brainsnorkel.com » 2005 » March » 18 http://brainsnorkel.com Manifesto-driven development. Eclectic thoughts. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 Comments http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/03/18/comments/ http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/03/18/comments/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2005 01:34:39 +0000 Chris http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=86 Authimage verification is gone for now.

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]]> http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/03/18/comments/feed/ 3 Digging in http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/03/18/a-series-of-unrelated-quotes/ http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/03/18/a-series-of-unrelated-quotes/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:05:00 +0000 Chris http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=84 A fascinating story which really requires no comment. The criminal allegations sound like a stretch, but showcasing the relationships, the trips, the money, and the interests must be making for some very uncomfortable moments Canberra and WA.

It’s way better than the novel I’m reading so I catalogued some choice moments below.

But John Howard confessed to a feeling of wonderment experienced by almost everyone in Parliament yesterday when the news emerged. After watching television accounts of the story at 6am, the Prime Minister revealed: “I must say I held my cup of tea at my lips as I saw the news; I did not immediately consume it … I thought, ‘this is going to be an interesting day’.”

– Louise Dodson SMH Maverick Liberal had the PM spluttering March 18, 2005

…more below the fold.

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