- @Cracked_Canoe Since Brown was 1975-83, I was thinking Malcolm Fraser might be a better prospect… in reply to Cracked_Canoe #
- Meg Whitman, former chief executive of eBay, spent $140 million on her losing campaign against Jerry Brown for Gov. of California. #
- There appears to be general agreement that the Republicans have picked up 59 seats in the House. Final result likely: 238-197. #
- @brisvegas1 Maybe her friends were bidding her up… in reply to brisvegas1 #
- Dems have lost Senate seats in Illinois, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nth Dakota & Pennsylvania. Likely final result: 53-47. @AnnPaterson #
- The Democrats held their Senate seats in West Virginia, Delaware and Connecticut – made the difference overall. #
- @AnnPaterson The witch woman, Christine O'Donnell, was defeated in Delaware. in reply to AnnPaterson #
- @brisvegas1 Perhaps Californians know them best? Seriously, just shows the Dems are still safe in California. Very reassuring for Obama. in reply to brisvegas1 #
- @mumbletwits Have you seen any turnout figures today? in reply to mumbletwits #
- @yatespj I think it's the biggest ever, or close to that. Clinton lost 54 in 1994. It's bigger than the Watergate swing in 1974. in reply to yatespj #
- This is my definition of optimism: http://auspol.info/cDm2vd #
- Proofreading at the Herald-Sun: http://twitpic.com/33is8k #
- @prestontowers The Greens got 7.86% in Mallee in the federal election, up 3.69% – pretty respectable, considering. in reply to prestontowers #
- @seamus_polsci They often date them at midnight when an article for tomorrow's edition is posted earlier in the evening. in reply to seamus_polsci #
- @leeborkman Obveously. in reply to leeborkman #
- @HelgaSvendsen I have a sentimental attachment to the Sunraysia Daily – how dare you attack it! in reply to HelgaSvendsen #
- I suspect Gail Kelly's voice and demeanour have the same effect on bank customers as Gillard's do on Liberal supporters. #Lateline #
- @HelgaSvendsen That's the Rural Press approach to the online versions of their papers. A few teasers, no real content. in reply to HelgaSvendsen #
- I'd never really thought of Angus Houston as the Aust. equivalent of the head of the People's Liberation Army. [Kevin Rudd on #Lateline #
- "Copulating Rodents" – another one of those nights on #Lateline #
- Tony Jones: "It's a big world out there for a leader who'd rather be sitting in a classroom… will you be guiding her?" #Lateline #
- Jones asks Rudd about fake budget meetings with out Lindsay Tanner. Rudd says Tanner will always be a "very, very close friend of mine". #
- Dead Democrat beats living Republican in California state house election: http://auspol.info/dpKzIK #
- @SalPiracha Of the Chinese variety. in reply to SalPiracha #
- Republicans tear up President Obama's map: http://auspol.info/cwPJTb – a good overview of the US midterm elections from Politico. #
- @Steph_Philbrick @dootsiez No, Sam Seaborn wouldn't want a seat in the California Senate. He ran for the Federal House. #
- This dead Democrat winning a seat in California is nowhere near as interesting as the case of Mel Carnahan in Missouri in 2000. #
- Carnahan was the Governor, running for election to the Senate against the incumbent John Ashcroft. Carnahan died in a plane crash … #
- ..but went on to win the election. The Lt. Gov. who succeeded him appointed Carnahan's wife to the Senate seat won by her late husband. #
- President Bush appointed Ashcroft Attorney-General. He went on to controversially oversee new national security laws after Sep. 11. #
- @jdmau5 I'm procrastinating. in reply to jdmau5 #
- RT @Wonkette: Alaska Senate Race Going To Come Down To Alaska's Spelling Skills. http://bit.ly/amZ2hg #
- @murpharoo "Clusterstuff" – he's been saying it a lot lately. in reply to murpharoo #
- Sharman Stone is very happy with the augmented Electoral Commission's decision not to abolish her seat of Murray: http://auspol.info/bIrlWT #
- But there's a lot of opposition to splitting Craigieburn between McEwen and Calwell: http://auspol.info/aJJRCl #
- The ALP's objections to the Vic redistribution suggest they're a bit worried about the margin in Deakin: http://auspol.info/bpEikP #
- A Toolangi resident doesn't seem to fully understand the redistribution process: http://auspol.info/agM3Fp #
- @citizen_cam Well, I'm not sure that detailed knowledge of the redistribution process should be a voting requirement… in reply to citizen_cam #
