Caption Competition III

Our guest for the third installment of the caption competition is international man of mystery, Mark Vaile…

Downer Demands Answers.

Former Foreign Minister, Alexandra Alexander Downer is demanding answers to his self-instigated allegation that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd disclosed the details of a confidential telephone conversation between Rudd and the US President George W Bush.
According to Mr Downer, it was Kevin Rudd who revealed an embarrassing gaff made by George Bush during the course of [...]

Blog feedback ..how are we going?

Hi Gang,
Well Blogocrats has passed the 30,000 hits mark! Who woulda thunk it?
It’s probably a good idea to ask everyone for some feedback as to how you think things are going…
For example, would you like to see more (or less) discussion about the markets, politics etc, or more (or less) lifestyle stuff.
Also, if you have [...]

The World Votes

Jillian York of Voices without Votes has reported on Huffington Post about websites which cover global election maps tracking world opinion:
A quick glance at Voices without Votes or the global blogosphere and it’s clear who the world wants for president: Barack Obama. It seems that, despite the relative closeness of the race in the United [...]

Obama Vs McCain, down to the wire…

Despite the polls, Republican John McCain remains confident of a win in the forthcoming US presidential elections – declaring that “Mac is Back” at a recent rally in Pennsylvania.
“I’ve been in a lot of campaigns, I know when momentum is there. We’re going to win Pennsylvania, we’re going to win this election,” Senator McCain said.
“I [...]

Economic Turmoil – XIV

The Australian share market is expected to open higher this morning, after it rallied in the US on Friday.
The dollar is expected to trade between $0.66 and $0.67.5.
Meanwhile it is anticipated to be a big week for Australian data and external events this week, including the US presidential election and interest rate announcements from the [...]