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Yep! He's a slimy bastard. And I'm not saying that simply because of teh Party he is in. He's puolled some pretty shonky deals in his life.

Not only that sort of person. Anyone with with the ability to do something that a lot of people need done from time to time will have work thrust on them. Have you ever tried to get a plumber or electrician at short notice?

Theer are visionaries who join Parties with teh hope of making a difference, but the first thing that they learn is that politics is a game of compromise.A person might have the idea to brighten a room by turning on the light with a switch, but then has to compromise on wiring, switch design, lumen output and positioning.

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Just when you thought that letting your kids spend hours playing X-Box games with a handheld controller would get them a cozy job in the military operating remotely controlled weapons, it looks like AI will take over that task and leave the kids unemployed. Redmember when we thought as parents that we must get our kids involved with computer programming and such? We forgot that there would always be a need for people who knew how to plug a connector into a server unit to connect it to to the outside world, or knew how to diagnose a dead board and replace it. If you surf YouTube you will find that some of teh most popular sites del with fixing things, like clogged drains or broken tools. Like the line in the song 'I shot the Sheriff' says, "You've gotta get a little dirt on your hands, boy".

No. What I meant was that a strong Opposition makes for a strong government. You can see that at the moment in the USA. The Democrats are not a strong opposition, so the Republicans are running riot. With the LNP in Australia having a lessened presence in the House, Labor is getting a pretty easy run. Consider that a football Grand Final is not played by the two teams on the bottom of the ladder.

Nev, was that 'you' refer to anyone in particular, or is it the indeterminate 'you'?

What about that little sera of surf music? It sort of wedged itself between Elvis and the Beatles for a summer or two. There was some great instumental music produced in that format, as well there was a tincture of hot-rod music with similar rythyms. The surf and hot-rod music were very Californian, but it also reflected the surf scene in Australia.

That's what is happening with the current major opposition. I might not like their policies, but I feel that their united presence as Opposition bolsters the quality of the Government. A united Labor Party in opposition should do the same thing. Independents and small parties don't have the capacity for research and skill in creating policies that the big parties have. I do think that it is ridiculous that the two major Conservative parties want to form coalitions, but don't just come together as a single Party to represent all Conservative-minded people. Surely such a new conservative party could work out a platform that addresses both Urban and Rural/Regional issues.

The sad thing is that we have lived through that part of our lives where we learn about politics and how good intentions become corrupted by the fight to gain ascendency in order to put those good intentions into practice. The problem the older generation now faces is how to pass on that knowledge to the up an coming gneration. It makes you stop and think that the 18 to 25 age group probably don't know what the Y2K bug panic was all about. They probably think that a dial-up modem is a take-away food delivery service. There will always be a role for at least a two-party system. The problem is to stop them from expending so much energy trying to become the incumbent and avoid beng the opposition. However, we can see from the current experience of US politics that a strict two-party system is not perfect. We are lucky in Australia to have those minor parties. Many might be one-issue parties, but at least they give the opportunity for the expresion of third or fourth opinions on topics. We might not like PON, or the Greens, or the Teals, or the Independents, but they are voices questioning the opinions of the two major parties.

I think that is indicative of the "young bulls" taking the place of the "old bulls". That age group, and I think you should also include those up to 35 years of age, represent generation who are the product of their parents. Whereas a lot of us oldies followed the political beliefs of our parents because we grew up in possible more stable political times, those up to the age of 35 grew up in the Information age and have had access to more political influences than we oldies ever did. But when was the last time you managed to have a "deep and meaningful" with a person under 35 years of age to find out what they and their friends are thinking? Perhaps Jerry, with his daughter just starting Uni, is the only one in our group who might have that opportunity.

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

Trump has earned a place in History. He has single-handedly destroyed a global civilisation that took oveer 7000 years and billions of lives to create. And the members of the Republican Party of the USA are co-conspirators.

Now Australia has been dragged into this mess. We are sending a surveillance plane to Saudi Arabia, ostensibly to help protect the Gulf countries. I wonder who asked us to do that.

The free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico and the USA (which, ironically, Trump signed for in his first term) is coming up for review. We have heard a lot from Canada dealing with a number of areas of trade, but Mexico has been quiet. I wonder of the Mexican Government is quietly letting Canada do the talking and Mexico is standing in the shadow of Canada going , 'Yeah! Us, too." I think that Canada is more important to the USA in terms of energy supply. Imagine if Canada simplyt switched off the power to the USA for a day. I don't think Carney would be so mean to US citizens.

The wind has picked up. Blowing about 15 kts gusting to 20 or so. ESE Looks like the High in Bass Strait is meeting the Low off the Gold Coast.

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Regarding oil. I believe that Australia's reserves of crude oil are stored in Texas. If the USA cannot import crude oil due to the war, how long would it be before Trump commandeeers our stored crude?

Trump must have received one of those letters from a Nigerian Prince offering a big monetary reward in exchange for military assistance to quell internal troubles. As in Vietnam, the USA is sending a small contingent of advisors. About 100 US soldiers have arrived in Nigeria to train the West African nation's armed forces and help them with intelligence in their battle against growing security threats from Islamist militants and other armed groups. But is his aim peace or petroleum? Nigeria's economy is the fourth largest in Africa. Nigeria is the 15th largest producer of petroleum in the world, the 6th largest exporter, and has the 9th largest proven reserves. Nigeria is an economic leader in Africa in several industries, including energy, financial markets, pharmaceuticals, and entertainment. Its financial services sector is well-developed, with a mix of local and international banks, asset management companies, brokerage houses, insurance companies and brokers, private equity funds, and investment banks.

Hitler was said to be a madman. However, when it came to preparing for war, at least he spent a few years making those preparations, especially in the area of war materiels. The current GOAT madman set out on a war/military intervention/egotrip without making those essential preparations. It now appears that he's chucked most of his stockpiled weapons at the Iranians and cannot replenish them. I guess he is just copying his pal, Putin.

It appears that 'prang' is a relatively new word, created by the RAF. The date might be the mid-1930s, but its first documented use was in 1940/41.

It is just price gouging by the oil companies. Just think about this: The fuel in my town is delivered from a depot in town. The depot's tanks had fuel in them earlier in the week. If they have to be filled, then the fuel comes from the coast. It got to the coast in a tanker that sailed from Singapore a couple of weeks ago. The fuel was refined from crude that was shipped to Singapore months ago. So the fuel I am buying at a price that was jacked up this week from its former price was bought an paid for at teh global price well before the current supply situation arose in the Middle East.

This morning I was listening to music on my radio. The music was mainly orchestral and the radio is mono. The thought struck me what a wonderful device the radio's speaker is. It can reproduce the wide range of pitch and tone produced by a number if instruments playing at the same time simply by an electrical current causing a fibre cone to vibrate.

I use the free version for a quick check to see what's making the noise overhead. Most of teh heavies are heading to China and Korea. It is a funny route. A straight line from Sydney to just southeast of my place, then a bit of a right hand turn to pass over the top of me at 30,000 ft. I like to use he program to see what the odd flights are. A lot of RFDS transport flights.