- What has that nice Stephen Smith done to deserve the Defence portfolio, asks Hugh White: http://auspol.info/9ESjuE – The Monthly (free) #
Latest Twitter Updates
Nov 04, 2010
Latest Twitter Updates
Nov 03, 2010
- Florida senator-elect Marco Rubio is giving one of those "everyone can achieve their dreams" victory speeches. #election #
- Christine O'Donnell – "I'm not a witch" – the defeated Republican/Tea Party candidate in Delaware's Senate race, is speaking now. #
- By losing Delaware, West Virginia (Robert Byrd's old seat) and Connecticut (Biden's old seat), the GOP likely can't win Senate control now. #
- Correction: Delaware is Biden's old seat, not Connecticut. Dems are winning both. Thanks @tospeakofpebble #
- 538 puts the Republicans chances of taking over the Senate at 1% but the House at 95%. http://auspol.info/b2UR4v – based on early counts. #
- RT @cqpolitics: Barney Frank wins re-election. http://bit.ly/94J402 #
Latest Twitter Updates
Oct 23, 2010
- An interesting review of a new biography of Andrew Marvell in the Fin today. http://twitpic.com/2zq1v5 #
- @AgnessMack Had I but world enough and time… in reply to AgnessMack #
- "Respecting our values and way of life"… that's code, isn't it? #Lateline #
- @julie_posetti Happy birthday… now you're old enough to know better but still young enough to get away with it. in reply to julie_posetti #
- It was all about him: http://auspol.info/diPFSf – Laurie Oakes says Howard's memoirs show he was selfish, arrogant, petulant and petty. #
- @Pollytics Some might say saving us from Costello was an act of statesmanship… in reply to Pollytics #
- @Pollytics It's shorter than the Fraser memoirs! in reply to Pollytics #
- Living, breathing Canberra: http://auspol.info/9dcmHi – Norman Abjorensen on the curious ambiguity of Canberra in the national psyche. #
- @ben_hr In the original version of that joke, it would have been "Howard can't swim". in reply to ben_hr #
- Greens get naughty: http://auspol.info/bQ1scr – Shaun Carney with some intriguing stories about the Greens relationship with Labor. #
- Howard's contempt for Labor over Iraq: http://auspol.info/ck5Een – and he wasn't happy with Kennett either. Paul Kelly on Howard's memoirs. #
- Extract from Howard's memoirs: http://auspol.info/beHs1T – "If Costello had been a better listener, he would have succeeded me." #
- @Chrisquirk Of course – it has to be read. in reply to Chrisquirk #
- @Cecilia_St All I know is when I decided around 2001 that he would never retire, everything he said and did made perfect sense. in reply to Cecilia_St #
- @Cecilia_St It's not out yet! The newspaper reports are all we have so far. It might be around this weekend. in reply to Cecilia_St #
- Costello returns fire at Howard: http://auspol.info/c6fNmC – and Peter Hartcher has two sentences to prove it. #
- @r_marce You're right! I seem to have a problem counting this week… in reply to r_marce #
Latest Twitter Updates
Oct 22, 2010
- @firstdogonmoon I thought you'd prefer grass? in reply to firstdogonmoon #
- @AgnessMack He was back on track in the MPI after #qt in reply to AgnessMack #
- @prestontowers Cassidy says the Libs did badly in Greenway and Lindsay because they didn't run good postal vote operations. in reply to prestontowers #
- @prestontowers Although checking the stats just now, the Libs did okay in Greenway but quite badly on pre-polls in Lindsay. in reply to prestontowers #
- "I don't think Joe was either… I didn't see… I was asked about this on Fran Kelly's program… I haven't read all he said…" #Lateline #
- Well, that was a glowing endorsement of Hockey by Turnbull, the man Barrie Cassidy's book says he described as "so weak". #Lateline #
- Turnbull: "We'll be sticking with the free market and competition"… "really, you should be talking to Joe about this"… #Lateline #
- Sales: "Let's turn to the NBN." Turnbull: "That's a relief." #Lateline #
- @RWKrajewski Politically, Hockey just can't sell what could be quite a powerful argument. Runs into the brick wall of party belief. in reply to RWKrajewski #
- I thought the problem with that HFC cable Turnbull just referred to is that it doesn't allow high-speed uploads? #Lateline #
- @RWKrajewski Maybe before but not now. Very alarming to many in the party. Watch it fade away. in reply to RWKrajewski #
- Perceptions of Poverty: http://auspol.info/dyD6rk – Salvation Army report on poverty in Australia. (PDF) via @donmacca #
