Peak Warming Man said:

SCIENCE said:

roughbarked said:

It was another of his feints. Taking gobfuls with the other hand while pretending to look good.

we still remember: when apologists everywhere would insist and tell us that politicians get paid so much as a way of buttressing them against the lure of corruption

we ask the apologists: is that still the case, is it still a valid strategy

we suggest: it being the case, then when a politician turns down the buttress-against-corruption-pay, what are they planning

I remember when Australia was run by graziers, rich graziers who used to get dressed for dinner and everything.

Now it is run by rich miners who also happen to be rich graziers.