Comments on: NZ is Open to Yankee Democrats http://www.voodoologic.org/2009/06/17/nz-is-open-to-yankee-democrats/ Apply topically to relieve boredom Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:56:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Creature from 40,000 Fathoms http://www.voodoologic.org/2009/06/17/nz-is-open-to-yankee-democrats/comment-page-1/#comment-15894 The Creature from 40,000 Fathoms Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:46:08 +0000 http://www.voodoologic.org/?p=833#comment-15894 The political situation here is quite tense actually, as there is a growing backlash against Obama, and not just from the right either. The problem isn't that he hasn't done anything yet, rather it's the things he HAS done that during the campaign he specifically said he wouldn't do, or the situation to that effect. He said he would get the troops out of Iraq in 14 months, that got deferred, and now it's unlikely to happen as he's talking abut keeping them there for 'years'. He railed against FISA, then voted to give telecoms retroactive immunity from complicity in wiretapping, he declared he was going to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, instead he has chosen to continue it, he was going to close Guantanamo, but when the right used the fear card again he buckled, and despite being against torture and claiming that when he took power there would be accountability for past discretions, he has indicated there will be no investigations or prosecutions. So, the right is having a field day of course, touting not only Palin as a 2012 contender, but now throwing the name of Michelle Bachmann around too, and if you have never heard of her, go check out YouTube - she's a certifiable nutjob. The political situation here is quite tense actually, as there is a growing backlash against Obama, and not just from the right either. The problem isn’t that he hasn’t done anything yet, rather it’s the things he HAS done that during the campaign he specifically said he wouldn’t do, or the situation to that effect.

He said he would get the troops out of Iraq in 14 months, that got deferred, and now it’s unlikely to happen as he’s talking abut keeping them there for ‘years’. He railed against FISA, then voted to give telecoms retroactive immunity from complicity in wiretapping, he declared he was going to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, instead he has chosen to continue it, he was going to close Guantanamo, but when the right used the fear card again he buckled, and despite being against torture and claiming that when he took power there would be accountability for past discretions, he has indicated there will be no investigations or prosecutions.

So, the right is having a field day of course, touting not only Palin as a 2012 contender, but now throwing the name of Michelle Bachmann around too, and if you have never heard of her, go check out YouTube – she’s a certifiable nutjob.

]]> By: The Creature from 40,000 Fathoms http://www.voodoologic.org/2009/06/17/nz-is-open-to-yankee-democrats/comment-page-1/#comment-15883 The Creature from 40,000 Fathoms Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:02:59 +0000 http://www.voodoologic.org/?p=833#comment-15883 Actually NZ is top of the list. According to the World Peace Index, it's ranked number one - http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2009/ There are also some things to consider like exchange rate (current rate is US$1 = NZ$1.56), the ability to continue doing there what we are doing here and of course things like health care. While Ireland and Scotland are both very lovely places to live and offer the kind of 'history' that we both love, practicality-wise NZ far outweighs them. Interesting to see that even after nearly 40 years when my parents made the decision to move there from England, it still has the elements to be the number one drawcard. That says a lot. Actually NZ is top of the list. According to the World Peace Index, it’s ranked number one – http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2009/

There are also some things to consider like exchange rate (current rate is US$1 = NZ$1.56), the ability to continue doing there what we are doing here and of course things like health care.

While Ireland and Scotland are both very lovely places to live and offer the kind of ‘history’ that we both love, practicality-wise NZ far outweighs them. Interesting to see that even after nearly 40 years when my parents made the decision to move there from England, it still has the elements to be the number one drawcard. That says a lot.

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