- @edhusicMP That's right – I have three outlets (2 Foxtel, 1 internet) – any more and they have to install a booster. in reply to edhusicMP #
- Hehe… who says you can't interpret facts? http://auspol.info/cOccu9 http://auspol.info/aSuWPK #
- RT @BBCPolitics: An MP's wife has been charged with burgling her husband's lover's house & stealing a £20 tabby kitten: http://bbc.in/agQYiK #
- Speaking With the Enemy: http://auspol.info/agHPiF – Michelle Grattan on the Afghanistan debate in the hung parliament. #
- John Howard unleashes on Peter Costello: http://auspol.info/b8gfdA – an elitist who bungled the leadership transition. #
- Paul Kelly on Howard's memoirs: http://auspol.info/ax4kuw – 711 pages, Ch44 deals with the leadership… #
- In defence of political advisers: http://auspol.info/bPdR0V – Dennis Glover on the unsung servants of Labor ideals. #
- @captaineagle That's why it won't happen. Best they can hope for is some kind of debate or committee arrangement. in reply to captaineagle #
- It's the Hockonomy, stupid: http://auspol.info/aYNr2z – you're in trouble when they're laughing at you. #
Latest Twitter Updates
Oct 13, 2010
- A test message from Amplify http://amplify.com/u/ccf1 #
- Ah, so that's how it works… beware, slow learner operating in this space… #
- It's dangerous being home at this hour. Turn on the TV and you risk being contaminated by mindless sludge. #
- Amplify and now Storify … RT @Storify: How Australia's @abcnews Storifed the weather: http://bit.ly/a3vEhE #
- @captaineagle True but it is if you're looking for news and current affairs. Take out SBS News and the rest is dross. in reply to captaineagle #
- @captaineagle I only meant between 6 and 7! in reply to captaineagle #
- @Matt_Kunkel No, nor could I on a PC. #
- @DanielleCronin Here's a thought: that lecture takes place 35 years to the day since the Senate blocked Supply. Catching up indeed! in reply to DanielleCronin #
- @mumbletwits Very nice. As a student who drove taxis, I missed my chance to be a Russian peasant. in reply to mumbletwits #
- Kevin Rudd texted Bruce Guthrie from the football. Don't we all? #730Report #
- @mumbletwits I knew the electorate boundaries much better when I was Don 32! in reply to mumbletwits #
- Carla Cohen, Exuberant founder of Politics and Prose, Washington DC bookstore: http://auspol.info/bE8X1x #
- RT @peterjblack: Julia Gillard says: "Not everything can be reduced to a tweet" … I don't think I understand. http://bit.ly/cEWOIu #
- @peterjblack If I wanted to be bitchy, I could say that her policy platform could be reduced to 140 characters… in reply to peterjblack #
- @mr_billiam … I'd say that I'm still waiting to move forward… in reply to mr_billiam #
- RT @guardiannews: 24 hours in pictures http://bit.ly/dilhIb #
- @JudeEkerick Remember what happened to Godwin? in reply to JudeEkerick #
- How Climate Denialism Conquered the Right: http://auspol.info/ckRr6O – the failure of the conservative intellectual tradition. #
- Killing off our river of gold: http://auspol.info/aE0gpG – Ross Gittins on the hard – and political – choices on water. #
Latest Twitter Updates
Oct 13, 2010
- A test message from Amplify http://amplify.com/u/ccf1 #
- Ah, so that's how it works… beware, slow learner operating in this space… #
- It's dangerous being home at this hour. Turn on the TV and you risk being contaminated by mindless sludge. #
- Amplify and now Storify … RT @Storify: How Australia's @abcnews Storifed the weather: http://bit.ly/a3vEhE #
- @captaineagle True but it is if you're looking for news and current affairs. Take out SBS News and the rest is dross. in reply to captaineagle #
- @captaineagle I only meant between 6 and 7! in reply to captaineagle #
- @Matt_Kunkel No, nor could I on a PC. #
- @DanielleCronin Here's a thought: that lecture takes place 35 years to the day since the Senate blocked Supply. Catching up indeed! in reply to DanielleCronin #
- @mumbletwits Very nice. As a student who drove taxis, I missed my chance to be a Russian peasant. in reply to mumbletwits #
- Kevin Rudd texted Bruce Guthrie from the football. Don't we all? #730Report #
- @mumbletwits I knew the electorate boundaries much better when I was Don 32! in reply to mumbletwits #
- Carla Cohen, Exuberant founder of Politics and Prose, Washington DC bookstore: http://auspol.info/bE8X1x #
- RT @peterjblack: Julia Gillard says: "Not everything can be reduced to a tweet" … I don't think I understand. http://bit.ly/cEWOIu #
