The best of both worlds

Hurray and hurrah, Peter Garrett, former frontman for Midnight Oil has been named the Australian environmental minister.

Some see the appointment as a demotion for the energetic environmentalist.

There is life after rock and roll, and it's not shilling for a Cadillacs, Visa or Microsoft.

My country right or wrong?

(Update below)

It appears as if Austrailian MP Peter Garrett, and former Midnight Oiler, has gotten his wish. Australians have shed their Bush lap-dog, pro-war, anti-environmental Prime Minister John Howard, and have elected Kevin Rudd, along with enough seats in Parliament to guarantee a Labor controlled government which will be anti-war, pro-environment and less likely to try to make the American president happy.

UPDATE: There is some speculation that Garrett may lose his current seat on the cabinet for environmental, arts and heritage affairs. Neither he, nor Rudd were willing to speculate for the press.

Ever the frat boy

Bush arrives in Australia and announces that we're "kicking ass," in Iraq.

Now what's that mean? Not only is he delusional, his lack of gravity is disturbing.

I once heard Billy Bragg expound on the subject to a heckler in a concert in New London. He asked, does kicking ass mean we'll bomb and kill innocent people to reach our goals of spreading freedom.

Kicking ass. George Bush is afraid of Cindy Sheehan. Who's he kidding?