Kev - rooster to feather duster

Arthur Caldwell once said, in politics you're either a rooster or a feather duster.
As Xinhua News Agency reports:
former prime minister Kevin Rudd missed out in a cabinet position.

Without the Need of a Single American Rifleman

James Van Fleet and His Lessons During the Greek Civil War, 1948–1949

This alliance came at a price. Eschewing the political government, he turned to the constitutional head of state for this support. The Greek monarchs, King Paul and Queen Frederica, enthusiastically participated in the fight against the insurgents and worked diligently to raise the spirit of the Greek people and the GNA. They founded charitable foundations and camps to support refugees and regularly toured the front and inspected training. Van Fleet embraced the royals and frequently accompanied them on their inspections. This relationship also served as a semi-official channel of communication and cooperation between the supportive elements of the Greek government and Secretary of State Marshall, avoiding the often unhelpful views of the American ambassador. The parties of the political left were hostile to the monarchy and saw their relations with General Van Fleet as proof the Americans were “colonizing” Athens. This association also frequently annoyed the U.S. ambassador, Henry F. Grady. Grady had previously served as ambassador to India. He earned a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia and was a committed New Deal Democrat and a friend of President Truman. He disliked Van Fleet and disagreed with his heavy-handed approach to the Communists. Grady urged accommodation and reconciliation over military confrontation.

Don't let Julia fool ya. She wants control.

"I asked my colleagues to make a leadership change because I believed that a good Government was losing its way," she said. "My values and beliefs have driven me to step forward to take this position as Prime Minister. I will lead a strong and responsible Government that will take control of our future."

US Generals Past and Present

A week earlier, General MacArthur, who had been invited to speak at the Fifty-First National Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Chicago, sent instead a paper which he proposed be read at the meeting.

Barack Obama will confront General Stanley McChrystal at the White House tomorrow as he decides whether to sack the commander of US and Nato forces...

Kev wants respectful relationships

But in other areas, the line can be blurry. Where do you draw the line?

NT hijab

Veiled threat

“We have a tragic example of where the mining industry is now focusing its attention.

Wilson Tuckey links trip to resources tax

"We found something very unexpected,..."

Ridge clue to Antarctic ice loss

Toddler freed from washing machine

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Kev to get 8 new welcoming vessels

The Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor says the procurement process for eight new border protection patrol vessels has now begun.

3 MOPIA - home invasion - Beecroft

Detectives conduct inquiries into home invasion - Beecroft
Saturday, 19 Jun 2010 12:18pm
Detectives are conducting inquires into a home invasion at Beecroft, in Sydney’s north-west, last night.
About 8.30pm yesterday (Friday 18 June 2010), up to three males of Pacific Islander appearance forced entry to a house in Lamorna Avenue, Beecroft.

Chinese Toyota workers want more

Toyota Motor Corp. suspended production at an assembly plant in China on Friday because of a strike at a supplier.

Indigenous bashing

The Federal Government will spend $550000 to help Indigenous men's groups stop violence in their communities.

ALP Super Fund supports Super Tax

The body representing the not-for-profit super sector wants the watchdog to investigate ads against the resource super-profits tax.

Rudd Mental Health and a Crime Spree

Rudd neglects mental health
While we read: Charlie McGee, 24, has been charged with 27 offences including four counts of attempted murder, for an alleged crime spree that began at Lalor Park at 2pm. Mr McGee did not appear before Blacktown Local Court today but the magistrate was told Mr McGee was displaying psychotic symptoms.

Obama oil spill like Carter hostages

"America Held Hostage."

ALP like Brutus and Caesar

ALP behind Rudd.
And Brutus was behind Caesar.

Child endangerment

No not Abby. Police will allege a Toyota Camry was stolen outside an address in Orange yesterday (Saturday 12 June). The 15-year-old driver, and his 5 passengers aged 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 were arrested at the scene.

A yacht too far?

Abby Sunderland
Many a leader has sent followers to a disaster.
Diggers of the past went on an adventure.
Everest claimed many a life before and since Hillary.
Is it the parents or a yearning for adventure?
Better adventure then the senseless misadventure many youth seem to lead, as the MSM report each day.

Iran League of Nations Déjà vu

League of Nations could not stop 1930's dictators, now
Ahmadinejad: New UN Iran sanctions 'fit for dustbin' President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dismissed the new UN sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme as a "used handkerchief" fit for the dustbin.

State public servants wage spike a risk to inflation

costs of employing state public servants will blow out by $14.2 billion.

....surely we have someone better to lead us than that bloke," ...

John Singleton's anti-mining tax ads

Leave Kevin Rudd Alone. Okay?

Catherine Deveny

1993 Persian Gulf spill fix - 2010 Mexico Gulf spill

Secret Saudi Spill Hold Fix for Gulf Slick?

Secret, 700-Million-Gallon Oil Fix That Worked

D-Day

The Normandy Invasion

Two more Kev boats come in

Two asylum seeker boats intercepted

Moham Kev seeks more UN favour

Rudd tells Israel PM of 'deep concern'
Kevin Rudd has expressed his "deep concern" to the Israeli Prime Minister over the loss of life in a botched raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that killed ...