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The flailing re-commences. The Press Association:
Labour rebels today called off their revolt over the abolition of the 10p income tax rate after Alistair Darling promised to compensate poor households who will lose out from the change…
There’s the quick turn-about that was not unexpected.
Whew! But that was close. So, now that that’s settled, it’s time to get the — “available only at certain out of the way still open post offices, between 10-12 on the second Tuesday of odd numbered months, maybe you can qualify in some, particular cases, after supervisory review and a home visit, as well as an assessment of how many vowels there are in your mother’s maiden name and what your address’s first letter happens to be…” — “exemption” forms ready.
But there is less spin than there used to be, thankfully.
Last night, I wasn’t feeling particularly great, so the wife took the salmonella hound out for his normal evening constitutional. She came back to tell me she had had an uncomfortable moment on the trek to the post box, when they had come across a roaming loaded gun bull terrier.
Not exactly what one wants to stumble upon 10:30 at night, off a leash. Fortunately, nothing came of it. The dog exchanged sniffs with ours, and then strolled off in another direction.
Seconds later, a 20ish guy on a bike appeared from around a corner, cycling after it on the empty street. He sped by the wife, joined suddenly by a girl who came running around another corner. Both were calling to the dog, to try to get it to come to them, “Slasher! Slasher!”
Looks more than a bit like a certain proposed Operation Sea Lion:
Continentals, always fantasizing about somehow getting across — and/or renaming — the English Channel.
Ho, hum. Yet another morning after a day which sees our future president Sen Obama still unable to prevail in a Democratic primary in a large, diverse state that is reasonably reflective politically and population-wise of the entire country.
Given his obvious inability to win in all (save for his adopted home state) of the large electoral college states required to secure the presidency, perhaps now is a good time for Sen Obama to begin to consider dropping out of the race?
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