Beatles’ ode to John Howard 27 Nov 2007 This is kicking a man when he’s down, but the iPod popped this up to me last night, and I thought how appropriate it is to the election outcome: I’m looking through you Where did you go I thought I knew you What did I know You don’t look different But you have changed I’m looking through you You’re not the same Your lips are moving I cannot hear You voice is soothing But the words aren’t clear You don’t sound different I’ve learned the game I’m looking through you You’re not the same Why, tell me why Did you not treat me right Love has a nasty habit Of disappearing overnight You’re thinking of me The same old way You were above me But not today The only difference Is you’re down there I’m looking though you And you’re nowhere Why, tell me why Did you not treat me right Love has a nasty habit Of disappearing overnight I’m looking through you Where did you go I thought I knew you What did I know You don’t look different But you have changed I’m looking through you You’re not the same Yeah, Oh, baby you’ve changed Aah, I’m looking through you Yeah, I’m looking through you You’ve changed, you’ve changed You’ve changed, you’ve changed Politics
Politics Can Christianity be rescued from the crazies? 17 Sep 2009 Asks Frankie Schaeffer, son of Francis J. Schaeffer, the famous evangelical leader who is in part responsible for this mess, in this excellent piece by Rachel Maddow. Schaeffer starts around 6 minutes, but the entire piece is worth watching. Can’t embed, for some reason. Read More
Politics On a lack of assistance for depression 22 Jun 2010 I have suffered from chronic depression since I was about 11, when my father died. He committed suicide, I later found out, so he probably also wrestled with depression. So I am completely in agreement with Professor John Mendoza, who has resigned as head advisor to the Australian government on… Read More
Administrative American Chemical Society: Spammers 13 Jul 201115 Jul 2011 The ACS have informed me (see comments) that they will stop sending me these emails. This obviates the need for this post. Ever since I set up this blog I have been hit by unwanted press releases from the American Chemical Society. I spend too much time throwing their releases… Read More
You wanna hear something weird? Because of the Chasers, your post makes perfect sense to me even though I’m from Israel. I think by now I know more about aussie politics than most aussies. How freakish is that?
That election should have been Howard’s to lose. a decade and a half of steady economic growth but all I ever heard about was John Howard’s chain of dubious stupidities. I know more about Aussie politics than I do about Vermont politics, but probably only because my governor blunders less.