Arjay

Referring to your Youtube video, apart from being 5 minutes of my life I'll never get back, are you claiming the aircraft flying into the Twin Towers was incidental to the collapse of these buildings?

Just curious, do you believe in the moon landing?

As for BBush, worst president of the 21st Century.

Unluckiest president? Obama who is expected to clean up the mess Bush and his neo-cons created.

Not one of you has looked at the current US president ... in your totally negative backward looking focus.

Fortunately the Yanks are not so silly with their judgements. They'll let history seen from a distant future judge George W. and they'll assess the incompetent fool they elected as George W. Bush's successor throughout his term.

At this point in the presidency, Obama has the lowest popularity rating of any ... note any... US president. That includes both George W. Bush's two terms.
So we can conclude Obama logically, according to the current US polls, is assessed by US voters as the worst President ever.

Wow that can't be right, Can it?
.... hahahahaha

Doesn't augur well for his re-election does it?.

Just like our Kevvy he's continually in re-elect mode, has completely failed or reneged on his election manifesto and has with his latest failure in reforming Health become to be seen as very ordinary.

Yep the US electorate often gets it wrong, but realise their errors and then they punish their inept presidents by awarding them only one term and seem to ensure they do not gain control or lose control of the Senate.

The Yanks seem to understand the present and future are worth far more than the naval gazing infantile raking over of the entails of yesterdays brunch.

Another point all you should try to understand about US presidencies and the handover of power. It is the great American tradition to have a smooth transition of power. It has been a landmark highlight of the US system. It has always ensured the actions and decisions of previous administrations stay in the past and it does not 'rub the noses' of electors in the mess their former votes helped create.

It's a tradition that will continue ... in the US .. but apparently not something recognised here in olo.

I reckon the Yanks are pretty shrewd , and you blokes mostly ... well what's the opposite of shrewd

*It has always ensured the actions and decisions of previous administrations stay in the past and it does not 'rub the noses' of electors in the mess their former votes helped create.*

Eh Keith, so snap, crackle, pop, vanish We just make history go
away like that and you call it smart!

I thought we needed to learn from history, but it seems not so.
Sarah Palin is waiting for you Keith.

Luckily for the world, your judgment in politics is about as bad
as your judgement of the share market, so I don't think we have
much to fear :)

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"as far as democracies go, the american voting system is pretty awful. it is seriously flawed in design, dishonestly run in implementation, and measurably awful in outcomes." bushbasher
Thank goodness for the Australian voting system. It has given us fine national leaders such as John Howard and Paul Keating and is free from morons.

happy fathers day yabby.

Today Yabby I enjoyed the company of my daughter while supervising work early this morning, a breakfast with a great woman, tennis with my son and his mates this afternoon and now I'm sitting on my yacht in the bay thinking about where I'll sail this week.

Are you still beavering away stockpiling all those nuts?

Now make sure you have a really happy life ... too.

kindest regards keith

Times seem to have changed.

Many openly and comfortably criticise that former regime now but when Latham said much the same as many others have said in this thread, he was virtually crucified by the press - not to mention the antics of Bob Brown and Co during Dubbyas trip downunder.

Have we changed so much since then or has the world, with the benefit of hindsight - shifted it's focus?

Maybe it was their money plus our own military insecurity that made them so appealing, along with their arrogant and contrived "Mission Accomplished" Hollywood bravado.