Category Archives: Other Politics

Wynton Hall at Breitbart and Daisy at Chicks reveal that president OBAMA MET WITH A HEAD of the IRS THE DAY BEFORE THE TARGETTING STARTED.  (My shouting).  But of course Barack Obama says “I know nothing” (said in Sgt Shultz … Continue reading →

Americans are much bigger on small government than we are in New Zealand (maybe because our government is small even when its ‘big’).  The Obama Administration is floundering amid a compounding mess of leaks, scandals, weasel denials and – perhaps the … Continue reading →

On 12 May I ran this piece  Is Europe About To Convulse? (Revolutions II) to which today I add these two stories.  Now I know Venezuela is not Europe, but a lack of toilet paper, that can really get people running in … Continue reading →

Who is worse, President Obama or President Nixon, Watergate of Benghazi-gate? The Washington Post Social Reader reports on some comparisons in relation to the media and the First Amendment. “President Barack H. Obama’s outrageous seizure of the Associated Press’s phone records, allegedly … Continue reading →

Today is Bill English’s day.  Haven’t been able to blog on the Budget because I’m at work, but did listen to the Finance Minister and noted the key announcements in Christchurch Health sector, ACC, the deficit and Housing. Bill exemplifies … Continue reading →

1. That selection processes within parties do not necessarily select people well-suited to being parliamentarians. Just look at the long list of waka-jumpers (NZ Political ‘Waka-Jumpers’). Do we need a national cross-party school or candidates college for prospective MPs to acculturate … Continue reading →

As predicted, Aaron Gilmore has bowed out graciously and apologised.  The media got it completely wrong, building his speech up as a “blockbuster.” We said here that “It is unlikely he will grand-stand today.”  He said generous things to John … Continue reading →