- @peterjblack If I wanted to be bitchy, I could say that her policy platform could be reduced to 140 characters… in reply to peterjblack #
- @mr_billiam … I'd say that I'm still waiting to move forward… in reply to mr_billiam #
- RT @guardiannews: 24 hours in pictures http://bit.ly/dilhIb #
- @JudeEkerick Remember what happened to Godwin? in reply to JudeEkerick #
- How Climate Denialism Conquered the Right: http://auspol.info/ckRr6O – the failure of the conservative intellectual tradition. #
- Killing off our river of gold: http://auspol.info/aE0gpG – Ross Gittins on the hard – and political – choices on water. #
Latest Twitter Updates
Oct 13, 2010
- A test message from Amplify http://amplify.com/u/ccf1 #
- Ah, so that's how it works… beware, slow learner operating in this space… #
- It's dangerous being home at this hour. Turn on the TV and you risk being contaminated by mindless sludge. #
- Amplify and now Storify … RT @Storify: How Australia's @abcnews Storifed the weather: http://bit.ly/a3vEhE #
- @captaineagle True but it is if you're looking for news and current affairs. Take out SBS News and the rest is dross. in reply to captaineagle #
- @captaineagle I only meant between 6 and 7! in reply to captaineagle #
- @Matt_Kunkel No, nor could I on a PC. #
- @DanielleCronin Here's a thought: that lecture takes place 35 years to the day since the Senate blocked Supply. Catching up indeed! in reply to DanielleCronin #
- @mumbletwits Very nice. As a student who drove taxis, I missed my chance to be a Russian peasant. in reply to mumbletwits #
- Kevin Rudd texted Bruce Guthrie from the football. Don't we all? #730Report #
- @mumbletwits I knew the electorate boundaries much better when I was Don 32! in reply to mumbletwits #
- Carla Cohen, Exuberant founder of Politics and Prose, Washington DC bookstore: http://auspol.info/bE8X1x #
- RT @peterjblack: Julia Gillard says: "Not everything can be reduced to a tweet" … I don't think I understand. http://bit.ly/cEWOIu #
- @peterjblack If I wanted to be bitchy, I could say that her policy platform could be reduced to 140 characters… in reply to peterjblack #
- @mr_billiam … I'd say that I'm still waiting to move forward… in reply to mr_billiam #
- RT @guardiannews: 24 hours in pictures http://bit.ly/dilhIb #
- @JudeEkerick Remember what happened to Godwin? in reply to JudeEkerick #
- How Climate Denialism Conquered the Right: http://auspol.info/ckRr6O – the failure of the conservative intellectual tradition. #
- Killing off our river of gold: http://auspol.info/aE0gpG – Ross Gittins on the hard – and political – choices on water. #
Latest Twitter Updates
Oct 13, 2010
- A test message from Amplify http://amplify.com/u/ccf1 #
- Ah, so that's how it works… beware, slow learner operating in this space… #
- It's dangerous being home at this hour. Turn on the TV and you risk being contaminated by mindless sludge. #
- Amplify and now Storify … RT @Storify: How Australia's @abcnews Storifed the weather: http://bit.ly/a3vEhE #
- @captaineagle True but it is if you're looking for news and current affairs. Take out SBS News and the rest is dross. in reply to captaineagle #
- @captaineagle I only meant between 6 and 7! in reply to captaineagle #
- @Matt_Kunkel No, nor could I on a PC. #
- @DanielleCronin Here's a thought: that lecture takes place 35 years to the day since the Senate blocked Supply. Catching up indeed! in reply to DanielleCronin #
- @mumbletwits Very nice. As a student who drove taxis, I missed my chance to be a Russian peasant. in reply to mumbletwits #
- Kevin Rudd texted Bruce Guthrie from the football. Don't we all? #730Report #
- @mumbletwits I knew the electorate boundaries much better when I was Don 32! in reply to mumbletwits #
- Carla Cohen, Exuberant founder of Politics and Prose, Washington DC bookstore: http://auspol.info/bE8X1x #
- RT @peterjblack: Julia Gillard says: "Not everything can be reduced to a tweet" … I don't think I understand. http://bit.ly/cEWOIu #
- @peterjblack If I wanted to be bitchy, I could say that her policy platform could be reduced to 140 characters… in reply to peterjblack #
- @mr_billiam … I'd say that I'm still waiting to move forward… in reply to mr_billiam #
- RT @guardiannews: 24 hours in pictures http://bit.ly/dilhIb #
- @JudeEkerick Remember what happened to Godwin? in reply to JudeEkerick #
