, sometimes called a declaration of rights or a charter of rights, is a list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country. The purpose is to protect those rights against infringement from public officials and private citizens.[1]"

Looking at the downhill slide of civil rights in USofA, I wonder, is it time for Australia to have a Bill of Rights?

Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee. I'm confused.... which one is Dum?

You sure don't get MAJORITY rule in countries that don't count the votes of all the available voters. That path leads to MINORITY rule outcomes.

True! A pole dancer told me so!

I think that only works on women who already checked out the size of your bulging........... .... .... ..... Wallet

I didn't mention the numerous long waits in casualty. I didn't mention that because those events were not due to incompetance of the staff. The delays I experienced were due to short staffing. None of those 3hr waits were for genuine serious conditions, and a triage nurse regularly did make frequent checks on patient condition.

I have often been in hospital waiting rooms. In maybe a dozen different hospitals. I have never seen "First in - first served". It aint a coffee shop. I always saw "most in need - first served". That is what triage is all about.

I've got my postal vote arranged. It was simple and I really want to put my vote into the mix. It ain't perfect but I'm not throwing my vote away.

No need to take it personally.

TRUMP BOOSTS MAGA HAT INDUSTRY Greenlanders are wearing MAGA hats Where can I get one of these?

Sad to see...... "election, with lines drawn on cost of living and energy" No mention of..... * Climate * Transparency of Anti Corruption * Security independence (AUKUS OR DEFENSE) * Australian control of manufacturing * Reducing multinational tax avoidance * Control of foreign ownership * OUTLAWING LIES IN ELECTION ADVERTISING.. ......... yes I was shouting.

Thanks. I needed that!

Occam's razor. Simple uncompetance trumps conspiracies. (Pun intended) An aside question is 'Why did Waltz have the editor's phone numbers in his private phone?' Accidental inclusion in the chat group is possible if he grabbed the numbers to invite, from his 'Recent Calls' list. But according to reports:- "He said he had never communicated with the journalist, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg." No, it's not a storm in a teacup. Europe should be outraged. Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice.

I think the whole issue of using that chat platform stinks badly. It was a sneaky attempt to circumvent the legally required record keeping. In other words, saying stuff that would be embarrassing if it ever got seen by others. And due to their collective incompetance, it has now been seen. Now we must ask, 'How many other decisions are made secretly, and with what motive?' Further, the world now sees how "transactional" the Trump administration really is. It appears to border on mobster style blackmail of Europe. Absolutely disgusting!

I like that!

Whenever a politician sends his/her countrymen into a war, they should be compelled to be the first person to go to the front.

I'm just grumpy because the two Kiwis that beat and robbed me were convicted as miltiple assault offenders. I was hospitalised but they received light sentences (months) and were not sent home. Note these guys were recent visitors. If it happened to me like that, I suspect there are others. Which indicates that the law is not consistently applied.

I am mortified to think we might follow T rump down any of his wayward paths. As I said before, the deportation card will be seen as a trumpstyle negative for its proponent. (Did I just attach the word 'style' to a person's name? Sorry. I won't do it again.)