post-election blues

Nice to see that after the latest Liberal debacle in NSW, they're planning the usual sort of bloodletting and pointless infighting again. ABC News has more on the NSW Libs.

On the other hand, there's a deep, deep sickness in the NSW Liberal party, with barking mad rightwing fuckjobs running rampant. With some luck, there will be some attempts to reign in this clowns - our political system can only be healthier with these idiots safely off in the arms of the Institute for Public Affairs or a similar sheltered workshop for the politically insane.

kangaroo court? nonono

From The Age today:

The judge also decided that Hicks’ civilian lawyer, New York criminal attorney Joshua Dratel could not represent Hicks because he had not signed a form demanded by the court saying he would conform to the regulations governing proceedings.
Mr Dratel protested strongly, saying he could not sign the form because the regulations governing the conduct of attorneys had not yet been formulated by the Secretary of Defence. He was not going to sign a blank cheque for his ethical obligations.