The concept of having a 'last word' tells me this was the wrong pitch for such a sensitive subject. Bolt wears his prejudices proudly on both sleeves, is a paid up member of the Howard 'son et lumiere' club for the permanently credulous and/or devious, and would be at home on that high brow Fox News show where everyone who does'nt like Dubbya is belittled and threatened with deportation or treason charges. Mr Manne is much higher up the intellectual food chain methinks, but what was he thinking? Talk about throwing pearls before ... you know!

Robert Manne is obviously a member of what we call in the USA the "reality based community."

Bolt no doubt rejoices in this fact. As the Bush neo-cons say, "That's not the way the world really works anymore. We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors . . . and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do."

The absolute cruelty of buggers like Bolt is what staggers me more than anything.

Sneekeepete,

I just knew that someone would come up with a trite comment like that. And, it had to be you

Trite! Trite!!?? it was pure Gold Leigh; Gold I tell you!lol

Sneekeepete?not worth even commenting on your opinion,methinks that Sneekeepete,has been reading far too much of the manure,that is written by Andrew Bolt

Embarras Andrew Bolt,on this i can agree with you Leigh,but if you know the facts behind, the mentality mask of Andrew Bolt,you will have a very diffrent opinion,it all comes down to knowing,the facts behind that mask,this writer,more or less knows how some people think,when it comes,to how people think,and knows how the mind of Andrew Bolt works,as my own background more or less,has been tied up with,the background of people,from where Andrew Bolt,also comes from,some of us do get embarrassed,but some through ignorance and stupidity,never do,as they think and in their mind do believe so,ask me I know,having been aroud this ball of clay for many many years,but do get embarrassed,when someone proofs that I AM WRONG