and then let's move on:

limited exposure in Iraq, limited expense in Iraq, first class military training, equiping, and command; no sordid Iraq contracting scandals involving staff and supporters, no ambitions for Iraq's oil;

no involvement in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, managed trade policy, balanced budget (hoo boy), industrial policy, national health care -

F***, if Howard were here, Rush would be on the radio blasting him every day for being a flaming liberal - in effect, by US standards, this is equivalent to Kerry winning over Nader -

...and the numbers are still only around 53% to 47%.

In conclusion, this election just goes to show you exactly how "liberal" Australia is - if adopting prudent policies for managing a nation may be called "liberal".

by the way, no love for terrs to start out with, but particualarly after bombings at vacation resorts - large casualties in relation to population.

EP