- How Climate Denialism Conquered the Right: http://auspol.info/ckRr6O – the failure of the conservative intellectual tradition. #
- Killing off our river of gold: http://auspol.info/aE0gpG – Ross Gittins on the hard – and political – choices on water. #
Latest Twitter Updates
Oct 13, 2010
- A test message from Amplify http://amplify.com/u/ccf1 #
- Ah, so that's how it works… beware, slow learner operating in this space… #
- It's dangerous being home at this hour. Turn on the TV and you risk being contaminated by mindless sludge. #
- Amplify and now Storify … RT @Storify: How Australia's @abcnews Storifed the weather: http://bit.ly/a3vEhE #
- @captaineagle True but it is if you're looking for news and current affairs. Take out SBS News and the rest is dross. in reply to captaineagle #
- @captaineagle I only meant between 6 and 7! in reply to captaineagle #
- @Matt_Kunkel No, nor could I on a PC. #
- @DanielleCronin Here's a thought: that lecture takes place 35 years to the day since the Senate blocked Supply. Catching up indeed! in reply to DanielleCronin #
- @mumbletwits Very nice. As a student who drove taxis, I missed my chance to be a Russian peasant. in reply to mumbletwits #
- Kevin Rudd texted Bruce Guthrie from the football. Don't we all? #730Report #
- @mumbletwits I knew the electorate boundaries much better when I was Don 32! in reply to mumbletwits #
- Carla Cohen, Exuberant founder of Politics and Prose, Washington DC bookstore: http://auspol.info/bE8X1x #
- RT @peterjblack: Julia Gillard says: "Not everything can be reduced to a tweet" … I don't think I understand. http://bit.ly/cEWOIu #
- @peterjblack If I wanted to be bitchy, I could say that her policy platform could be reduced to 140 characters… in reply to peterjblack #
- @mr_billiam … I'd say that I'm still waiting to move forward… in reply to mr_billiam #
- RT @guardiannews: 24 hours in pictures http://bit.ly/dilhIb #
- @JudeEkerick Remember what happened to Godwin? in reply to JudeEkerick #
- How Climate Denialism Conquered the Right: http://auspol.info/ckRr6O – the failure of the conservative intellectual tradition. #
- Killing off our river of gold: http://auspol.info/aE0gpG – Ross Gittins on the hard – and political – choices on water. #
Latest Twitter Updates
Sep 29, 2010
- @sspencer_63 Yes, I know that – but you claimed it was Crook. in reply to sspencer_63 #
- @katedoak APAC. Try their website: http://a-pac.tv in reply to katedoak #
- The House of Reps has adjourned until 9am tomorrow. #
- If the Opposition still thought they hadn't lost the election, the last 90 minutes would have disabused them of that idea. #
- @seamus_polsci Sometime tomorrow, probably first thing I would think. Give Jenkins the powers before #QT at 2pm. in reply to seamus_polsci #
- @Senexx Bruce Scott got the other position. in reply to Senexx #
- What's eating David Axelrod? http://auspol.info/cGbWwI – interesting TNR piece from Norm Scheiber on avoiding the beltway groupthink. #
- Tom Joad Gave Up: http://auspol.info/d8ead4 – the always interesting David Brooks on what's gone wrong in California. #
- @john_larkin Depends on time but I'd be interested. in reply to john_larkin #
- @john_larkin Thursday morning, Melbourne time is basically out. Available from about 12.30. What you got in mind? in reply to john_larkin #
- Election day isn't until November but voting has already started in the US: http://auspol.info/cW6AKk – losing before election day? #
- @caldron_baidu I wasn't aware there was a search… he's been less present for some time now. in reply to caldron_baidu #
- @VinnieTaskunas Blue: http://auspol.info/cVgUpo Red: http://auspol.info/9XaRbu Both on Peter Martin's blog: http://auspol.info/dm8LVm in reply to VinnieTaskunas #
- In Alaska, the de-selected incumbent may win as a write-in candidate: http://auspol.info/c8DdVV – electoral variety in the US. #
- Joe Hockey isn't displaying much of that loud bluster we've seen of late… #Lateline #
- Hockey's message of the day: John Curtin was a bastard who wouldn't give Bob Menzies a pair. #Lateline #
- Parlt sat for 68 days in 2009. That leaves 297 days in the year. This pairing issue is potentially annoying for the govt but not crucial. #
- RT @rod_benson: Refraining from retweeting ATM as it may be taken as "look at this idiot." #
- Turnbull and Conroy head-to-head on #Lateline tomorrow night. #
- @ashmidalia I'm told Crook said he voted for Scott, so that means there's another coalition member who broke ranks. in reply to ashmidalia #
