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PollWhat should the government do about ailing financial institutions? Nothing, except to back off and get out—as any Objectivist knows, intervention is treating the disease with the disease 84% Intervene judiciously—enough to avert a catastrophe that is otherwise imminent 3% Intervene massively—as it's doing 3% Nationalize the whole economy and be done with it. Bring on the USSA! 1% Something else (specify) 9% Total votes: 76
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Phew! Submitted by Elijah Lineberry on Thu, 2007-11-29 02:03.
The Liberal Party in Australia have, thankfully, elected Brendan Nelson as their new leader, and spared us the slimey Malcolm Turnbull. Nelson is a good man. He was Education Minister in Howard's government a while back and was highly in favour of young people following their hearts in terms of vocation, and was highly critical of the "cultural orthodoxy...which says young people's lives are valued in educational choices they make...we have paid a high price..for this university or bust culture.." Told you he was a good man The Australian media were slobbering all over and anointing Turnbull and I was greatly disheartened at Brendan Nelson's chances of winning the Leadership ballot, so it was a great relief to hear the result a few minutes ago (as I write this). I am very excited! Here is an interview with Nelson I read a couple of years ago, and remarkably, is still available on the Sydney Morning Herald website archives!
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..(mind you, he and I are the only chaps who believe this, but there we are)
Impressive
coverage in the Sydney Morning Herald today, although I wish they would stop talking about a possible Leadership challenge.
One amusing comment.."It is believed Mr Turnbull lost crucial votes when former prime minister Malcolm Fraser rang Liberal MPs on his behalf on Wednesday..."
I laughed and laughed after reading that! 
(For those unaware why this is an "in joke" and how hilarious it is..*sigh*...just do a search)
"I create nothing. I own"
Hahahaha!
I liked this:
Many of Nelson's ideas appear rooted specifically in his personal experience - for example, his distaste for what he calls "meaningless, jargon-filled report cards".
He recounts flunking maths six weeks before his high school finals in Adelaide. "My mother got a plain language report which said 'Brendan got 25 per cent for maths'," he says.
She raided the meagre family savings to get him a tutor and he shot towards the top of the class.
"If my mother had got a report card which said 'Brendan is working towards the mathematical concepts of calculus and is consolidating his understanding' I wouldn't be sitting here today."