Russell, where's that coffee stash o yours?

I'll second that. 'Schrodinger's Candidate' is worth a few bags for Emma, if not a whole damn machine. Too perfect.

He's Schrodinger's Candidate: in a state of simultaneously holding every possible policy position – right up until we open the box.

Brilliant ! Absolutely brilliant !

He's Schrodinger's Candidate: in a state of simultaneously holding every possible policy position – right up until we open the box.

That's... beautiful!

He's Schrodinger's Candidate: in a state of simultaneously holding every possible policy position – right up until we open the box.

Or maybe he's Heisenberg's candidate: if you know where he stands on foreign policy, you cannot know what he's going to do to the ECA; if you pin him…

Yeah, but *they're* about to elect this groundbreaking historically significant dude, and *we're* about to elect... John Key. Quality control: EPIC FAIL. :)

Y'know, I'd valiantly managed to maintain a calm reasonable attitude until now, but the last few days Key has really pissed me off. He's in favour of…

And there has been a Maori prime minister – although admittedly not in New Zealand.

James Carroll was acting Prime Minister in 1909 and 1911.

Which doesn't sound like much by today's standards, but the PM was traveling around on the world on a boat, so he was our Prime…

Oh dear. I don't seem to have avoided the ranting very well.

Hey, don't look at me, I love the rant, I asked for the rant. You're just snubbing your fan base.

Yeah, but *they're* about to elect this groundbreaking historically significant dude, and *we're* about to elect... John Key. Quality control: EPIC FAIL. :)

Yeah, but shall I run through the roll call of women on top of the last few years? Plus my dear Georgina. And there has been a…

Quality, not quantity. :)

Yeah, but *they're* about to elect this groundbreaking historically significant dude, and *we're* about to elect... John Key. Quality control: EPIC FAIL. :)

Maybe the media could do a better job of communicating what the effect on 'ordinary' people is likely to be

Totally agree, and the pollies too. You'd expect better during our own election campaign, unless they really don't know either.

Harumph! 300 million people!

Quality, not quantity. :)

I said back during the primaries that if anything is guaranteed to turn your into a babbling, malnourished chronically sleep-deprived zombie stand for President of the United States.

In some ways it's amazing that McCain has made it through alive. And given that Dubbyah's known as a POTUS who likes…

Just watched Obama on the DS. Christ he's aged! He looks ten years older than the last time he was on.

I said back during the primaries that if anything is guaranteed to turn your into a babbling, malnourished chronically sleep-deprived zombie stand for President of the United States. After…

Just watched Obama on the DS. Christ he's aged! He looks ten years older than the last time he was on.

He must be pretty tired. Did you hear him say he was off to an 11 pm rally? Long days...

Ah, jeez. Do I have to do my patented 'Harumph! 300 million people!' rant again? No one wants that. :)

I lost my copy, actually – you wouldn't do an encore for the fans?

Just watched Obama on the DS. Christ he's aged! He looks ten years older than the…

They're both so wasted on the americans.

Ah, jeez. Do I have to do my patented 'Harumph! 300 million people!' rant again? No one wants that. :)

my fave Obama moment today was the man having a giggle with Jon Stewart.

Sigh. They're both so wasted on the americans.

I think the headline came from the bizarre NZ Herald rather than the AP.

The only other reference I could find to the headline was here and that linked back to guess where...

The article itself described the half-hour buy as "unusual", which *is* a fair judgement. But in this…

i'm sure lots of people are quite bewildered, especially the ones under 30 who have been told since they were teenagers that the US system of "free-market capitalism" is superior to Japan's old-style business system.

people who are a bit older do know that rampant speculation can lead to…

I have. It wasn't 'bizarre' at all! Thanks for the editorial judgement there, Associated Press.

I think the headline came from the bizarre NZ Herald rather than the AP.

The only other reference I could find to the headline was here and that linked back to guess where...

I thought…

It was the Feds (along with the Japanese central bank) that created the whole free money property/share boom in the first place.

No.
The Plaza Accord in 1985 among the US, Japan, UK, France and West Germany let to a spectacular property and share market bubble between 1986 and 1992…

So who has sat through the 30mins of Obamania?

I have. It wasn't 'bizarre' at all! Thanks for the editorial judgement there, Associated Press.

Obama and his team are very clever. That sense of calm gravitas... the official-looking office... carefully chosen stories of ordinary folk... some black faces, but not…

One thing that really bemuses me is the people who think that Labour should…

I find the youtube page is the only one that works well for me, but it's a mess. Could someone pull together a page which lists the shows,…

It was the Feds (along with the Japanese central bank) that created the whole free money property/share boom in the first place.

Don't they have anything else up their sleeves than printing *more* free money?