From: Adam Flinton 

John Beckett wrote:

> Adam Flinton  wrote in message
> news::
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>>>I heard her reply. She was really touched. I think she was also amazed
>>>that she could find an intellectual politician Down Under, but
she was too
>>>polite to mention that.
>>>
>>
>>She's not the only one 
>
>
> I'm prepared to take a fair bit of punishment in this area! Our Prime
> Minister (John Howard) and his Foreign Minister etc are quite an
> embarassment. In the local scene, they are ok (if you like their
> politics), but on the world stage they are pathetic.
>
> The irony in recent years has been that the only cultured and educated
> politicians in Australia have been from the Left.
>

What I find so ironic wrt recent Australian politics is the "turn em
back at the beaches" view wrt immigrants/asylum seekers. I'll bet all
the aborigines are going "damn 200 years too late"  * Origin: Barktopia BBS Site http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45)

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