I have noticed that my blog postings of late have been very "me centric" and I have really not commented on some of the world events that have taken place lately… and I do know how much you all value MY opinion so much! So in that vein, here is my views on some of the world events of the past few weeks and I will refrain from talking more about my shingles and/or my cricket and the impact of the former on the latter….
NSW State Election
I cant believe anyone is surprised that Iemma got up and won. Whilst a lot of the rhetoric was how bad NSW is going, there was never a credible alternative and this clap trap about voting for a minor party because neither deserve it is also nonsense. Minor parties are just that… MINOR. They have no real say and with the way the preferencing system works, you are really going to vote for Liberal or Labor in any event. So you may as well tick the major party you prefer.
I also don't think the Labor party has done such a bad job. 12 years is a long time, but there is no need to make change for changes sake. It seems that the press get the whiff of staleness and they go for the jugular. But really, what has been so terrible about NSW that Debnam could have fixed? Nothing! The Liberals, particularly since they are ruled by their religious right faction, are a complete basket case and the sooner Barry O'Farrell leads with a more moderate view then the better the government will be held accountable.
To put this simply, because the Labor Government has not been held accountable for the majority of the past 12 years doesn't mean that that inept opposition deserves the right to lead in their own right.
Bob Woolmer
Tragic and this is going to get a lot worse. It could be very damaging for the world of cricket but I cannot see gambling being stopped. You cant cure the 1 billion sub-continental gambling junkies who fund this corruption by simply "banning" it. I think people now need to realise that gambling and spread betting is a part of cricket and that penalties for any involvement from a player or official need to be swift and severe. Life bans should be minimum. If some player wants to chase some extra income, then they need to be aware of the risks. Herschelle Gibbs, Mark Waugh, Shane Warne should ALL have been rubbed from the game not to mention the raft of rumour and innuendo around the Pakistani team historically.
The question is, was Bob Woolmer an innocent who knew too much or was he a man who had double crossed the bookies themselves? I can only hope that any crooked cricket players or officials out there are now perhaps re-thinking their actions and maybe refrain from getting further involved.
David Hicks
I have been remiss in blogging about how Lil' Johnny Howard has been copping a pasting in the media… Rudd is making a credible alternative view and Howard is falling behind badly. At least now the David Hicks issue is making him look bad and the fact that it seems that Hicks has pleaded guilty today simply to end his incarceration in as short a possible time is a damning indictment on the Australian Government.
I don't support Hicks and think he is a stupid idiot who got caught up playing Rambo, but at the very least he deserves fair justice. He is not getting it and is now caving in to save his skin – it wont actually allow justice to be heard and will instead give him a finite end date for his circumstance. What will Howard do if the US "justice" that is going to be metered upon him gives him a way too harsh sentence – life in prison or even the Death Penalty? Will Howard THEN intervene?
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