tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post6961868304486123191..comments2023-03-25T18:22:01.575+11:00Comments on MY GROWING PASSION: Sandstone SanctuaryMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15456006889868172386noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-33522940739475129362007-11-29T13:58:00.000+11:002007-11-29T13:58:00.000+11:00Far be it from me to try tempting any young, attra...Far be it from me to try tempting any young, attractive, intelligent, red-headed ladies in ANY way, at my advanced age...Porgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07380437203157926760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-12916864645777508442007-11-29T04:03:00.000+11:002007-11-29T04:03:00.000+11:00I guess you guys are not terribly interested in Eu...I guess you guys are not terribly interested in European politics but it was the same relief over here when the new French president got elected. I know he's listed under 'conservatives' but here the 'labor' are actual socialists and prone an old fashion vision of society, old fashioned and stale! Anyway, I'm boring you...Frankie Perussaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351376237662959662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-50349771877561304912007-11-28T13:14:00.000+11:002007-11-28T13:14:00.000+11:00Oh don't you go trying to tempt me, Brian! Just be...Oh don't you go trying to tempt me, Brian! Just because I've finished uni for the year, and no longer have to spend my time obsessing with politics, doesn't mean I have time!! ;)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456006889868172386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-4148366347147235932007-11-28T12:51:00.000+11:002007-11-28T12:51:00.000+11:00I may have to take back SOME of what I said about ...I may have to take back SOME of what I said about A/A up there - turns out that RH3 is back with a *vengeance*, and things are getting more interesting by the hour!Porgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07380437203157926760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-29584382400269038062007-11-25T18:08:00.000+11:002007-11-25T18:08:00.000+11:00It's weird, David, but I can't quite believe it's ...It's weird, David, but I can't quite believe it's happened. <BR/><BR/>My head's been telling me for a while now that it would have been unprecedented (short of a complete Rudd meltdown) for Labor to lose given the polls over the last months, but my heart only recently believed it. But it seems that there is another part of me that reckons it's all a dream and Howard is still in!<BR/><BR/>I know Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456006889868172386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-15246404256158611852007-11-25T17:57:00.000+11:002007-11-25T17:57:00.000+11:00Brian, I've found the last few months absolutely e...Brian, I've found the last few months absolutely exhausting (being a political junkie and spending way too much time on politics forums and reading the entrails various opinion polls), but when I think about how it drags on for you guys--another <B>year</B>--I wonder how you cope! <BR/><BR/>Good luck. I hope someone good turns up. Rudd is by no means perfect (he's far too conservative for my Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456006889868172386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-86030816754910361952007-11-25T17:49:00.000+11:002007-11-25T17:49:00.000+11:00Good news on the election front!Go Kevin. I like y...Good news on the election front!<BR/><BR/>Go Kevin. I like your use of the term <I>wretched</I>. Indeed they were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-21766052502212316002007-11-25T11:22:00.000+11:002007-11-25T11:22:00.000+11:00I'm afraid that unless the Clinton-haters pull som...I'm afraid that unless the Clinton-haters pull some seriously dirty Karl Rove/Swift Boat stunt, Hillary is pretty much a shoo-in for the Democratic nomination. I think the Repugnic*nts actually WANT her as an opponent to energize their 'base' (in more than one respect!) voters, though...<BR/><BR/>Given the miserable selection of candidates (on both sides), I'm at a loss to determine which is/are Porgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07380437203157926760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-13514267632223419752007-11-25T10:47:00.000+11:002007-11-25T10:47:00.000+11:00Brian, thanks. :) I really hope that you can rid y...Brian, thanks. :) I really hope that you can rid your country of the evil neocons too. <BR/><BR/>Who do you think is most likely to get the Democratic nomination? Who would you prefer?Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456006889868172386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-11406320410552922622007-11-25T10:45:00.000+11:002007-11-25T10:45:00.000+11:00Steve, we did it. I can't quite believe it. I crie...Steve, we did it. I can't quite believe it. I cried my eyes out last night, out of pure relief and joy. At last, at last, I can feel proud of my country again.<BR/><BR/>A victory for morality, decency and hope, and with the Greens looking set to hold the balance of power in the Senate--maybe even for the environment. <BR/><BR/>Now, I really have to go and study! ;)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456006889868172386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-71774566144942058552007-11-25T09:23:00.000+11:002007-11-25T09:23:00.000+11:00You got your wish! Congratulations on finally thro...You got your wish! Congratulations on finally throwing the bums out (well - perhaps 'bums' isn't the proper term - maybe criminals?). I can only hope and wish (I'd almost PRAY, if I thought it'd help...) that we follow your lead up here come November 2008...<BR/><BR/>Brian/Woodie/(and many others)Porgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07380437203157926760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572098.post-19930226606679867592007-11-25T00:40:00.000+11:002007-11-25T00:40:00.000+11:00Amen to that, Margaret.Good luck with your exams!S...Amen to that, Margaret.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your exams!<BR/><BR/>Steve (melaleuca)Cryptandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02308633666277153594noreply@blogger.com