Sorry Comparison

On one hand, we have a group of hysterical, frustrated liberals, with sections of the media, going on a political feeding frenzy all because of Kevin Rudd’s indiscretion in having meetings with Brian Burke two years ago. At that time, these meetings were innocuous news. Today, they are earth-shattering news.

There might have been some news value if Mr Rudd had been conspiring with Mr Burke and mining magnate friends to plot a campaign to increase uranium mining. As I write, there is no such evidence this was the case.

Mr Rudd admits his indiscretions and has apologised to the public.

On the other hand, John Howard’s indecent love affair with George Bush took him on frequent visits to the White House four years ago. Secret meetings were held to conjure up plans to invade Iraq.

This war was based on a lie and has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi people and thousands of US military personnel.

There is no admission that a terrible mistake was made. No apology whatsoever.

How has Mr Howard the audacity to accuse Mr Rudd of political impropriety?

Get Well Soon Kev

It was very sad and disappointing to hear of Kevin Rudd’s sudden ailments. Apparently, on his listening trip to WA with Julia Gillard he suffered severe hearing difficulties. He was unable to hear that 60% of WA voters (79% women) were opposed to uranium mining and the use of nuclear energy.

If that wasn’t bad enough Kev’s eyesight failed him also. When he got to the fork in the road, he missed the turn completely and went careering down John Howard’s yellow cake road to nuclear power. Kev’s sudden lapse into dangerous driving is an embarrassment to many of his supporters, who fear he may lose his driver’s license.

Kevin should come to grips with his afflictions and get himself fit and well for the ALP conference in April 2007.

Anyway, here’s hoping He has a speedy recovery and has had a Merry Christmas and a Nuclear Free Year.

Nuclear Warning

After years of warnings, the loss of hundreds of lives and the abject misery suffered by thousands of families, the mining of asbestos was banned. Those politicians, in the Howard government and some in the Labour opposition, who are madly pushing to maintain and expand the mining of uranium require urgent psychiatric treatment. They are surely mad by refusing to learn from history.

The element uranium is the essential ingredient, not only for nuclear power, but also for the manufacturing of nuclear weapons. The use of it has already accounted for hundreds of thousands of lives, Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Chernobyl are prime examples, along with many others, of how dangerous uncontrolled nuclear energy can be.

Not one politician or nuclear scientist is prepared to assure us of complete and utter safety when using nuclear energy. New nuclear reactors will be experimental and prone to accidents. This is admitted by senior government ministers, who know, full well, teething problems will occur. There is no room for error, or second chances should nuclear energy get out of control.If it was so important to ban asbestos mining three decades ago, then it must be a hundred time more important to ban uranium today.