Democracy is a mad scientist, cackling away, laughing maniacally while the cathodes crackle and spark with animal electricity.The results can be confounding. Sometimes functioning monsters are brought to life, sometimes they remain in repose but the formula invariably shows too much government is worse than none at all.
For the last 18 months, Americans have tapped into a particularly powerful lightning bolt. They had a couple of monsters to chose from. The Donald came up trumps, as we all know now. But away from the headline announcement, a whole lot of democracy went unreported or where it did get a mention it was of the postscript type.
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Good to have you here, OLSD. What the local boys lack in decorum they more than make up with in viciousness.
At least they don’t take scalps. :))
JTI & everyone else,
Congratulations on new site – and even a more friendly box for commentary – as opposed to commenters!
Trust all are well/recovering,
cheers
Many thanks, Voltaire. Good to have you in.
Great to see your new home up and running Jack.
Thank-you. A few teething issues remain, the first one being how to shut comments down on previous articles. I’ve just posted a new entry here re the Barbaro shooting which links back to The Australian. If people could comment there and not here or any of the other, older articles I’d be very grateful. Thanks Simon. Have a good day.
Jack the Insider, Distinguished guests, Yet to be Distinguished guests, a warm hello. Nice digs, though I note the smoking area has gotten smaller and i’m not drinking anything out of old jam jars and the like.
p.s. I like to have to the last word!
Hola.
Pakistan 129-9 in New Zealand …
Pakistan all out for 133. New record for NZ bowler on debut 6-41 , Colin de Grandhomme.
The Secret Service will be very busy the next two months: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3937274/My-life-goal-assassinate-Trump-Ohio-man-charged-election-night-tweet.html#ixzz4QIuawE1Z
As much as I am in favor of free speech, it is against the law in the US to threaten the President-elect.
So here we are all shiny new, the blog not the occupants.
Must say I’m watching Pakistan doing their best to emulate Australia’s fine batting form against the NZ’s 6/101.
Hey Tracy, good to see you here. By the sounds of things, the track might be offering a bit of assistance in NZ. No such excuse was available at Bellerive Oval.