Just a quick post to say

Happy St Georges Day!

Drink and be merry. Or not drink and be merry. Whichever (have to be PC and show both sides of the argument )

QuestionTime was in Birmingham yesterday (hey I was bored and it was on) and the best bit was the last question; -

Q: Have you ever had the urge to just give a straight answer?
A:
Labour (Ruth Kelly): Of course and its vote Labour
Lib Dem (Menzies Campbell): No
Tory (Liam Fox): Yes
Journalist (Janet Daley): Well, I'm a journalist so I ask questions, not answer them
Comedian (David Baddiel): I prefer to give a gay answer.

What do I conclude? Labour side step the question, Tory lies, Baddiel is Baddiel (and funny), the journalist squirms and the Lib Dems go for honest irony.

Roll on the Election

http://jameshowardkunstler.typepad.com/clusterfuck_nation/2005/03/the_hooverizati.html

According to this opinion, the world, lead by the USA, is heading for economic and material meltdown.

The Great Depression of the 30's will be a minor hiccup in comparison to the next depression; there will be no economic growth; there will be a decrease in living standards; current life styles, habits and ammenities will cease if the world follows the USA to it's destructive end;

The USA, for all it's military, fiscal and "moral" wealth, endangers the world.

Kyoto, International Court and other important global policies, ratified by the majority of the devloped and 3rd world, have been rejected out of hand by the USA.

Can the USA be trusted as the world "leader"?

It cannot; the USA acts in it's own interest only. The world could and does burn to death as long as oil and other raw materials flow to the USA to keep it's economy afloat.

The only country to exist after the next Enormous Depression will be the USA; it's anti-global-minded position will not be beneficial to the world or to the USA, and it will only be the innocent, weak and left behind who will suffer because of this.

It is up to the world to tell the USA what is right; the USA has finished being the "moral" leader.

Ah holidays

Lovely time for relaxation, drinking and meeting up with old friends

Doing lots of it as well

lapwing-linux is dormant for the moment, so things chasewater related can take a more prominent position; peanut is now aLinux, so I'll probably make up packages for them as a substitute to lapwing.

Get together / party last night, good fun; neat Jameson is very very nice [hint for my christmas present ]