Rod, at 19:59 on Mar 06 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> The older I get, the less interested I become.

RS> Sure Bill, you dont give a damn about
RS> Labor going down the tubes. Yeah, right |-)

I don't, actually.  Couldn't give a fuck, in fact.

BG> This election had a certain inevitability about it,

RS> True.

BG> so what was the point in worrying?

RS> True, everyone else realised that Labor had passed their useby date |-)

Pity they didn't realise that the Libs don't even have a use-by date.

BG> My ONE vote isn't likely to have made
BG> much difference either way, I'm afraid.

RS> True, tho your electorate appears to be the only fools not
RS> to have noticed that Labor had passed their useby date |-)

Not surprising.  This is a relatively low socio-economic area, and people
here aren't noted for their intellectual capabilities.  I mean, RTL also
lives in Logan City, so doesn't that tell you anything?  It sure does me. 
:)

BG> Political leaders are just figureheads IMO.  Can you honestly name
BG> any recent PM or Opposition Leader who was actually relatively smart
BG> as well?  In fact, the same can be said for state politics in general.

RS> Depends entirely on what you call smart.

"Smart" is where you become the chairman of a large corporate
board, at say $600k per annum, instead of entering politics and becoming a
pariah.

RS> And maybe smartness doesnt matter a damn in politics anyway.

Sure looks that way to me.  :)

BG> Didn't see that, but it doesn't really surprise me.  Politicians have
BG> been out of touch with real people for almost as long as I can remember.

RS> Or maybe they are just like everyone else, are about the last to
RS> admit they have fucked up. Gough and Hewson certainly never did.

If it's a short list you're after, you'd be better off mentioning those who
DID admit to fucking up.  Have fun finding one.  :)

Regards, Bill

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